School Place – 1912 Floods
Pictured during the floods of 1912 and showing the precarious platforms being used to move around, School Place was a small spur off Albert...
Kettle & Son, Door Plate
A cast iron door plate marked Kettle & Son who may well be George Kettle Senior and George Kettle Junior. George Senior was born on...
Bee Hive, Albert Place
The Bee-Hive pub in 2008 prior to its temporary closure and again in 2010 awaiting re-opening under new ownership.
The pub is sited on a...
View From a Chimney (1950)
A spectacular view from the top of the old Power Station chimney off Albert Place in late 1950.
Stenson’s Fish & Chips on Albert Place
Although it has all the appearance of an eating establishment that would be closed down today, "fried fish dealer" Walter Stenson's Fish & Chips shop...
Thomas May, Hide & Skin Market
The old TW May & Sons Hide and Skin Market site off Albert Place, probably captured in the 1960s.
Albert Place 1958
Looking back up Albert Place towards the junction with Bridge Street and the distant Bishops Road.
Today this would be the busy Bourges Boulevard with...
John Bland Grocer
An invoice/receipt issued by Aldwinckle born John Bland who traded as a Grocer on Bridge Street in 1898 but can be traced back to...
MacFisheries, Bridge Street (1968)
MacFisheries store on the corner of Bridge Street and Albert Place, pictured in 1968.
Stensons Fish & Chips, Albert Place
The very popular fish and chip shop of Walter Stenson pictured in the 1960s on Albert Place at a location that would be alongside...
