Alwalton, The Wheatsheaf
A nice early view of The Wheatsheaf pub (left) in Alwalton, taken from the old Oundle Road with Alwalton Church in the background right.
Paston Valley
A wonderful early 1900s image showing what was then known as "Paston Valley" off Fulbridge Road. The location is still recognisable today as the...
Lincoln Road Bus Depot (1972)
Eastern Counties FLF356 at the Lincoln Road Bus Depot in April 1972 during its 1968-1973 service years.
Black Bridge Fire (1963)
A couple of new images of Stanground's "Black Bridge" fire in 1963.
The old wooden bridge over the Nene was named "Black Bridge" after the...
Dairy Farm
A lovely old dairy which may, from the faint inscription on one of the churns, be in Longthorpe or "Thorpe" as it appears to...
Stanground Floods (1916)
Another superb image featuring the broken down lorry on Stanground's South Street in 1916, this time being passed by a car with two youngsters...
The Sale of the Orton Estate (1915)
Booklet extracts from a 1915 sale in London of Orton Hall and the Orton Estate to include the Gordon Arms, 12 farms, 38 cottages...
Morleys Bus in Whittlesey
A local Morley's bus on a 701 Queensgate service on Whittlesey Market Place in the late 1980s
Shire Horse Show (1975)
A magnificent Youngs of Wandsworth entrant at the 1975 Shire Horse Show at the Alwalton Showground
Helicopter Mail Service Cutting (1948)
A newspaper cutting covering the start of the Helicopter Mail service in 1948.
The helicopter mail was an experimental service using a fleet of five...
