Paul Nicholas

Paul Nicholas

Born in Peterborough, Paul Nicholas is a multi-talented actor, singer, and producer whose career has spanned stage, screen, and music for more than five decades. He first found fame in the 1960s as a pop singer, enjoying chart success with hits like Reggae Like It...
Eric Dodson (1920–2000)

Eric Dodson (1920–2000)

Born in Peterborough, Eric Dodson was a versatile British character actor whose warm, authoritative presence made him a familiar face on television and film from the 1960s through the 1980s. After serving in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, Dodson...
James Blades (1901-1999)

James Blades (1901-1999)

Born in Peterborough, James Blades became one of the world’s most respected percussionists and an influential teacher whose students shaped orchestras across the globe. He began his musical journey locally, playing in brass bands before moving on to formal training...
George Alcock (1912–2000)

George Alcock (1912–2000)

Born and raised in Peterborough, George Alcock was one of Britain’s most remarkable amateur astronomers, celebrated for discovering five comets and several bright novae with nothing more than patient observation and an extraordinary memory for the night sky. A...
Edith Cavell (1865–1915)

Edith Cavell (1865–1915)

Although born in Swardeston, Norfolk, Edith Cavell’s story has strong roots in Peterborough. As a young woman she attended Laurel Court School, set within the precincts of Peterborough Cathedral, where she was taught music, drawing, English literature, and modern...
Henry Royce (1863–1933)

Henry Royce (1863–1933)

Born in Alwalton, near Peterborough, Sir Frederick Henry Royce rose from humble beginnings to become one of Britain’s most celebrated engineers. Apprenticed in the railway works at Peterborough before moving to London, Royce developed a talent for precision...