Yarwell Water Mill (c.1900)
Two very early images showing the working Yarwell Water Mill.
Orton Staunch on the River Nene
In the early 1700s, the Nene was considered navigable upstream only as far as the mill at Alwalton. Beyond that the river course was...
Crowland Floods (1947)
Thanks to Phil Green for this fascinating image capturing the source of the Crowland Floods of 1947.
The Winter of 1947 had been a bitterly...
James Bond at Ferry Meadows (1995)
A number of scenes for the James Bond movie "Goldeneye" were shot at the old British Sugar Corporation site off Oundle Road and on...
The Watermill at Alwalton
Few people who take the scenic walk across the fields from the foot of Mill Lane, Alwalton to Castor will be aware that their...
Thorney Wildlife Park
Thorney Wildlife Park which closed in the early 1980s after several years of financial struggles.
From our Facebook group .......
George Meadows Went to a fire there...
Polebrook Airfield Battle HQ
Hidden away in the hedgerow close to the old airfield site at Polebrook is the imposing sounding Battle HQ building.
The idea was to build...
Air Raid Damage – 1940
I have possessed these three images for a number of years now but all I know about them is that they show the aftermath...
Farrows Factory, Fletton
The imposing Farrows Factory at Fletton - image date unknown.
The factory was sited at the end of Fellowes Road and remained productive into the...
The Silver Jubilee, Bretton
A series of images showing the Silver Jubilee pub on Heltwate, Bretton through stages of life, followed by closure and dereliction, followed by the...
