Discover more about the history of the city and surrounding areas…
Peterborough Local History Society was formed in 1991 by a group of individuals who believed that the city needed an association where people could come together to share and enjoy the history of this area. Since then we have grown to a Society with around 75 members who meet once every month. Some of our members are researchers, delving into specific avenues of history; some are authors of local books; whilst the majority just want to come along and learn from our various speakers.
Latest Posts
By Julie Nicholson The evening of Thursday 9th May was a fine and dry one. Indeed, as the fifty-one members and guests of Peterborough Local History Society left St Andrew’s Church, Netherton, at the end of the meeting, their journey home was illuminated by a beautiful sunset. This was all in stark contrast to […]
The pandemic caused us to cancel our annual charity event in 2020, just weeks before it was due to take place. We decided that the time was now right to reinstate it and are delighted to be supporting Little Miracles, a local charity doing tremendous work with children with a disability or life-limiting condition. The […]
Thursday evening, April 11th, was another well attended meeting of the Local History Society to hear the evenings speaker, Doctor Martyn Thomas, a retired local General Practitioner, give a talk about his research into the history of the Peterborough War Memorial Hospital and the involvement of a Doctor John Norton Collins in the funding and […]
Events
Monthly Events
A varied range of monthly speakers and topics exploring the local history of our area and beyond
Charity Events
A charity Event 2024 April 15th at 2pm.<br /> At Andrews United form Church.
Heritage Festival
There are no Plans for a Heritage Festival during 2024 the present time.
