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.

MORE: RETRO: Fisheye views of Louth in 1968 (GALLERY)

Parking in Wide Bargate.

17. Fisheye views of Boston in 1968

Parking in Wide Bargate. Photo: Gary Atkinson, Boston Standard

Another view of Wide Bargate.

18. Fisheye views of Boston in 1968

Another view of Wide Bargate. Photo: Gary Atkinson, Boston Standard

The Threadneedle Street side of Wide Bargate.

19. Fisheye views of Boston in 1968

The Threadneedle Street side of Wide Bargate. Photo: Gary Atkinson, Boston Standard

Boston's oldest selfie? Standard photographer Gary Atkinson (right) with the paper’s Ian Mitchell.

20. Fisheye views of Boston in 1968

Boston's oldest selfie? Standard photographer Gary Atkinson (right) with the paper’s Ian Mitchell. Photo: Gary Atkinson, Boston Standard