Edenfield

A Memory of Edenfield.

I was born in 1950, and lived in Edenfield from 1955-1961, when we moved to Stubbins. I went to the primary school, where the teachers were Mrs Horton and Mr. Parker. Then he was followed by Mr. Howorth. My friends at the school at this time were Michael Southern, whose mum and dad had the Coach and Horses pub for a time. My main pals were the Magnalls, Rob n David, who lived in the big house (now demolished) on the corner of Gincroft Lane. I lived at 4 Rochdale Road. The shops in the village at this time (1960) were the butcher, Mr. Birch, Duckworths had a sweet shop in the same block. There was the chippy (Mrs. Turner), paper shop, there was a bank, a Co-op, Whittakers, Sixsmiths (both bakers), Waterfields (a grocers). Another grocer in the same row, whose name I don't recall (Nuttals?), Mrs Fitzjohn (haberdashers), a chemist too, all in the "market-place". Half way over the village, towards the church (vicar, Mr. Marcroft), was the post office (Mr .Allen), another shop(Mrs. Crane) and just before these, was the Doctors Surgery (then was Dr. and Mrs. Ford). Also in this block was a hardware shop (Taylors), and the barber, Mr. Salisbury, whose son Tony was a great friend of mine till he emigrated in the late 1970s to New Zealand. Oh. and next door to us was a large plumbers shop on the corner of Rochdale Road, which has been demolished now, where the mini-roundabout is.
That's it for now!
Steve Taylor.