When the city was under water... in August

Last week we looked back at the Easter floods of 20 years ago, but the city has experienced much worse. ore than a century ago, in ust 1912, Peterborough’s entre streets became awash flood water. here were weeks of heavy npours culminating on Au26 when the rain started 30am and didn’t stop until

he water levels at PeterborTown Bridge were 7ft above mal levels, and there was conrable concern for the safety e bridge at the time. That ’t stop scores of people ust as a vantage point (picture ). tanground was badly hit n the lode overflowed and e streets flooded to a depth ft. The picture top right ws Co-op staff and customooking on anxiously. The ure top left shows the Fletton Street end of Stanground. man in the bottom right was ying the photographer on a . he picture below it shows e of the residents of School e which is where the Asda rmarket is today. he next two pictures show s of the flooded city looking ss to the cathedral. he final picture (below) ws a flooded OundleRoad by ailway bridge.

Several readers got in touch about the football team pictures published a few weeks back. John Bothamley (76), who now lives in Stanground, but as a child was from Eye spotted some old schoolfriends.

John pointed out that one boy was on both the pictures above –Arthur Mellows (top) and Eye – and that was John Chesterfield.

He is third from the left on the front row for Glinton and third from the left on the back row of the Eye picture.

Mr Bothamley was not on the pictures as his sport was cross country running, but he could name the teachers.

The Arthur Mellows sports teacher was Mr Wardle and in the Eye picture are head teacher Mr Siddell and PE teacher Mr Carter.

Charlie Fane also got in touch and wrote: “It was lovely seeing the old school football team pictures, more so that