1903: Today saw an extension to Peterborough's growing tram network when the service to Newark began, the trams travelling along the Eastfield Road. The driver - the motorman - had to stand in an open area to drive the tram and was exposed to all weathers. He worked a ten-hour shift, six days a week, at a rate of 5d an hour, which provided him with a weekly wage of 25s. (Peterborough Advertiser)
Taken from The Peterborough Book of Days by Brian Jones, The History Press, 2014.
1864: The Peterborough News Magazine on this day records that robbery with violence is not an uncommon event. It also records that the Income Tax Commissioners had fined William Hedeswell £10 for submitting false returns. (Tebbs, H.F., Peterborough, Oleander Press, 1979)
Taken from The Peterborough Book of Days by Brian Jones, The History Press, 2014.