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PETERBOROUGH TOURS The official website of the Peterborough & Area Tourist Guides Association (PATGA) |
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Bringing Peterborough’s history to life |
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Touthill, Peterborough |
Historic Peterborough |
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Stroll around the historic centre of town and find out about life in Peterborough from its beginnings to the present day. Your guide will take you from the earliest settlements to a thriving mediaeval market town dominated by the great abbey; through the industrial expansion of Victorian times and beyond, to today’s modern city. |
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Phone: +44 7876323371 E-mail: enquiries@patga.co.uk |
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Women in Peterborough |
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The former home of Florence Saunders |
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You may know about Katherine of Aragon & Mary, Queen of Scots, but do you know about Peterborough's own Florence Nightingale or the woman who caused a riot by trying to introduce smallpox vaccination years before anyone else? Find out about these and other women who touched the life of this city. |
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The Cathedral |
Mediaeval PeterboroughMonastery, Markets & Fairs |
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Mediaeval life could be brutal but the Fairs brought wealth and excitement to the town. Markets held in the shadow of the great Abbey were an essential part of the lives of local people. What were the Middle Ages like for those in the town, and the monks and those who lived in the Monastery? |