BC15: Remembrance: a freight train called Poppy
We hear a story of love in a time of war and attend a commemoration service for a freight train named ‘Poppy’.
November 9, 2016
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Between 2015 and 2019, we produced a series of podcasts focusing on particular aspects of Buxton’s history and to take oral histories from some of its senior residents. We thank Tarmac Tunstead for their sponsorship and support of the podcast.
See an overview of each podcast episode in the blog posts below.
See all podcast episodes on Soundcloud here >> or on our website archive here >>.
Find out more about our podcast episodes with the blog posts below.
We hear a story of love in a time of war and attend a commemoration service for a freight train named ‘Poppy’.
We focus our female-led character guided heritage experiences which will all feature during this year’s Heritage Open Days.
We hear of the power of Buxton’s waters, the Health & Healing Festival and visiting magicians.
We learn about local archaeologist, Micah Salt, from his grand-daughter and pop in to Poole’s Cavern and Buxton Museum to see what artefacts have been found.
We hear about the history of the Old Hall Hotel from ex-owner, Louise Potter, and discover musical highlights of the town.
We hear about musical highlights of Buxton’s past including Buxton Pop Festivals and Fairfield Brass Band.
27 and counting… Click here to see our podcast archive >>.