These photos of Peterborough take you back to the tail-end of the 1990s; a time when the Millennium Bug occupied many minds and groups like the Spice Girls dominated the charts.
The late ‘90s was, of course, just before everyone’s lives changed forever thanks to the internet and instant communication services.
You won’t see anyone in these photos walking through Cathedral Square wearing a pair of Air Pods or sitting on a bus streaming Netflix.
Peterborough has experienced many changes since the end of the ‘90s, and these photos perfectly capture a bygone era.
Sitting here in the summer of 2026, it’s hard to believe that many ‘90s babies are now well into their thirties.
From iconic pubs to long-lost shops, sit back and relax as we take you back to Peterborough as it was 30 years ago.
5. Peterborough in the late 1990s
Peterborough Railway Station with Crescent Bridge in the background pictured in 1996 Photo: Ron Hann
6. Peterborough in the late 1990s
The demolition of the British Sugar site off Oundle Road in Woodston in the late 1990s Photo: Peterborough Images Archive
8. Peterborough in the late 1990s
April floods at Ferry Meadows in 1998 Photo: Nigel Thornton