Floods from Town Bridge (1912)
Shocked onlookers looking upstream at the flooded Nene from Town Bridge in 1912.
View From Town Bridge
A wonderful view downstream from Town Bridge in the early 1920s.
Relaxing on the Embankment (c.1962)
A quiet afternoon on the Embankment as a rowing boat passes upstream on the river .... around 1962.
River Nene in Flood (1904)
An old 1904 image showing the Nene in flood downstream of Town Bridge. The only surviving landmark is the magnificent railway tarpaulin works far...
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...
Embankment Watercolour (1950s)
A very nice 1950s watercolour featuring sailboats on the Nene alongside the Embankment and showing the flagstaff of the Peterborough Yacht Club.
Walking on the Frozen Nene
Crowds flock to the River Nene to walk and skate on the frozen river in the early 1900s.
Orton Staunch (1853)
Three stunning images captured in 1853 by local photographer Samuel Buckle and featuring Orton Staunch along with the precariously sited lock-keeper's cottage.
The resident lock-keeper...
Boatyard on the Nene (1853)
A wonderful photograph taken by city photographer Samuel Buckle in 1853 and showing an early boatyard on the banks of the Nene just upstream...
River Nene from Embankment
Looking upstream towards Town Bridge from the Embankment ...... date unknown.
