River Nene from the Embankment
An unusually busy scene looking upstream on the Nene towards Town Bridge from what would today be the Embankment.
Coffer Dam, River Nene (1937)
Two images showing the 1937 construction of a Coffer Dam downstream of the city to enable the laying of a main sewer pipe under...
Motor Torpedo Boat, Embankment (1946)
A wartime motor torpedo boat berthed on the Embankment in 1946.
The wooden-built veteran of European hostilities arrived at Peterborough under tow from a small...
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...
Peterborough Rowing Regatta (1914)
A superb image showing a busy Peterborough Rowing Regatta on the Nene with Town Bridge just visible on the far right of the image.
Patent Safety Ladder Company (c.1960)
Looking upstream from Town Bridge in the early 1960s and showing the Patent Safety Ladder Company premises.
Peterborough in Flood – November 2012
A few images captured on 27th November 2012 after heavy rains caused the River Nene to burst its banks at several locations around the...
Rail bridge over the Nene (1932)
Taken slightly later than the other image on the site, this November 1932 shot shows the line linking Peterborough East and North stations in...
Customs House from Town Bridge
Looking down from Town Bridge on a scene much changed today as pleasure boats await custom on the quayside in front of the old...
River Nene from Town Bridge – 1920s
Looking upstream from Town Bridge towards the railway bridge in the 1920s.
Image courtesy of Marcus Thompson from the Harold Burleigh Thompson collection
