Westgate Mansion House – Wilfrid Wood
Looking down Westgate, with the old Mansion House on the right, viewed from the junction with Long Causeway/Broadway as depicted in a wonderful 1940s...
Baker Perkins Apprentice School (1954)
The building of and opening of the Baker Perkins Apprentice School on Westfield Road which was constructed from December 1952 and officially opened in...
Wortley Almshouses – Wilfrid Wood
The Wortley Almshouses on Westgate opposite the junction with Lincoln Road, captured in a 1942 painting by urban landscape artist Wilfrid Rene Wood (1888-1976).
Market Place – Wilfrid Wood
Market Place captured in a 1940s painting by urban landscape artist Wilfrid Rene Wood (1888-1976).
Fengate Post Mill – Wilfrid Wood
From a 1940s painting by urban landscape artist Wilfrid Rene Wood (1888-1976).
Also known as Peterborough Post Mill, it is thought to have been built in...
Crisps Wine Shop, Cumbergate – Wilfrid Wood
Crisps Wine Shop, later known as The Still public house, from a 1941 painting by urban landscape artist Wilfrid Rene Wood (1888-1976).
The building survives today...
Cumbergate Almshouses – Wilfrid Wood
The former Almshouses at the junction of Cumbergate and Exchange Street as presented in a 1944 watercolour painting by urban landscape artist Wilfrid Rene Wood (1888-1976).
Long Causeway – Wilfred Wood (1947)
A nice watercolour painting of Long Causeway at the junction with Cumbergate on the left.
The painting dates to 1947 and was produced by urban landscape...
Cowgate Graveyard – Wilfrid Wood (1945)
A wonderful watercolour painting of the top end of Cowgate and showing the old graveyard.
The painting dates to 1945 and was produced by urban...
Funeral of Rev. John James (1868)
The funeral march for and burial of Reverend, later Canon, John James dating back to December 1868.
Dr John James, born 1782, held many significant...
