I've spoken to Elderly Mother (TM) and she says Robert Sayles shop used to be on the corner of King Street (she thinks?) definately on Cowgate, and they had a massive fire there which actually jumped across the street to the shop on the other side.
My Dad used to work at the Power Station and said he went up onto the roof of the building where he could see the flames - not sure if he was working nights or days though.
----- Original Message -----From: Nik & Sadie WilliamsSent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 10:18 PMSubject: [peterborough_memories] Robert Sayle
Good Evening everyone!I have a quick question regarding the shop known as Robert Sayle which was destroyed in a fire in 1956. What I would like to know is the location. The reason I ask, is that I have been handed some photos and the owner thought they were photos of a bomb blast (WW2) in Bridge Street. However, I'm quite certain that there wasn't many bombs dropped on p'boro and I don't think Bridge St was hit. Also, a couple of cars in the photo lead me to believe that they were taken post WW2. A couple of vehicles actually look like they are from the 1950s. I have a pretty good idea of the location these photos were taken (I don't believe they are of Bridge St.), and I suspect it is the Robert Sayle store.Also, does anyone remember a store by the name of the Peterborough Electric Company?I was going to pop in the library at the weekend to research this, but I thought I would test the group's knowledge first.Nik
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