Reminiscences August 2001
Eric Artingstall
Before she was married my mother-in-law was called Hilda Kidger. She lived at the post office by the bottom forge at Park Bridge. When she married Jimmy Whitehead in 1940 they went to live at Bellsfield opposite Briaracre at Fairbottom. Then in 1948 they bought Alt Farm from Charles Buckley, a solicitor. His father, Sidney Buckley was living in...
CLAYTON, PETER
Reminiscences October 1997
Peter Clayton, aged 54
I went to Park Bridge School for a short time before I moved to Alexander Park School. The headmaster was Warren - Naylor. He had a club foot and wore a hearing aid. He was in charge of the choir at St. James' Church. I think I only got into the choir in 1950 because Warren - Naylor was deaf. When the electricity was off I sometimes...
HOLLAND, MAUREEN
Reminiscences 5th April 1999
Maureen Holland, nee Taylor, aged 57.
I started work in the offices at Park Bridge in 1959 when I was eighteen. The offices, opposite the Bottom Forge gates, at the bottom of the hill at the end of the Cotton Mill, were three storeys high. The top storey had a tower with a winding stone staircase.
My first job in the morning was to light the coal fires...
HOPWOOD, BRIAN
Reminiscences July 2001
Brian Hopwood, aged 57.
We moved to Park Bridge in 1957 off Ashton Moss. My parents were Harry and Hilda Hopwood. My sister Elaine lives at Dukinfield and Brother Philip lives at Hyde. Philip was just born when we moved into Mill Brow House. Dad was born in 1919. He worked there (Park Bridge ironworks) since he was fourteen. He started off sorting scrap up on Spion...
SLATER, JACK
Reminiscences March 2000
Jack Slater, aged
Headquarters – united Methodist School, Alt
1933
President – Joe Hadfield
Vice President – Herbert Wood
Secretary – Wm Marland (of Park Villas, Park Bridge, foreman in roller shop)
Assistant Secretary – Wm Slater
Treasurer – Percy Marsh
Alt Chapel and Sunday School had one big room with moveable...
