As reported in The Cornishman/West Briton

Diamond day for Beatles teacher Walter and wife Rose

Tuesday, June 23, 2009, 00:00

A HISTORY teacher who taught two of the Beatles has celebrated his diamond wedding anniversary.

Walter Edge and his wife, Rosemary, both aged 85, have lived at Angarrack for 20 years although they have owned their cottage for more than 40 years.

When he was a teacher in Liverpool, his pupils included Paul McCartney and George Harrison. He remembers them both as average students, although McCartney went on to the sixth form.

Some years later, when the now Sir Paul was asked whom he would otherwise like to have been, he replied 'Cliff' Edge, his history teacher.

An old school photo on the front cover of Harrison's album Dark Horse also includes Mr Edge.

He later became a lecturer at Edge Hill College, Ormskirk, for 23 years and on retirement moved to Cornwall.

Mrs Edge's grandfather, the Rev William Brooks, was a Methodist minister at Penzance.

The couple met on the dance floor in the Isle of Man in 1944, where she was serving with the WAAF and he was posted with the Royal Navy.

They kept in touch by letter and married in 1949 at Southport. The couple celebrated their anniversary on Thursday with their many friends.

A keen artist, Mrs Edge is a former chairman of Hayle Arts Society and a member of the Tuesday afternoon group as well as the WI and U3A.

Mr Edge has been a member of Tehidy Park Golf Club for 40 years, runs a wine tasting group in Angarrack and is winemaster at Praze.

Rose and Walter Edge of Angarrack, Hayle who have just celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. 0906GH04102

An original photograph of Mr and Mrs Edge from 60 years ago.

The cover of George Harrison's Dark Horse that has Walter Edge featured in an old school photograph on the cover – Mr Edge is on the extreme right of the third row. 0906GH04104

 

 

 

Many congratulations to them both.