1970s Peterborough from above
A fascinating pre-Queensgate aerial shot over the Bridge Street/Albert Place/Wentworth Street area of Peterborough.
Albert Place is visible from top right down to bottom left...
Hunters Garage, Wentworth Street
Hunters Garage on Wentworth Street during its rapid metamorphosis into the city's premier music venue of the late 1960s, the Peterborough Palais.
The venue was...
Wesleyan Chapel, Wentworth Street (1905)
The Wesleyan Chapel was sited on Wentworth Street (back of WH Smiths to 21st century Peterborians !) and was built in 1834, rebuilt in...
Peterborough Palais, Wentworth Street
Hard to find images showing the Peterborough Palais on Wentworth Street during its late days as a Bingo Hall. Also includes the demolition of...
Wentworth Street in the 1960s
A view along Wentworth Street in the 1960s with the impressive Methodist Church and, on the far left, the Palais Dancehall
Grand Hotel, Wentworth Street (1971)
The Grand Hotel pictured just after being sold to Marks & Spencer in 1971.
The view is along Wentworth Street from Bridge Street with the...
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel – Wentworth Street
An undated image showing the magnificent Wesleyan Methodist Chapel on Wentworth Street - a spectacular improvement on the dour municipal building (Wentworth House) that...
Wentworth Street (1970s)
Looking up Wentworth Street in the early 1970s when Bourges Boulevard was being constructed. On the left is the old Telephone Exchange and further...
