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.
Consecrated in 1847, Eye church stands proud in the middle of the village of Eye near Peterborough. Dedicated to St Matthew, the church took eleven months to build, commencing on 11th May 1846. It was once a formidable sight across the fens with its 38-metre spire visible for miles. The spire was added a few years after the church was built, but was removed in the 1980s after it became dangerous.
The church of St Matthews replaced an earlier building that had served the residents of Eye since medieval times, but possibly had Anglo-Saxon origins.
Image: Eye: parish church of St. Matthew cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Chris Downer - geograph.org.uk/p/1605503
Reference: Eye Church, Eye Peterborough Website, www.eyepeterborough.co.uk/heri... heritage="" eye-church="">