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Bodgers Yard under water (1912)

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The area behind (Broad) Bridge Street, now occupied by the likes of Asda and the Rivergate developments, was once a network of well populated...

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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...

Orton Staunch on the River Nene

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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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Old School Photo

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All we have to go on with this old school photo is that it was captured by Jefferson & Storey of Bridge End, Peterborough.

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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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Advert – Kendalls, 7 Narrow Bridge Street

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 A lovely Edwardian advert for Kendalls of 7 Narrow Bridge Street.

Chaplin & Orton Ltd, Bridge Street

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An advertising blotter for Chaplin & Orton Ltd of Municipal Buildings, Bridge Street ...... date unknown.

Bull & Dolphin, Bridge Street

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A scene familiar to many Peterborians, with the Bull & Dolphin in the foreground and the original Andys Records in the distance.

Narrow Street

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A lovely undated image showing the Market Place end of Narrow Street.

Stapleton’s on Broad Bridge Street

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The popular Stapleton store at the bottom end of (Broad) Bridge Street in the 1960s.

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