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LMS 2-4-0 at Peterborough East
A very early LMS 2-4-0 #100 at Peterborough East station sometime in the early 1900s.
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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...
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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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...
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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...
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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Scales & Sons, Narrow Street
A surviving enamel sign for Scales & Sons of 51 Narrow Street who were shoe and boot makers from c.1890 - c.1905
Angel Hotel Key
A lovely old key from the Angel Hotel on Bridge Street which closed in the early 1970s
Marks & Spencer on its way ! (1964)
The site of the old City Cinema now levelled in readiness for the building of the new Marks & Spencer on Bridge Street. Next...
Temperance Hotel, Broad Bridge Street
A lovely view from the river looking across to Broad Bridge Street with the old Temperance Hotel and Restaurant on the far left. The...
Town Hall Dance (1950)
A "Country & Old Time" Dance at the Town Hall on Bridge Street on Wednesday 18th January 1950.
