River Nene from the Embankment
An unusually busy scene looking upstream on the Nene towards Town Bridge from what would today be the Embankment.
Birdman Over the Nene (1971)
Kent based Bert Hansell aka "The Birdman" launches from bankside in an attempt to fly across the Nene in October 1971 ..... needless to...
Embankment from Town Bridge
An undated image looking downstream from Town Bridge.
National Angling Championships (1953)
The programme for the National Angling Championships of 1953 held on the Embankment
Peterborough from the south c.1828
A lovely old print dated 1828 showing the cathedral from across the river somewhere downstream of what would today be the embankment area.
Bathers in the Nene
Wonderful shot featuring a group of happy bathers in the Nene during the 1930s.
Pre-dating any other bathing facilities, the "bathing place" in the River...
Patent Safety Ladder Company (c.1960)
Looking upstream from Town Bridge in the early 1960s and showing the Patent Safety Ladder Company premises.
Fishing the old Electricity Cut
An iconic image for all local anglers as hopeful locals line the old Electricity Cut on a freezing cold day in search of "the...
Railway Boat Launch (1941)
A boat being lowered onto the River Nene from a railway low-loader on 7th September 1941. The location is Black Bridge near Stanground.
Firefighters from Town Bridge
A wonderful undated image showing firemen putting on what was presumably an impressive display outside the Customs House with (Broad) Bridge Street in the...
