Queensgate Centre (1982)
Two images showing the inside of Queensgate during construction and one of the official opening on 18th November 1982 by Queen Beatrix of the...
Queensgate Fountains
Gone and not really missed ..... the Queensgate fountains with C&A and Littlewoods in the background !
Sykes Scrapyard, Milton Street (1920s)
Quite a collection of wheeled and winged scrap at the yard of Harry Sykes which was at 44 Milton Street which would, today, be...
Taverners Road in the 1960s
Looking up Taverners Road from the junction with Gladstone Street which, at this time and unlike today, had right of way at the crossing.
From...
Rail Accident – Conington, 15th December 1961
Workmen start the long task of tidying up after a derailment and subsequent collision at Conington, south of Peterborough, on 15th December 1961.
A full...
Disney Store, Queensgate (2002)
The Disney Store in Queensgate, pictured on 8th February 2002.
Disney opened its Peterborough store in 1995 but chose not to renew its lease in...
City Centre Aerial Tour (1947)
An aerial tour of the city centre from May 1947, courtesy of an image from Aerofilms that has been nicely turned into a video...
Rhubarb Bridge (1960)
Two superb views of Rhubarb Bridge carrying the M&GN line from Peterborough across through Dogsthorpe, Eye, Thorney, etc towards Wisbech and Kings Lynn. The...
Ostrich Inn, North Street
The Ostrich Inn on North Street pictured approximately 100 years apart !
The Ostrich dates back to c.1840 and was a popular city nightspot from...
Andys Records – Bridge Street
Inside the original Andys Records store on Lower Bridge Street in the late 1970s. The store later moved to new premises on the main...
