Author: Claire Richardson
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By Claire Richardson Raising money for a museum can be a tricky thing to get right. This extraordinary soiree from the 1880s sets the mark incredibly high in terms of attendance and spectacles. Anyone got a bugle? It’s 1881 in Peterborough and the Natural History and Archaeology Society is growing fast. After a few years…
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One of the more unusual books stocked in Peterborough Museum is ‘Exploring the Lives of Victorian Prostitutes’. Although it’s about prostitutes around England, it has its roots in Peterborough and Stamford, as many of the stories reveal.