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.
Messrs G and WH Burch ran a nursery specialising in roses which was located on Padholme Road close to Charles Street, where a nursery continued for decades. Adverts for the company claimed they had won hundreds of awards for their roses including coveted silver cups. They sold standard, climbing and dwarf roses as well as a variety of shrubs and trees too.
In 1898 an advert claimed they had won 492 awards in the last 12 years, showing that they had been entering competitions since at least 1886. Newspaper records reveal that they won awards at fetes and competitions in a wide area including Stamford, Rockingham, Uffington, Wragby and Ripley in Yorkshire. They also exhibited at Northampton, Norwich and Ealing, to name but a few of the many locations.
Reference
Burch's Roses, Peterborough Advertiser, Saturday 19th November 1898, p 2, col 2