This grocery and baker's shop at No 13 on the north side of Eastgate was owned by Miss Annie Mary Darnes who is pictured in the doorway. The business was previously run by her father, James Woods Darnes, a baker, who was in business there as early as 1856, and she took over when he died. Trade directories for the town indicate that she was in business in 1913 and as she also sold confectionery, her business became known in the locality as "Miss Darnes' little sweet shop". The building, which dated back to the 18th century, was Grade II listed but was demolished in 1973 to make way for a new rear entrance for the Delaine Bus Company in Eastgate.

This view of Victoria Place with Coggles Causeway beyond was taken circa 1885 by Richard Bertolle, a photographer who lived in the vicinity where he had a studio, later moving to the Riverside Studio in South Street.

This is the view looking up Eastgate towards the Queen's Bridge, taken circa 1890. The white building at the far end on the left is thought to be the Woolpack Inn, now demolished.

The Bourne Eau runs behind Eastgate and parallel with it and was used in years past as a natural resource for many industries, notably the fellmonger's business of T W Mays and Sons Ltd that survived until late into the 20th century. The company boasted that every part of the fallen animal was used in their processing and in these warehouses adjoining the company's skin yard, sheep fleeces were washed on the north bank of the river before being packed into large bales and then sent by boat to Spalding for onward transmission to the woollen mills of the north of England.

Queen's Bridge and Eastgate, taken 1900-10.

Queen's Bridge in 1910 photographed for a picture postcard by Ashby Swift.

A winter scene in Eastgate, circa 1890, after a heavy fall of snow. This photograph was taken looking down the street from alongside the Queen's Bridge, with the upper windows of Eastgate House, home of the Mays family, just visible behind the telegraph pole. The shop on the left was occupied by Edward Wherry and Sons, trading as grocers and tea dealers, provision merchants and tallow melters, although their main premises were in North Street. This shop later became the gas showrooms until the gas works closed down in 1960.

Lads from Eastgate pose for a picture on waste ground outside the Anchor Inn, circa 1934. They are (back row) Ron Pick, Albert Graves, Steve Ayliff, Reg Pick and Bonner (Roland) Brown and (front row) George Parrish, Harold (Yo) Stokes, Phil Ayliff, George Skillington and Derek Hanford.