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So, you think you’ve seen Peterborough Museum? Think again, for the venue has just reopened after a complete revamp and visitors are in for a stunning historical treat with..
At last! After an extensive 15-month refit and renovation costing 3.2 million, Peterborough Museum and City Art Gallery were opened in style at the end of March by Tony..
The city of Peterborough was substantially shaped by the 19th and 20th centuries, more than any other era. But it’s been inhabited since earliest times. RICHARD GUNN tells how..
Above the original main entrance of the sprawling Perkins Engine Company Limited plant in Eastfield is carved a motto; ‘Where there is no vision, the people perish’ The saying, from the Bible, has become so closely associated with Frank Perkins, the founder and much-respected patrician of what was once regarded as an extended family just ..
Known as the ‘finest stone town in Britain’, Stamford is an extraordinary place that seems to have reached the 18th century and simply decided to stop there; a genteel and elegant snapshot of the past, conserved for the present and future. But behind this impressive façade lies struggle and strife; indeed, had Stamford not been ..
There are few outward signs of the importance of the man who sits nursing a cup of coffee on a well-used armchair, gazing thoughtfully out over an oasis of greenery right in the heart.. Continue Reading
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Who is Stuart Orme? Actually, you probably already know him; even if the name isn’t familiar, the face might well be. If you’ve ever taken part in something involving the history of Peterborough –.. Continue Reading
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Miranda is a direct descendant of William Cecil. Her grandfather, the sixth marquess, set up the Burghley House Preservation Trust that her mother, Lady Victoria, was the first director of until 2007. Together with.. Continue Reading
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Something rather special happens during The Moment’s interview with Jon Culverhouse, the curator of Burghley House and the man who keeps an exhaustive encyclopaedia about this sprawling Elizabethan mansion in his head. A tentative.. Continue Reading
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On February 8, 1587, an event that forever changed the course of this country’s history took place. Mary, Queen of Scots, a cousin of and rival to Queen Elizabeth I for the English throne,.. Continue Reading
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The year promises to be one of most significant ever in the 80-year old history of Peterborough Museum. But it’s not one that visitors will be able to share in. Well, at least not.. Continue Reading
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We’ll start with a question. Can you name any major films or television shows in which Peterborough and its surrounding district have played a prominent role? Answers probably don’t flow that readily – after.. Continue Reading
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The room is cold and dark and has a strange, damp feel, the atmosphere moist and clinging. The sprinklers are activated automatically every half hour despite there being no immediate threat of fire. The.. Continue Reading
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The influence of the British Empire is everywhere, from the very existence of the United Kingdom to the ethnic composition of our cities. It..
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