East Midlands Oral History Archive

Chesterfield, Derbyshire

The following interviews were conducted as part of another project undertaken by the Co-researcher for this project, Natalie Braber (Nottingham Trent University).

Older male - NBDE2

  • Audio Record Form (PDF, 245kb)
  • In this short extract, our interviewee talks about his work within the community of Stavely, and his connections with Staveley neighbourhood management.

    Older female - NBDE1

  • Audio Record Form (PDF, 249kb)
  • In this extract, our interviewee talks about her first job as a facsimilie reproductionist in the print room, taking copies of legal documents, and subsequent roles as a school dinnerlady and a relief warden for the elderly.

    Younger male - NBDE4

  • Audio Record Form (PDF, 169kb)
  • In this extract, our interviewee talks about his use of language, and how this is explicitly influenced by his family. He describes his parents' attempts to "enforce how to speak properly".

    Younger female - NBDE3

  • Audio Record Form (PDF, 173kb)
  • In this extract, our interviewee talks about her observations of the differences in language use from one part of Chesterfield to another. She interestingly makes reference to the different ways that people pronounce her name in different areas.

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