Barford & Perkins
Spotted outside the Church of St Mary & St Nicolas in Spalding recently was this iron drain cover manufactured by Barford & Perkins.
The company...
Queen Street (1970s)
Looking along Queen Street towards Westgate in the early 1970s and not long before this entire scene was buried under the Queensgate shopping centre. Today...
Moderno Coffee Bar, Queen Street
Outside the Moderno Coffee Bar in the late 1950s. I believe the Moderno was on Queen Street near to where today's "H&M" Queensgate entrance...
Amies & Barford Drain Cover (1865)
A very nice and rare agricultural cast iron drain cover made by Amies & Barford. Dated 1865, this was produced seven years before Thomas...
Bays, Queen Street
An undated image showing the popular Bays pub which would sit today just short of the Queen Street Queensgate entrance.
Stephenson, Smart & Co Staff
Staff from Stephenson, Smart & Co Accountants believed to date to the late 1940s.
Barford & Perkins
A petrol driven Roller from Barford & Perkins probably being tested at their Queen Street base.
Queen’s Street c.1908
The Cowgate end of Queen Street looking towards what is now the Queensgate Centre.
The building on the right is the Bedford Temperance Hotel and...
Queen Street Baptist Chapel (1905)
The morning after the fire that destroyed the Queen Street Baptist Chapel on 16th October 1905 with a pre-fire image below.
Heightons Depots Ltd, Queens Street c.1912
Heighton's Depots Ltd, Motor & Cycle Store stood on the junction of Queens Street and Deacon's Street which are both now buried under the...
