Hayfield Railway Station
I remember Father Christmas arriving on the steam train at Hayfield station. He then went to the village hall, where lucky children who had the penny or two which it cost, could see him and get a present. I used to wait on the platform with my brother and all the other children.
My brother once told me to come and see the new train at the station which was called a diesel. He was so excited because it didn't have the noise and smell of the steam trains.
In the summer people from Manchester would arrive on the train to go walking around Kinder. We didn't like these intruders!
The station still had gas lamps which the station master would light. There was also a small shed where the driver and guard could rest and top up whatever they had to carry hot drinks. As children we were sometimes allowed to play in there. We did no harm and never damaged anything. In fact, as we knew the times of the trains, we would put the kettle on the stove ready for them and make sure the fire was kept going with coke.
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I've lived in New Mills since I was four years old. I went to St George's Primary School - Mr Cooper was Headmaster then. After St Georges, I went to Spring Bank. I was then known as Marion Child, now I'm Marion Proby Child Lian. I have a lot of very happy memories, and some very sad ones. Its lovely to still be able to meet up with friends I went to school with. My dad was one of the local policemen in New Mills, everyone loved him, he was a lovely man. When he retired from the police, he went to work at Whistons on Bate Mill. He retired at age 65, then sadly died when he was 66. One of my memories of Spring Bank was Mr Birkby. Such a frightening man, he once pushed Vivien Etchels backwards down his office steps. If he had done that now, he would have gone to prison. But vivien is doing fine - I see her alot and we often talk about the office steps incident. When I left spring bank at age15, I went to work for CPA at Watford Bridge. After that I worked at Lowes Mill on Hyde Bank Road, ironing tableclothes - which I hated. From there I worked at Alderglen at Chinley, sewing underwear. Then i went to work at Rael Brook shirt factory in Hazel Grove, sewing the collars on shirts. I loved this job, and stayed there for 16 years, until it closed down . If anybody remembers me, please get in touch .
Comment from Marion Child Lian on Wednesday, 21st March 2012.