Month: February 2020

Charity Event 2020

Charity Event 2020

Illustrated talks by Peterborough Local History Society.                              (supporting Peterborough Cathedral) The Knights’ Chamber, Peterborough Cathedral 2 pm  Wednesday 29th April 2020 An event in 2 parts: “Royal Peterborough” – guest speaker, Stuart Orme An entertaining look at the history of Royal […]

New Facebook Page

Hello, Peterborough Local History Buffs. The Society now has progressed to a page on Social Media To find us on Facebook go to – Peterborough Local History Society@discoveringlocalhistory

The Stamford Canal

The Stamford Canal

February 13th.  another  damp evening in a wet, stormy month. Post Storm Ciara and before Storm Denis was due to strike, and despite the weather, our meeting was well attended. Our speaker for the evening was Ken Otter and the subject was the Stamford Canal, the first post-Roman British canal.    The pre-railway system of transporting […]

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