Broadway c.1918
One of my favourite "old Peterborough" images dating back to April 1918 and showing a vibrant scene along the city's theatre-land on Broadway with...
Broadway c.1915
The city's entertainment centre in the early 1900s, Broadway boasted the Kinema, mid left, and in the distance, the Theatre Royal.
The Kinema had just...
Peterborough Library c.1919
The Public Library was opened in 1906 at a cost in excess of £6,000 which was donated by Mr Andrew Carnegie, the Scottish-American millionaire...
Theatre Royal, Broadway c.1902
The building was originally a public hall, built in the early 1870s, with a frontage onto Park Road but was converted to the Theatre...
Pavillion Skating Rink c.1910
The Pavillion Roller Skating Rink sat on Broadway alongside the Hippodrome Theatre (left edge of image). The rink opened in 1909 but lasted only...
Hippodrome Theatre, Broadway
The imposing Hippodrome Theatre sat on Broadway just alongside where today's Tesco supermarket is sited.
The theatre opened on 16th September 1907 and very quickly discovered...
Grand Theatre c.1917
The theatre opened on 3rd September 1900 as the Theatre Royal. In 1913, the frontage was altered and the venue was subsequently renamed the Grand in April...
Cattle Market
The Cattle Market that was sited for many years on the site where today's non-cattle market is based - albeit still on a road named...
Theatre Royal, Broadway 1910
The Theatre Royal opened in 1894 and was further developed to embrace cinematic entertainment in 1910, subsequently renamed in 1916 as The Grand and...
