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Nobby the Tramp
A well known and much loved living legend of the city, "Nobby the Tramp" as he has been known in recent decades, became a...
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...
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M&GN No.4 – Midland Shed 1932
M&GN Class A Rebuild No.4 outside of Midland Shed in August 1932.
Known as "Peacocks" after their builder Beyer-Peacock, the rebuild refers to modifications to...
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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...
Nobby the Tramp
A well known and much loved living legend of the city, "Nobby the Tramp" as he has been known in recent decades, became a...
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Broad Bridge Street
Edwardian locals looking down on the Nene from Town Bridge with Broad Bridge Street in the background.
Narrow Street
An unusual shot of Narrow Street taken from pretty much the site of the Angel Hotel (WH Smiths today).
Coronation procession in Bridge Street
A procession to celebrate the coronation of King George V and Queen Mary on 22nd June 1911 and photographed from an upper floor of...
Rivergate c.1907
A tough image to match up as the original was taken to the left-centre of where the current Town Bridge is now sited, probably...
A Snowy Broad Bridge Street (1909)
A cold and bleak scene on Broad Bridge Street, pictured from around Town Bridge in 1909.
