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Narrow Street 1905
A nice eary tinted colour shot of Narrow Street showing Pearson's Chemist & Druggist on the left.
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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...
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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Peterborough Bank Token (1811)
An 1811 silver bank token embossed with Cole & Co Peterborough Bank and seemingly worth eighteen (old) pence !
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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...
New Mermaid Inn, Wansford
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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BRIDGE STREET
MacFisheries on Bridge Street
A late 1960s shot of Bridge Street when the MacFisheries store was still hanging on to the side of Woolworths. The widening of Albert...
Marina Cafe on Bridge Street
A Peterborough taxi parked up outside the Marina Cafe on (Broad) Bridge Street, alongside Town Bridge, in the early 1960s.
Narrow (Bridge) Street (c1906)
One of the finest early photographs of Narrow (Bridge) Street looking back towards Market Square.
Woodcocks Catering – Bridge Street
An invoice/receipt for the Cottesmore Hunt issued by Woodcocks Catering in 1956 who operated from a very popular café premises on Bridge Street.
Boots on Bridge Street
A 1960s view on Bridge Street showing Boots the Chemists, Janet & John Bourn's shoe shop and the old Angel Hotel.
