Survey of English Dialects
Denton, Kent
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Type
sound
Duration
00:04:18
Cultures
English
Shelf mark
C908/25
Recording date
1959
Recording locations
Denton, Kent: OS Grid Reference(566500,173500)
Producers
University of Leeds
Recordist
Barry, Michael (male, SED fieldworker)
Speakers
Bushell, William (b.1888, male, former miner & travelling thresher)
Description
William talks about his father’s work as a waggoner. He also recalls living with his aunt for a time and tells an anecdote about her pet monkey. Canterbury is a city to the northwest of Denton. Barham (just to the north) is a nearby village and Tappington Hall a country house just to the southwest.
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