Plaque marks cottages' historic importance
Published Date:
07 July 2008
THE historic importance of a small row of cottages in Peterborough has been officially recognised.
Members of the Peterborough Civic Society gathered to unveil a plaque that has been placed on a row of 19th-century homes in Lincoln Road, New England.
The homes, numbered 620 to 736, are all that remains of the 227 houses that were built during the 1850s and 1860s by the Great Northern Railway, largely for the firm's own locomotive depot workers.
A civic society spokesman said the houses were supplied with water, drains and gas, and were generally regarded as being of such a high standard that the name of New England was given to the locality.
The homes are now owned by Peterborough-based housing association Cross Keys Homes.
The plaque on house number 688 was unveiled by Cross Keys Homes chairman Cyril Brown.
About 17 people attended the unveiling ceremony, including Peterborough City Council chief executive Gillian Beasley, the Mayor of Peterborough Cllr Pat Nash and the chief executive of Cross Keys Homes, Mike Leggett.
The full article contains 178 words and appears in Peterborough ET newspaper.
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Last Updated:
07 July 2008 10:53 AM
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Source:
Peterborough ET
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Location:
Peterborough
