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CASTLE SQUARE (See details for further address information)

A Grade II Listed Building in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire

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Latitude: 52.6642 / 52°39'51"N

Longitude: 0.1596 / 0°9'34"E

OS Eastings: 546142

OS Northings: 309578

OS Grid: TF461095

Mapcode National: GBR L1Q.Z10

Mapcode Global: WHJPH.F96C

Plus Code: 9F42M575+MR

Entry Name: CASTLE SQUARE (See details for further address information)

Listing Date: 17 July 1951

Last Amended: 31 October 1983

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1228621

English Heritage Legacy ID: 48206

ID on this website: 101228621

Location: Wisbech, Fenland, Cambridgeshire, PE13

County: Cambridgeshire

District: Fenland

Civil Parish: Wisbech

Built-Up Area: Wisbech

Traditional County: Cambridgeshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cambridgeshire

Church of England Parish: Wisbech St Peter and St Paul

Church of England Diocese: Ely

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Description


The entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 21 September 2017.

WISBECH CASTLE SQUARE
TF 4609
(South Side)
6/10 No. 1 (York Row)
GV II

Corner house built c.1797. One of a terrace of houses
continuing from the Crescent along York Row, part of the planned
circus of the Castle Estate, designed and built by Joseph
Medworth (b.1752, d.1827) from 1793 to 1816. Local brown brick;
slate roof, side stack. Three storeys and basement, three
'bays' on both street facades. Stone coped parapet with painted
stone bands at first and second floor. Plastered plinth.
Crescent facade has two, recessed nine-pane hung sash windows in
cambered gauged red brick arches and stone cills, and one,
painted blind window. Two, second floor twelve-pane windows in
similar openings and one blind window. Three ground floor hung
sash windows without glazing bars. York Row facade has similar
window pattern without blind windows. Windows at first floor
have half glazing bars removed. Main entrance to left hand in
recessed round headed red gauged brick arch with two stone
steps. C19 four-panelled door and plain fanlight. Interior has
original closed string staircase, panelled doors and archways
and window-cases. One adam style and two c.1900 chimney pieces.
NMR (C. Gregory, Wisbech photographic collection), 1982.
Pevsner, Buildings in England, p.502.
Colvin, p.386, 1950.
VCH Cambs, p.242.
Annis G., A History of Wisbech Castle, 1977.
Gardiner, History of Wisbech, p.43, 1898.
Watson, History of Wisbech,prints, 1827.
Walker and Craddock, History of Wisbech, p.278, 1849.


Listing NGR: TF4613509580

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