Survey of English Dialects recording in Washington, Co. Durham

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Title: Survey of English Dialects recording in Washington, Co. Durham
Description:
[Side 1] Jerry tells anecdote about Geordie seeing 'marra' [= friend] locked out of own house, tells anecdote about young couple on honeymoon in BlackpooL; Jerry and Joe describe physically demanding nature of work in mine, recalls particularly successful 'hewer' [= miner]. [Side 2] Jerry and Joe describe experiences as miners, Jerry recalls stressing to young miner importance of experiencing bad cable, explain 'cable' system [= area of coalface assigned to particular team of hewers per quarter].
Date range: 29 Sep 1953
Date: 1953