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GWR “Clun Castle” at New England (1967)

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A Great Western Railway visitor to New England in 1967 in the stately form of 7029 "Clun Castle".

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The Watermill at Alwalton

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Few people who take the scenic walk across the fields from the foot of Mill Lane, Alwalton to Castor will be aware that their...

New Mermaid Inn, Wansford

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The former New Mermaid Inn on the A1 at Wansford re-opened in 2016 after significant, superb and sympathetic restoration took it from the decaying...

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Oundle Road, Woodston (1920)

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Looking up Oundle Road towards the railway bridge in 1920. The Cherry Tree pub would have been just behind the photographer on the left.

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Canary Cottage, Thorney

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Any Peterborian who has headed east of Peterborough along the A47, maybe on a day trip to Hunstanton, will have seen the "cute" little...

Nobby the Tramp

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A well known and much loved living legend of the city, "Nobby the Tramp" as he has been known in recent decades, became a...

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Rivergate c.1907

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A tough image to match up as the original was taken to the left-centre of where the current Town Bridge is now sited, probably...

Busy Scene on Lower Bridge Street (1965)

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A wonderfully vibrant scene on lower Bridge Street in 1965

Broad Bridge Street

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A superb view along a busy Broad Bridge Street as captured from the old Town Bridge in the early 1900s. In the foreground is...

Bridge Street (1982)

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A busy Bridge Street in 1982 just before the official opening of the Queensgate Shopping Centre.

New Town Hall opening Press Pass (1933)

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A press-pass for the opening of the new Town Hall on Bridge Street in 1933.

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