Bess Barton talks to Alan Roberts about her memories of walking to school from the Beet and the farm dog misbehaving.
You Tube Link to Bess Barton's memories of Burbage
In the second interview with Bill Norton, Bill reminiscences about 4 Shepherds Cottage, and the V1 rocket attack on Manchester on Christmas Eve 1944. Where exactly in the Goyt Valley did one of the rockets land and explode?
Keith Worsencraft started caving with the Eldon Potholing club in 1957. In the first of four interviews he talks about the early years of the club, meeting the famous French speleologist, Norbert Casteret at the Nottingham Goose Fair, and taking part in a conference on Caving in France in 1959.
You Tube link to Caving in Buxton - Part One The Early Years
The latest in our series of interviews about people's memories of Buxton and its surroundings. To watch the video and hear the interview click below.
If you have some memories of Buxton, Burbage, Fairfield, or Harpur Hill please contact us by email, communications@buxtoncivicassociation.org.uk
Link to you tube Burbage and the Beet - Bess Barton talks to Alan Roberts
Alan Roberts talks to Bill Norton about some of Bill's memories of Burbage in particular the flood in the early seventies when flood water backed up in one of the old mining levels and turned the river orange with Ocher.
One of the houses in Burbage mentioned by Bill. the house is no longer there.
Alan Roberts in conversation with Bill Norton - part 1 The Burbage Ocher Flood
Alison Wilton of Daiseymere Farm talks about Orient Lodge - Part one
