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Collapse D8048 - 'Buxton's Present from the Past': Oral History Archive - Nov 2015-Apr 2021D8048 - 'Buxton's Present from the Past': Oral History Archive - Nov 2015-Apr 2021
Expand 1 - Interviews including information about Buxton Crescent, memories of past uses and current restoration - Jan 2016-Feb 20161 - Interviews including information about Buxton Crescent, memories of past uses and current restoration - Jan 2016-Feb 2016
Collapse 2 - Interviews carried out by members of the Buxton U3A Oral History Group - Nov 2015-Oct 20192 - Interviews carried out by members of the Buxton U3A Oral History Group - Nov 2015-Oct 2019
1 - Oral History Interview with Pat Hopkins discussing shopping in Buxton, with emphasis in and around the Market Place - 13 Nov 2015
2 - Oral History Interview with Graham Deighan who moved to the area in 1970 - [27 Nov 2015]
3 - Oral History Interview with John Wilson discussing memories of Buxton from the 1990s, including The Crescent architecture and restoration, Buxton shops and the Fringe festival - 12 Jan 2016
4 - Oral History Interview with Barbara Wilson discussing her family history and memories of Buxton in the 1990s, including the Fringe festival, Nightstop and food bank - 12 Jan 2016
5 - Oral History Interviews with Janet Wood discussing (1) Fairfield School, Silverlands School and twice seeing The Beatles in concert, (2) Richard Cooper's Corset Factory (Ashbourne), Buxton Opera House Cinema and underage drinking at the Barbecue Nightclub and (3) Crescent Baths, Palace Baths, the Opera House, shopping, music and other childhood memories - 22 Jan 2016
6 - Oral History Interview with Anne Gould, née Percival (b 1938) discussing memories of Buxton including shops and wells dressings, from the 1940s to 2010s - 26 Jan 2016
7 - Oral History Interview with Christine Gould (b 1960) discussing memories of growing up and attending school in Buxton, working in the local textile industry until its demise and later at Tunstead Quarry, also discussing attending well dressings - 1 Feb 2016
8 - Oral History Interview with John Goodwin (b 1946) discussing personal experiences of growing up and living in Buxton - [16 Feb 2016]
9 - Oral History Interview with Brian Goodwin (b 1939) discussing personal experiences of growing up and living in Buxton - [24 Feb] 2016
10 - Oral History Interview with Maureen Barker, nee Bardell (b 1936, Buxton) recalling memories from early childhood, and her mother's memories dating back to approximately 1915 - 25 Apr 2016
11 - Oral History Interviews with Jane McGrother (b 1939), the first recalling memories of 'Buxton in Bloom' and the second recalling memories of living in Buxton since 1976, particularly in relating to town twinning - 29 Aug 2016
13 - Oral History Interview with Sue Weatherley recalling memories of working at Buxton Library between 1978 and 1984, when it was in The Crescent - 8 Nov 2016
14 - Oral History Interviews with Joan Holme, nee Lomas (b. 1926) discussing Buxton and Fairfield in the 1930s and 1940s, particularly in relation to the Second World War - 16 Nov 2016
15 - 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 - 26 Jan 2017
16 - Oral history interview with Enrico 'Jock' Canale discussing work at Ferodo in Chapel-en-le-Frith - 12 Feb 2017
17 - Oral History Interview, in two parts, with Trevor Gilman (b 1943) recalling memories of early life in Fairfield and Buxton, including his apprenticeship at Ferodo and leisure time in Buxton in 1950s and 1960s - 13 Feb 2017
18 - Oral History Interview with Norah Mellor recalling memories of working at Ferodo, Chapel-en-le-Frith during World War Two - 16 Feb 2017
19 - Oral History Interview with Susan Mycock recalling her memories of the Olympic torch coming through Buxton in June 2012 - 28 Apr 2017
20 - Oral history interview with Sue Lamsley discussing the Olympic torch coming by train to the North in June 2012 - 28 Apr 2017
21 - Oral history interviews with Margery Sherwood (b 1938) discussing (1) childhood in Ladmanlow, partly during the Second World War, and (2) working as a volunteer for the Devonshire Spa hospital radio and television - 4-11 Sep 2017
22 - Oral History Interview with Ann Yates discussing further education at Peak Buildings, Buxton - 17 Oct 2017
23 - Oral History Interview with Keith Robinson discussing further education at Peak Buildings, Buxton - 24 Oct 2017
24 - Oral History Interview with Thelma Fraser discussing further education at Peak Buildings, Buxton - 25 Oct 2017
25 - Oral History Interview with Lyn Morris, nee Grindey (b 1954), recalling her memories of her work as clerk to school governors at Fairfield Junior school, classroom assistant, higher classroom assistant and Lifelong Learning teacher - 15 Jan 2018
26 - Oral History Interview (in two parts) with Anne McLean, nee Garton (b 1931) discussing her school days at Hardwick Square Primary and Junior Schools, 1935-1941, then Cavendish School for Girls in Lascelles Road, Buxton - 25 Jan 2018
27 - Extract of an Oral History Interview with Jek Jacob discussing tennis in Buxton - [28 Jan 2018]
28 - Oral history interview with Dave Pearson discussing his memories of a Manchester migrant to Buxton including his father Sam Pearson and his life in Ancoats, Manchester - 20 Mar 2018
29 - Oral History Interview with Jean Askew, nee Skidmore, discussing Buxton Hydropathic Hotel, Hartington Road and Devonshire Arms pub - 26 Apr 2018
30 - Oral history interview with Pauline Townsend and Kathy MacMillan, both High Peak Artists exhibiting in the Pump Room and Pavilion Gardens in Buxton - 8 Jun 2018
31 - Oral history interview with Ron Cooper discussing his early life and serving in the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the Second World War - 30 Jul 2018
32 - Oral history interview with Janet Clark (nee Bagley) discussing her experiences playing in the first England women’s football team - 25 Feb 2019
33 - Oral history interview with Peter and Sue Danson discussing hockey and netball - 27 Sep 2019
34 - Oral history interview with Keith Horncastle discussing education in Buxton in the late 20th century, including the closure of the Education Offices at The Crescent - 24 Oct 2019
35 - Oral history interview with Barbara Sutton and Sara Griffiths discussing the Buxton Amateur Dramatic Operatic Society (BADOS) - 28 Nov 2024
36 - Oral history interview with Judie Adnett (née Cooper) discussing the impact of a DNA test her mother, Sheila Cooper (née Gray), obtained in an attempt to find out about her father - 22 Oct 2021
Expand 3 - Interviews recorded by staff at Buxton Museum and Art Gallery - 20163 - Interviews recorded by staff at Buxton Museum and Art Gallery - 2016
Expand 4 - Interviews made for and used to provide material for shows at the Buxton Fringe Festival - 2016-20184 - Interviews made for and used to provide material for shows at the Buxton Fringe Festival - 2016-2018
Expand 5 - Interviews conducted by Discover Buxton - Jan 2016-Apr 20165 - Interviews conducted by Discover Buxton - Jan 2016-Apr 2016
Expand 6 - Buxton U3A Oral History Group Speakers - Oct 2016-Jan 20206 - Buxton U3A Oral History Group Speakers - Oct 2016-Jan 2020
Expand 7 - Buxton U3A Oral History Group events - 20177 - Buxton U3A Oral History Group events - 2017
Expand 8 - Buxton U3A Oral History Group interviews recorded on/for the occasion of Buxton and District U3A's 20th anniversary in April 2016 - 20168 - Buxton U3A Oral History Group interviews recorded on/for the occasion of Buxton and District U3A's 20th anniversary in April 2016 - 2016
Expand 9 - Oral History Interviews with residents of Fairfield, recorded for audio visual show at St Peter's Church Hall in July and November 2019 - Nov 2018-Apr 20199 - Oral History Interviews with residents of Fairfield, recorded for audio visual show at St Peter's Church Hall in July and November 2019 - Nov 2018-Apr 2019
Expand 10 - Interviews recorded as material for a presentation to Buxton Civic Association entitled 'Talking about Buxton’s civic pride – an oral history', given on 21 Feb 2019 - Dec 2018-Apr 201910 - Interviews recorded as material for a presentation to Buxton Civic Association entitled 'Talking about Buxton’s civic pride – an oral history', given on 21 Feb 2019 - Dec 2018-Apr 2019
Expand C - Consent Forms - 2016-2020C - Consent Forms - 2016-2020
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