Victorian Peterborough Walk
A new walk for autumn 2008.
The Victorian changed Peterborough from being a small market town and created much of what is the modern city. Discover our Victorian legacy with our costumed guide...
Find out how the railways changed Peterborough, see one of the oldest railway bridges in the country and learn where the second railway station used to be.
Find out what life was like in the Victorian town, what people used to do in their spare time and why Peterborough was one of the top places for playing quoits!
Learn about the many pubs - and the temperance bars where drinking was banned. See how industry changed the city and how Peterborough got a reputation for quality engineering.
Hear about how the Volunteer Fire Brigade - the oldest in the country - came about, and what sort of treatment you could expect at the Peterborough Infirmary, today the Museum.
Take a trip back to Victorian Peterborough!