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Businesses (39)
- Amies & Son, ironmongers Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Baker Perkins Ltd, suppliers of food processing equipment, Peterborough Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Beaver family, grain merchants Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Boots Co Ltd, pharmaceutical manufacturers and retailers, Nottingham Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
- Bowerings Garage Ltd Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- British Railways Property Board
- British Sugar Corporation Ltd Bardney, Lincolnshire;Peterborough, Northamptonshire;Sproughton, Suffolk;Ely, Cambridgeshire
- Buckles, solicitors, Peterborough and Stamford Peterborough, Northamptonshire;Stamford, Lincolnshire
- Burnard Green, civil engineers, London London
- Crawley & Sons Ltd, leather merchants and dealers Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Cutlack & Co, brewers Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Eastern Angles Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk
- F Terrell Ltd, agricultural merchants Yaxley, Huntingdonshire
- Fox & Vergette, auctioneers and valuers Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- George Dobson, builder and decorator Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- GWS Burdett & Co Ltd, engine manufacturers, Peterborough Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Hancock Hawkes, architects and planners
- Headding's Farm Walton, Northamptonshire
- J Nicholls, bricklayer Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- JF Turner & Son, grocers, Peterborough Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- John Thompson, builder and contractor Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- JP Hall & Sons, engineers Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Jumped Up Theatre, Peterborough Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Lloyds Bank Ltd London
- Lockie & Son, boot repairers Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Marshall Sisson, architect Hemingford Grey, Huntingdonshire
- Michael Belton, Ward & Partners, architects Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Perkins Engines, engine manufacturers, Peterborough Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Peter Brotherhood Ltd, engineers, Peterborough Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Peterborough United Football Club Ltd Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Peterborough Wisbech & Sutton Railway Co
- Ruddle Wilkinson, architects Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Stirling Maynard, construction consultants, Peterborough Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Sturton & Sons Ltd, chemists Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- T E Titman Associates, architects of Peterborough Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- TL Barrett, draper, upholsterer and dealer in china and glass Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- W Williamson Ltd, confectioners Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- William Henry Pentney & Sons, printer and stationer Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- William Vergette, wholesale grocer Peterborough, Northamptonshire
Organisations (128)
- 1st Northamptonshire Volunteers, Royal Engineers Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- 6th Northamptonshire Rifle Volunteers Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Action with Communities in Rural England: Cambridgeshire branch Cambridgeshire;Cambridgeshire
- Ailsworth Parish Council Ailsworth, Northamptonshire
- Amalgamated Engineering Union: Peterborough district Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Area Assessment Committee, Soke of Peterborough Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Bainton and Ashton Parish Council Bainton, Northamptonshire;Ashton, Northamptonshire
- Baker Perkins Historical Society, Peterborough Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Barnack Parish Council Barnack, Northamptonshire
- Barnack Rural District Council Barnack, Northamptonshire
- Barnack Wesleyan Methodist Church Barnack, Northamptonshire
- Barnack Womens Institute Barnack, Northamptonshire
- Barnack Youth Club Barnack, Northamptonshire
- Bharat Hindu Samaj Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Bretton Woods Community School, Peterborough Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- British Red Cross Society: Peterborough branch Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Broadway Cemetery, Peterborough Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Cambridgeshire Constabulary Cambridgeshire;Cambridgeshire
- Cambridgeshire County Council Cambridgeshire
- Cancer Research Campaign: Peterborough Committee Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- CHAT (Peterborough Youth Counselling Service) Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Deacon's Charity, Peterborough Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Deacon's School, Peterborough Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Deeping Gate Parish Council Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Eastfield Cemetery, Peterborough Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- English Partnerships, regeneration agency
- Eye Womens Institute Eye, Northamptonshire
- Eye Women's Own
- Fletton County Secondary School, Old Fletton Old Fletton, Huntingdonshire
- Forty Years On Project
- General Municipal Boilermakers and Allied Trades Union: Peterborough region Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Girl Guides Association: Peterborough 14th Company Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Gladstone District Community Association (GLADCA) Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Glatton with Holme enclosure Glatton, Huntingdonshire;Holme, Huntingdonshire
- Glinton Parish Council Glinton, Northamptonshire
- Greater Peterborough Ecumenical Council Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Gunthorpe Women's Institute
- Hereward Community College, Peterborough Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Homes England
- Hundred of Norman Cross and Liberty of Peterborough Association for the Protection of Property Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Institute of Trading Standards: Peterborough branch Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- John Mansfield School, Peterborough Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Katherine Clayton Scholarship Fund Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Ken Stimpson Community School, Peterborough Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Maxey Parish Council Maxey, Northamptonshire
- Maxey Women's Institute Maxey, Northamptonshire
- Middle Level Drainage Commissioners Norfolk;Norfolk
- Nassaburgh Hundred Coroner Nassaburgh, Northamptonshire
- National Union of Townswomens Guilds: Peterborough North branch Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Netherton Neighbourhood Association, Peterborough Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- New Fletton British School Fletton, Northamptonshire
- Newark and Parnwell Women's Institute Newark, Northamptonshire
- Newborough and Borough Fen Parish Council
- Northborough Parish Council Northborough, Northamptonshire
- Nottinghamshire County Council Nottinghamshire
- Old Comrades Association: Peterborough and District Fire Service Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Old Fletton Primary School Old Fletton, Huntingdonshire
- Old Fletton Urban District Council Old Fletton, Huntingdonshire
- Orchard Street Council School, Woodston Woodston, Huntingdonshire
- Orton Hall School Orton Longueville, Huntingdonshire
- Orton Longueville Grammar School Orton Longueville, Huntingdonshire
- Orton Longueville parish Orton Longueville, Huntingdonshire
- Orton Longueville Secondary Modern School Orton Longueville, Huntingdonshire
- Orton Waterville Parish Council Orton Waterville, Huntingdonshire
- Orton Waterville Women's Institute Orton Waterville, Huntingdonshire
- Park Road (formerly Queen Street) Baptist Church, Peterborough Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Parkside Lawn Tennis Club, Peterborough Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Peakirk Parish Council Peakirk, Northamptonshire
- Peterborough Association for the Blind Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Peterborough & District Friendship Centre
- Peterborough Almshouse Trust Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Peterborough and District Family History Society
- Peterborough and District Memorial Hospital Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Peterborough and District Organists Association
- Peterborough Arts Council Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Peterborough Arts Theatre Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Peterborough Bowling Club Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Peterborough Catholic Mens Club Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Peterborough Chemists Association Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Peterborough Child Poverty Action Group Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Peterborough City Centre Forum Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Peterborough City Council Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Peterborough City Education Committee
- Peterborough Civic Society Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Peterborough Combined Police Authority Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Peterborough Conservative Association Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Peterborough Coroner Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Peterborough Development Corporation Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Peterborough Film Society Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Peterborough Fire Service
- Peterborough Gentlemen's Society Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Peterborough Girls Club Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Peterborough Girls National School Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Peterborough Hebrew Congregation Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Peterborough Historic Environment Record Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Peterborough Inner Wheel Club Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Peterborough Liberal Party Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Peterborough Magistrates Court Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Peterborough Museum Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Peterborough North Townswomen's Guild Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Peterborough Photographic Society Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Peterborough Poor Law Union Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Peterborough Regional College Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Peterborough Rural District Council Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Peterborough Symphony Orchestra Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Peterborough Trades Union Council Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Peterborough Women's United Total Abstinence Council Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Places for All? multi-media history project Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Polebrook Overseers Polebrook, Northamptonshire
- St John parish, Peterborough Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- St Margaret parish, Fletton Fletton, Huntingdonshire
- St Mark's Church
- Stamford Shakespeare Company
- Sutton enclosure Sutton, Northamptonshire
- Sutton parish Sutton, Northamptonshire
- Thorney Rural District Council Thorney, Cambridgeshire
- Thornhaugh Parish Council Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire
- Thornhaugh School
- Thorpe Gate Women's Institute Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Transport Salaried Staffs Association: Eastern divisional council
- Trinity Congregational Church, Peterborough Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Ufford Parish Council Ufford, Northamptonshire
- Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers: Peterborough branch Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Walton Community School, Peterborough Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Werrington Womens Institute Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Westwood Musical Society, Peterborough Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Whittlesey Paupers' Relief Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire
- Woodston enclosure Woodston, Huntingdonshire
Persons (27)
- Addy, John, (1847-1896), civil engineer
- Bays, Philip Arthur, (1920-2000), civil engineer Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Boizot, Peter James , (1929-2018), entrepreneur, restaurateur, politician, art collector and philanthropist Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Bream, George, (1897-1975) Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Butler, Barry, (b1939) Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Christopherson, Noel, (1890-1968) Reverend, Dean of Peterborough
- Clare, John, (1793-1864), poet
- Colman, E H, (fl1906-1963), amateur meteorologist
- Garvie, Edith, (fl 1940-2000) Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Gooding, Arthur James, (1886-1947), headmaster at St John's CE School and Eastholm School, Peterborough
- Hankins, Joseph, (fl1914-1919), bombardier, Royal Field Artillery Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Hartley, Leslie Poles, (1895-1972), Author
- Hynam, John Charles, (1915-1974), author and playwright
- Jarrett,, Sheila, (1934-2018), school teacher
- Liquorice, Mary Elisabeth, (b 1923), reference librarian Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Paten, Richard, (1932-2012), civil engineer and clergyman Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Percival, Edith Mieres, (1858-1942), artist
- Pratt, Joseph, (fl1803-1876) Reverend, of Paston
- Richardson, George John, (1909-2001), engineer at Peterborough Power Station Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Robinson, Eric Henry, (1926-2019), former professor of history at the University of Massachusetts
- Santoro-Ellwood, Giuseppina, (fl 1980-2017), artist Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Snowden, Alexander William, (1913-1981), Northamptonshire county cricketer Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Snowden, William Oliver, (1885-1946), mayor of Peterborough Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Standen, Herbert, (1896-1995), Northamptonshire Battery, Royal Field Artillery Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Sweeting, Walter Debenham, (1839-1913), Headmaster Peterborough School Church Historian
- Wells, William, (1818-1889), MP for Peterborough Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Yeomans, Esme, (fl 1905-1923), teaching student
Diaries (2)
- Faux, Godfrey, (fl 1940-1950), musician Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Walker, Thomas James, (1835-1916), doctor Peterborough, Northamptonshire
Families (3)
- Atkins family of Broadway, Peterborough Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Bodger family of Peterborough Peterborough, Northamptonshire
- Paten family of Peterborough Peterborough, Northamptonshire
Paper catalogues available to view at The National Archives - (11)
- NRA 44397 Amalgamated Engineering Union: Peterborough district
- NRA 44490 Baker Perkins Ltd, manufacturers of ovens for bread and confectionery, Peterborough link to online catalogue
- NRA 44400 Fox & Vergette, auctioneers and valuers, Peterborough
- NRA 2668 Peterborough (Northants) MSS Collection link to scanned list
- NRA 44492 Peterborough Archives Service: misc accessions
- NRA 44401 Peterborough City Council
- NRA 44489 Peterborough Film Society
- NRA 44399 Peterborough Gentlemen's Society
- NRA 44398 Peterborough St John parish and guild: deeds
- NRA 18640 Petersborough Museum: sales catalogues link to scanned list
- NRA 44491 Transport Salaried Staffs Association: Eastern Divisional Council
Accessions
These are selected lists of new or additional collections that were acquired by this archive during a specific year. If a date is not displayed there are no accessions for that year.