Hi folks,

I lived in Ashcroft Gardens from 1952 until 1967 and well remember
the old showground. The site also contained the Peterborough Rugby
Club whose entrance stood not far from where Ashcroft Garden met
Eastfield Road. It had, what seemed to a youngster, huge white stone
pillars that, I think, the gates hung on.

During the agricultural Show, which as far as I can remember, was one
of the few events to take place there once a year, we could hear the
music quite clearly from where we lived. On the last day of the show
you could sometimes get into the showground for free later on in the
afternoon and could sometimes get some of the surplus flowers for
free.

The showgound, as with the Orton one, had a speedway track and my
cousin used to ride there, I think on the last day of the Show.

The garage at the top of Ashcort Gardens belonged to a man called
Ollidge I think and my uncle bought a car from him and I bought my
second car, a large pale blue Standard Vanguard phase 1 there also.

Tony (Maureen's other half)


--- In peterborough_memories@..., "Nik or Sadie
Williams" <nik_sadie@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Christine,
>
> Not sure how I missed this first time round, but thanks for the
reply I can now picture exactly where the showground must have been
located. I've managed to get hold of a few more photos of the
Eastfield showground so at some point in the next week or so I can
put a page up.
>
> Nik
> www.peterboroughinpictures.co.uk
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Christine Chadwick
> To: peterborough_memories@...
> Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 12:28 PM
> Subject: [peterborough_memories] Re: Peterborough Showground
>
>
> Hi everyone, yes the Peterborough Showground was on Eastfield
Road,
> somewhere around the site that Tate Close is now, and surrounding
area.
>
> The Peter Brotherhood sports ground and club was where Dave has
said.
> (I used to work at Peter Brotherhood in the 60's (which
incidentally
> was where Morrison's store and car park is now - if you are new
to the
> city), and very occasionally visited it. It was still there until
the
> mid 80's I think, as I can remember taking a 'short-cut' across it
> late one night, walking back from the railway station. All built
up
> now, of course.
>
> Christine
>
> --- In peterborough_memories@..., "Dave Ward"
> <daveward3718@> wrote:
> >
> >
> > > Does anyone have any information regarding the original
> > showground? I vaguely remember reading about it years ago and
as far
> > as I can remember the showground was located on Eastfield Road
or
> > Lincoln Road (New England) or maybe it was both! The reason I
ask is
> > that I have been sent a photo of the entrance and I doubt very
much
> > it's the entrance to the present showground. The photo was taken
> > sometime in the 1920s. A sign on the entrance says 'Peterboro
> > Agricultural Society'.
> > >
> > > Nik
> > >
> > As Jayne R replied, I understand the showground was in the
Eastfield /
> > Newark area of Peterborough, before moving to its current site.
> >
> > However in New England, just north of the 'Triangle' (named
after the
> > railway line layout in the area) there was Brotherhoods Sports
ground
> > and club, the entrance to this was situated between the
Methodist
> > Chapel and the Off Licence that used to be Drury's. The postal
address
> > would have been about 651 Lincoln Road, so possibly this is
where the
> > initial idea of New England area came from.
> >
> > Dave
> >
>