Survey of English Dialects
York, Yorkshire
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Type
sound
Duration
00:03:12
Cultures
English
Shelf mark
C908/47
Recording date
1953/08/19
Recording locations
York, Yorkshire: OS Grid Reference(459500,451500)
Recordist
Ellis, Stanley (male, SED fieldworker)
Speakers
Scaife, Joe (b.1874, male, retired carter)
Description
Joe talks about the huge changes that have taken place in the street where he grew up, from the last few decades of the 19th century to the time this recording was made in the middle of the 20th century. He recalls a visit from a neighbour wanting to borrow one of his carts.
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