Wisbech - Notable Buildings

Notable Buildings

  • Peckover House (1722; owned by the National Trust)
  • Thomas Clarkson Memorial (1881)
  • Richard Young MP Memorial (1871) sited in Wisbech Park.
  • St Peter and St Paul's Parish Church. There are some pictures and a description of the church at the Cambridgeshire Churches website.
  • St Mary's Parish church, also on the Cambridgeshire Churches website.
  • Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum where she was born before the family's move to London.
  • Wisbech & Fenland Museum; extensive collections of local records and other items. Notable artifacts include: Napoleon's Sèvres breakfast service, said to have been captured at the Battle of Waterloo; Thomas Clarkson's chest, containing examples of 18th century African textiles, seeds and leatherwork which he used to illustrate his case for direct trade with Africa; and the original manuscript of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations. The manuscript can be viewed on the first Saturday of each month.
  • Elgood's Brewery; The brewery was founded in 1795, and bought soon after by the Elgood family. It is a traditional brewery, but produces less than some modern micro-breweries, with output at around 90-100 barrels per week. The beers produced include: "Black Dog Mild", "Golden Newt", "Cambridge Bitter, "Greyhound Strong Bitter", "Old Smoothie Mild", "Old Smoothie Bitter", "Brookes Ale", "Reinbeer" and "Jingle Ale". Recently the brewery has won the Champion Beer of Britain award for its Cambridge Bitter. The brewery is also known for its gardens, which are open to the public.

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