Nigel Thornton
Peterborough T'graph
United Kingdom
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Past articles by Nigel:
Looking Back: Million to one chance encounter led to picture
There are many amazing stories behind the pictures in photographer Chris Porsz’s Reunion books but the one that led to recreating a picture with friends Ricky Clarke and Phillip Boardman takes some beating. → Read More
Looking Back: A family day out in the park
Central Park has always been a popular destination for Peterborough families and today’s Chris Porsz pictures show a city couple enjoying days out – forty years apart. → Read More
Looking Back: Lovely times at The Lido
Here are some more great pictures in the second part of our trawl in the PT archives for picture memories of the Lido. → Read More
Looking back: ‘Peterborough was a developing city in the 1980s’
Here are some pictures from the archives of reader Andy Cole. → Read More
Looking back: Memories of Peterborough’s New Ark centre
For 40 years New Ark has provided a vital service to parents and children in Peterborough → Read More
Looking back: ‘Memories of Peterborough United bosses from the past’
Last week Darren Ferguson departed the managerial hotseat at Posh. → Read More
Looking back: Reunited with Peterborough hospital colleague who was ‘always smiling’
This week’s reunion pictures, which feature in Chris Porsz’s Reunions II book, shows one of Chris’s old hospital colleagues. → Read More
Looking back: ‘Images show memories of Peterborough in the 80s’
Here are some more great pictures from the archives of Looking Back contributor Andy Coles. → Read More
Looking back: Peterborough hospital staff in 80s pay protest reunited
This week’s reunion pictures, which feature in Chris Porsz’s Reunions II book, shows NHS protestors in Cathedral Square during a national campaign for a 12 per cent pay rise in 1982. → Read More
Looking back: Do you remember the fire at Peterborough’s Greyhound Stadium?
This is the final set of pictures in our look back at Peterborough Greyhound Stadium in Fengate. → Read More
Looking back: ‘More memories of a night at the dogs in Peterborough’
Here are some more memories of Peterborough Greyhound Stadium in Fengate which closed in 2020. → Read More
Looking back: ‘Glory days of Peterborough’s greyhound stadium
The closure of Peterborough Greyhound Stadium in Fengate in May 2020, after almost 80 years, was a hammer blow for the city. → Read More
Looking back reunion: Training to fight fires at Peterborough’s Town Hall
This week’s pictures, which feature in Chris Porsz’s Reunions II book continues the firefighter theme. → Read More
Looking back: Back to 80s on Peterborough’s Lower Bridge Street
Regular contributor to Looking Back Andy Cole has once more delved into his fantastic archive of old pictures of Peterborough. → Read More
Looking back: ‘Helping to build a new Peterborough’
Regular contributor to Looking Back Andy Cole has once more delved into his fantastic archive of old pictures of Peterborough. → Read More
Looking back: The Key to giving kids Peterborough youngsters a start
Here is the third and final (for now!) part of our look back at the Key Theatre, which is set to close in a few days’ time. → Read More
Looking back: ‘Read all about it with Steven, Chris and the ET’
Here’s another great story from Chris Porsz’s Reunions II book... with added Evening Telegraph interest! → Read More
Looking back: ‘A night out on the town for five friends recreated’
The latest ‘reunion’ which features in photographer Chris Porsz’s new book Reunions II is a great story of old friends reunited. → Read More
Looking back: ‘Remembering a giant of Peterborough’s political scene’
The latest ‘reunion’ which features in photographer Chris Porsz’s new book where he recreates pictures he took decades ago, is of Charles Swift. → Read More
Looking back: ‘Iconic image of Peterborough but who were they and where are they now?’
It is one of the city’s iconic images – the picture of actor Roy Kinnear dressed as a Roman promoting the growing city of Peterborough. → Read More