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Market Square c.1908
The Gates Memorial was erected in 1898 in memory of the first mayor of the city, Henry Pearson Gates (1818-1893).
At the base of the...
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New Mermaid Inn, Wansford
The former New Mermaid Inn on the A1 at Wansford re-opened in 2016 after significant, superb and sympathetic restoration took it from the decaying...
Canary Cottage, Thorney
Any Peterborian who has headed east of Peterborough along the A47, maybe on a day trip to Hunstanton, will have seen the "cute" little...
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Black Five under Crescent Bridge
LMS "Black 5" #45385 captured heading north from Crescent Bridge ..... date unknown.
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Canary Cottage, Thorney
Any Peterborian who has headed east of Peterborough along the A47, maybe on a day trip to Hunstanton, will have seen the "cute" little...
New Mermaid Inn, Wansford
The former New Mermaid Inn on the A1 at Wansford re-opened in 2016 after significant, superb and sympathetic restoration took it from the decaying...
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BRIDGE STREET
Woolworths – 1920s ?
Although the date of this excellent image is unknown, this would presumably be the original Woolworth store on Bridge Street which opened in 1915 close...
MacFisheries, Bridge Street (1968)
MacFisheries store on the corner of Bridge Street and Albert Place, pictured in 1968.
Old Peterborough from above !
An interesting shot showing the layout of Bridge Street at the bottom and the broadly recognisable road structure around the side and back of...
Elephant & Castle, Bridge Street
The Elephant & Castle on Bridge Street probably pictured in the 1980s.
Shop signs on Narrow Street
High level shop signage on Narrow Street.
