Steam in the Fifties
The railways as they used to be in Peterborough with L.N.E.R. 4-6-0 Class B17 61654 "Sunderland" turning up from Peterborough East station (background right)...
Old Map (1779)
A wonderful old 1779 map showing the land west and north-west of Peterborough.
Off to War (1914)
A poignant image showing young recruits heading off to war from Peterborough (North) station in 1914, no doubt buoyed by the widely held belief...
Westwood from the Air (1947)
A 1947 aerial view showing Westwood Works (centre) and the RAF Westwood/RAF Peterborough site in the distance (left).
Gresley N2 at New England
New England based Gresley N2 #69593 on station pilot duties shortly after transferring from Kings Cross in 1962 and only a month short of...
Midgate
Looking down Midgate from the junction with Long Causeway in the early 1970s.
Corn Exchange on Church Street
Looking along Church Street and Cowgate in the 1960s with the Corn Exchange on the right ..... very much the place to be at...
Beatles Bomb in Peterborough (1962)
The infamous welcome from the Peterborough Standard after the Beatles eleventh hour addition to the Frank Ifield show at the Embassy on Broadway in...
Market Place in Colour
A lovely colour shot of market place in full bloom - date unknown.
Bains Butchers
Rabbits strung up across the shop front of GE Bains Butchers. Taken between 1910 and 1920, location unknown but it has a Westgate feel about...
