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Latitude: 52.6638 / 52°39'49"N
Longitude: 0.1603 / 0°9'36"E
OS Eastings: 546192
OS Northings: 309529
OS Grid: TF461095
Mapcode National: GBR L1Q.Z7M
Mapcode Global: WHJPH.F9KQ
Plus Code: 9F42M576+G4
Entry Name: 6, the Crescent
Listing Date: 31 October 1983
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1331608
English Heritage Legacy ID: 48228
ID on this website: 101331608
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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WISBECH THE CRESCENT
TF 4609
6/30 No. 6
GV II*
Terrace house built c.1793, possibly retaining most original
features and for this is particular noteworthy. Two terraces
linked by pair of houses sharing common pedimented facade dated
1808 and the Weslyan Chapel, 1803 built by Joseph Medworth
(b.1752, d.1827), as part of the planned circus of the Castle
Estate. Local brown brick; slate roof and side stack. Three
storeys and basement; two 'bays'. Stone coped parapet with
painted stone bands at first and second floors. Two second
floor twelve-paned recessed hung sash windows in cambered gauged
red brick arches with stone cills. Two, sixteen-paned first and
ground floor windows in similar openings. Left hand entrance
approached by two steps with six-panelled door and patterned
fanlight with glazing bars in double recessed round headed arch
of gauged red brick. Rear windows all sixteen-paned hung sashes
in segmental arches and similar basement window. Interior has
original open-string staircase, three original chimney pieces,
panelled window cases and round headed arched cupboard. Iron
range by F. Ford, Wisbech in service basement with contemporary
C19 chimney piece.
NMR (C. Godfrey, Wisbech photographic collection), 1982.
Colvin, p.386, 1954. VCH Cambs, p.242.
G. Annis, A History of Wisbech Castle, 1977.
Walker and Craddock, History of Wisbech, p.278, 1849.
Watson, prints, History of Wisbech, 1827.
Listing NGR: TF4619209529
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