Looking Back: A frozen River Nene in the 1980s
I took this main picture circa 1982 of an almost frozen over River Nene, down near Town Bridge, writes Peterborough street photographer Chris Porsz.
On the far bank was the Mitchell Engineering offices, which was demolished many years ago.
It is now the site of the controversial and unfinished Hilton Hotel development.
Regrettably I could never find the lady with her big dog feeding the swans for my Reunion books. I wonder who she was?
My 2009 image shows the Key Theatre and the Grain Barge, which for many years has been a Chinese restaurant.