http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJwNiUlN_OY&feature=player_embedded Lovely film of what a chainstriker from Cradley Heath did. And for those of you in far flung places that perhaps have never heard the BC dialect spoken and have wondered what your BC ancestors may have sounded like...have a listen :-) Linda

Thank you, Linda. I enjoyed that! Lois, too far away -----Original Message----- From: Linda Mason <lindafh@blueyonder.co.uk> To: eng-black-country@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, Jun 20, 2011 3:49 pm Subject: [Black Country] Chainstriker film from Cradley http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJwNiUlN_OY&feature=player_embedded Lovely film of what a chainstriker from Cradley Heath did. And for those of you in far flung places that perhaps have never heard the BC dialect spoken and have wondered what your BC ancestors may have sounded like...have a listen :-) Linda ------------------------------------- The only List that specifically covers the whole of the Black Country. Run by Black Country folk who were born and still live in the area. ****************************** ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. ------------------------------- ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Contrary to suggestions, this is definitely a BC accent - listen to the way he says 'ocean' for example. A riveting bit of film (excuse the pun), but one which also reminds us of the thousands of our ancestors who laboured long and hard in backyard chainshops to produce the stuff. Whole families, including women and children as young as eleven years old worked for a pittance in filthy and dangerous conditions. One step up from the previous generation of nailers, but in truth not a great improvement. We don't know we're born. Peter Willetts ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Mason" <lindafh@blueyonder.co.uk> To: <eng-black-country@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 8:49 PM Subject: [Black Country] Chainstriker film from Cradley > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJwNiUlN_OY&feature=player_embedded > > Lovely film of what a chainstriker from Cradley Heath did. And for those > of > you in far flung places that perhaps have never heard the BC dialect > spoken > and have wondered what your BC ancestors may have sounded like...have a > listen :-) > > Linda > > ------------------------------------- > The only List that specifically covers the whole of the Black Country. Run > by Black Country folk who were born and still live in the area. > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not > apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED > MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1382 / Virus Database: 1513/3715 - Release Date: 06/20/11 >