Alex Clarke recalls his father's description of local shipyard speech as 'yard tunes'. Naval constructors visiting different yards could hear distinct accents and rhythms, even where the yards stood close together. According to this recollection, the workforce's speech could identify the yard to a visitor. The anecdote offers oral evidence of differences within shipbuilding communities.
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Shipyard accents formed local 'yard tunes'
Distinctive speech in neighbouring shipyards could tell visiting naval constructors which workforce they were hearing.