Sawtry - Part Two - Recent History (February 2024) 

In 1972 I was employed at Kier Ltd. in Tempsford. My wife and I had a house in Fen Lane Sawtry but we weren't there long enough to get to know the village. In mid 1973 we moved to Kamloops British Columbia where we have been ever since. I found both part one and part two quite fascinating and regret that I don't know Sawtry as well as I might have. Thank you for taking the time to research and present this little tour.

Obviously not so ‘chocolate box’ as the villages you have taken us around on the other side of Peterborough but as I suspected a lot of local history, so fascinating none the less. Your channel has stimulated my curiosity, how about a delve into Chatteris, Doddington and March with it’s massive marshalling yard and I understand where Frank Perkins originally applied to build his first factory but was refused permission and so ended up in Peterborough where it grew to employ 10,000 workers! You could work round to Wisbech and it’s tram lines inspiring the Rev Awdrys Thomas the Tank and then double back to Peterborough, by which time you would have completely encircled Peterborough. Anyway, as always thank you so much for researching, recording, editing and posting. It is very appreciated.

I live Sawtry and thought I knew a fair bit about it. Turns out I didn't... really interesting, thank you. Hope you enjoyed your time in and around the village.

Quite a contrast to Part 1, and really interesting. The old photographs bring the past community to life so well. I'm really pleased you 're able to do that. They remind me of my early years in Whittlesey.

I grew up in Sawtry having moved there in 1966. Enjoyed watching and listening to your video - thanks. It was a great village to spend your childhood I can assure you!! Happy days. I have a couple of Sawtry videos on my channel.....including one where my friend and I return and cycle around all the be places we used to go talking about them. I'll post a link, it was a fun video to make. Thanks

That underground fuel pipeline is marked by poles with a yellow top with a line black line through it, I do like to spot them when out cycling.

A good brace of videos, Part 1 and Part 2. I hace been a resident here since 1953 and my mum and grand parents before that. Wish I had been there when you filmed them because I could have put some "meat on the bones" with the buildings you filmed. Exellent effort though, and well done.

We currently live in Oddfellow's cottage/pub. We can date it back to 1750 in its time it was a taxi service (horse & cart to Holme station) blacksmith &coal merchant. The pub closed in 1959 but the Oddfellows society was operated from here ( an insurance co for people who fell on hard times) I believe the banner is kept by the parish council

Sawtry Camp: Please see the Research Report 'The Postwar Use of Sawtry/Wood Walton Lane POW Camp for Civilian Housing' which is on the Sawtry History Website. Note, temporary council housing, which ran from late 1948 to 1958, did not use any of the buildings in the prisoners' compound but only the disused barracks and admin buildings.