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Latitude: 52.6638 / 52°39'49"N
Longitude: 0.1607 / 0°9'38"E
OS Eastings: 546219
OS Northings: 309533
OS Grid: TF462095
Mapcode National: GBR L1Q.ZCH
Mapcode Global: WHJPH.F9RQ
Plus Code: 9F42M576+G7
Entry Name: 2, the Crescent
Listing Date: 31 October 1983
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1331995
English Heritage Legacy ID: 48224
ID on this website: 101331995
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
6/26 No. 2
GV II
Terrace house built c.1793 in 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 floor. Two second floor recessed,
twelved-paned hung sash windows in cambered gauged red brick
arches with-stone cills. Two similar, but larger first floor
and one ground floor windows. Two stone steps to entrance left
of centre with six-panelled door and plain fanlight in double
recessed, red gauged brick arch. Interior has a good
open-string staircase with turned balusters and moulded
handrail; original panelled doors. Original entrance to
basement in rear elevation and C19 two storey wing built as
school accommodation.
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: TF4621909533
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