This was the entrance to the old GNR station at Peterborough (North). The GNR station buildings were pulled down to be replaced by a new station building. This replacement station has it self now been upgraded (rebuilt) with a upgraded ticket office and barriers, lifts and new platforms in 2014.

The size of Peterborough in 2014 and the amount of interchange between trains means that a bigger better station was needed.

The old GNR station was full of Victorian charm, but its ticket office was very small. The book shop sold railway books and as a child I had looked at books in its window hoping some day to buy one. The beer in buffet was real ale, which as a child I did not try.

Yes it was dirty and rundown, but so were most stations in the late 1970s, It was still covered in the years of grime and soot from steam trains. Look at many stations today that have been cleaned and restored. Spalding or Sleaford not far away are worth a visit to see what might have been done to Peterborough GN station buildings.

The footbridge tower and all of the station buildings would I hope today have been listed and saved?

History will show that the Peterborough Great Northern station was pulled down, and a station that was little better and just good enough but no more,was put in its place. Lets hope the new station(2014), lasts longer,and is better the one we had.

The GNR Peterborough North station buildings. If this photo was taken today you would be standing near to the multistory car park entrance. There is a mini roundabout at this juction now

The North station from the car park taken from the station car park entrance. The ticket payment hut today is on the left of the photo. The new station is on the same site. The foot bridge stairs were in the tower near the red BR sign. The Great Northern Hotel is just behind the tree on the right hand side. It's all very quite and open and I think I waited for a gap in the traffic or was it a Sunday, but off peak in the week and during the day there were less local trains than todays services.

While the old Great Northern Railway (GNR) Buildings was being pulled down this temporary wooden building was used till the new ticket office was ready.

The replacement station for the Great Northern station has itself now been upgraded with a upgraded ticket office lifts and new platforms in 2012-2014.

The old Great Northern Railway (GNR) Buildings at Peterborough being pulled down to be replaced by a new station building. The temorary building is just behind the BR sign on the righhand side of this photo

The old GNR station was full of Victorian charm, but its ticket office was very small. The book shop sold railway books and as a child I had looked at books in its window hoping some day to buy one. The beer in buffet was real ale, which as a child I did not try.