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Peterborough Cathedral – Tuck Postcard
A superb Edwardian postcard issued by Raphael Tuck & Sons who were one of the pioneers of artistic picture postcards, dating back to 1866...
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The Watermill at Alwalton
Few people who take the scenic walk across the fields from the foot of Mill Lane, Alwalton to Castor will be aware that their...
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...
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Shopping In Peterborough (1933)
Wonderful footage of shoppers on Bridge Street, Church Street, Market Place and Long Causeway in 1933
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Canary Cottage, Thorney
Any Peterborian who has headed east of Peterborough along the A47, maybe on a day trip to Hunstanton, will have seen the "cute" little...
Orton Staunch on the River Nene
In the early 1700s, the Nene was considered navigable upstream only as far as the mill at Alwalton. Beyond that the river course was...
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BRIDGE STREET
Bridge Street (1933)
Bridge Street in 1933.
A Bridge Street Winter
A cold, wintry January on Bridge Street outside of the WH Smith and Eastern Electricity stores.
Thanks to Chris Allen for this image.
Frank Brothers Butchers, Bridge Street
Long standing city butchers, Frank Brothers, who had premises at numerous sites in the city since 1881 and only closed their final premises in 2014.
Pictured...
Bridge Street (1981)
Bridge Street in 1981 featuring (l-r) Boots, WH Smiths, Freeman Hardy Willis, Peter Lord, Burton, Jerome, Timothy Whites and Dolcis.
Angel Hotel, Bridge Street
The Angel Hotel on Bridge Street in the late 1960s with Priestgate to the right.
