Peterborough’s Bridge Street in the 1980s

Cars in Bridge Street... those were the days, writes Chris Porsz, the Paramedic Paparazzo.

If you remember the days when cars drove up and down that part of Peterborough city centre, you will be old enough to remember Freeman Hardy Willis, Peter Lords, Burton and Jerome, stores you can see in the background.

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Chris Porsz column

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