Oral History Interview with Eileen Grindey, nee Eyre (b 1927) discussing her memories of Buxton and Fairfield in the 1930s and during the Second World War Interviewed by Vivien Doyle, with summary: Eileen’s childhood in Fairfield in 1930s; market stalls lit by gas lamps; gets whooping cough; as a young woman, working at Shannons box file company and losing a lock of hair in the drill, then Collington’s cafe; Spring Gardens shops such as Bergens, Redmonds, Milligans, and the door-to-door vendors in Fairfield; in Second World War, prisoners of war came to dances in Fairfield hall, and a bomb dropped on Fairfield; family members came as refugees from Manchester when house was bombed; Eileen’s husband Brian Grindey was a joiner who worked for Buxton corporation and became Clerk of Works; Brian did a lot of work on the Crescent, working out angles and supervising, along with Mr Rylands from the council. He loved his work and got on with all his fellow workers. He put the spiral staircase into the Pavilion and helped to restore it when it burnt down. Ann Hutson and Lyn Morris, Mrs Grindey's daughters were also present at the interview. 26 Jan 2017