Posted by Laurence Monkhouse on May 31, 2005 at 07:52:39 from 82.7.160.31 user Laurence_.
In Reply to: Re: Norwich/Harwich? Which wich?, puddle or Piddle posted by David Bamford on May 30, 2005 at 23:50:48:
I have never heard of Brightlingsea being pronounced in any other way, but I may not have met real locals.
There is a village callewd Mealsgate in north Cumberland which used to have a station - the junction fot Aspatria - with a class conscious porter. When the train arrived he would call outside the First Class Compartments:
"Meals Gate, change hyeah for Aspaytriar"
Ouside the Second Class:
"Melsyat for Spattry"
Outside the Third Class:
"Melsyat - Git oot"