Boston as you may not have seen it before ... one of the fisheye views of the town caught by Standard photographer Gary Atkinson in 1968.

placeholder image — Boston as you may not have seen it before ... one of the fisheye views of the town caught by Standard photographer Gary Atkinson in 1968.

RETRO: Fisheye views of Boston in 1968 - plus a 55-year-old selfie (GALLERY)

By David Seymour

Published 15th Dec 2023, 17:00 GMT

Updated 15th Dec 2023, 17:08 GMT

Here is a selection of photos from the Boston Standard’s archives for 1968, showing fisheye views of the town centre.

They include one of the paper’s first staff photographer Gary Atkinson taking a selfie several decades before the term was coined.

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Looking across Wide Bargate to where the Pescod Square Shopping Centre is today.

13. Fisheye views of Boston in 1968

Looking across Wide Bargate to where the Pescod Square Shopping Centre is today. Photo: Gary Atkinson, Boston Standard

Wide Bargate.

14. Fisheye views of Boston in 1968

Wide Bargate. Photo: Gary Atkinson, Boston Standard

The junction of Wide Bargate, Tawney Street and Pen Street.

15. Fisheye views of Boston in 1968

The junction of Wide Bargate, Tawney Street and Pen Street. Photo: Gary Atkinson, Boston Standard

Pen Street from the cattle market.

16. Fisheye views of Boston in 1968

Pen Street from the cattle market. Photo: Gary Atkinson, Boston Standard