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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D8048/2/15
Former ReferencePFTP_OH_042
TitleOral 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
Date26 Jan 2017
DescriptionInterviewed 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.
Extent5 files (0.824 GB)
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorBuxton and District U3A Oral History Group
'Buxton's Present from the Past': Oral History Archive
Access CategoryOPEN
Access ConditionsThese digital records can be viewed on the public computers at the record office in the Digital Repository, Born-Digital Archives folder.
FormatDigital
DimensionsInterview length: 40 minutes 10 seconds
Related MaterialSee D8048/1/2 and D8048/2/25 for interviews with Mrs Grindey’s other daughter, Lyn Morris.
TermOral history
Sound recordings
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