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Sainsburys, Bretton (1970s)

Peterborough Excelsior Prize Band (1906)

Edwardian Cowgate In Colour

Central Park

Bishops Road Gardens (1913)

Yaxley Public Hall Opening (1921)

Victorian Oundle

Tulyar under Crescent Bridge (1963)

Midland Buses in Whittlesey

Oundle (c.1810)

Coronation Celebrations (1911)

Warmington Village Store

VILLAGES & SUBURBS

McDonalds Bretton (2016)

British Sugar Office Staff (1981)

New England Yard (1937)

Steam at Fletton (1963)

Castor – Fitzwilliam Arms

Elton, Duck Street

Baston (1940s)

Frederick Sage & Co – derelict site 2009

CITY CENTRE

Beyer Peacock Garratt at Spital Yard

A huge 150 ton Beyer Peacock Garratt engine #47981 at rest near the coaling tower in Spital Yard in 1951. Built in 1930, these unusual...

Tram on Lincoln Road c.1904

The Vineyard

“Werner’s Own” Leaving for War (c.1914)

Barclays Bank Cheque

MUSIC

Terry Mann Band

The popular Terry Mann Band who were a regular entertainment in the city over many years. The two images show them in 1968 and...

Steve Allen Discotheques

FEATURED

Nobby the Tramp

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

The Watermill at Alwalton

New Mermaid Inn, Wansford

VIDEOS

Building of Town Bridge 1934

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Footage of the new Town Bridge under construction in 1934.

Peterborough District Hospital 2013

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Superb drone footage showing Peterborough District Hospital in 2013 just before it was brought crashing to the ground.  

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