Stanground Manor House Fire (1899)
A wonderful but devastating image showing the end of the Stanground Manor House after a fire in the early hours of Sunday 8th January...
Stanground Police Station (1939)
Wartime sandbags stacked up against the police station in Stanground.
Outdoor curling at Stanground c.1909
A frozen patch of floodwater and a crowd watches on as Stanground locals take up a game of curling !
The Woolpack, Stanground
An undated image featuring festive revellers at The Woolpack on North Street, Stanground.
Burrell’s Steam Engine (1965)
Thanks to Geoff Sutton for these excellent images from 1965. Geoff comments ......
I was 21 years of age in 1965 and staying with my...
Jackson’s Boatyard, Stanground
Arthur Jackson's boatyard off North Street in Stanground. The atmospheric site is today a recently built block of flats.
Sixties night out at The Heron, Stanground
Looks like a good night out at the Heron pub in Stanground !
Thanks to Ruth Smith for the photo.
Stanground “Black Bridge” Fire (1963)
The old wooden bridge over the Nene at Stanground, known locally as "Black Bridge", was destroyed by fire in 1963. The name was derived from...
Arthur Jackson Boatyard, Stanground
The "Here Am I" belonging to Arthur Jackson's boatyard on North Street, Stanground
Message from Egypt (1916)
A simple postcard message from the military barracks at Abbassia Barracks in Egypt in 1916 stating "A very jolly Christmas to you all -...
