Description

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WISBECH MARKET PLACE
TF 4609
(West Side)
6/98 No. 29

(Formerly listed as Oldham Chemists)

GV II*

Late C18 shop. Local brown brick; red pantile roof, stack to
right hand. Shallow parapet with stone coping. Three storeys,
one 'bay'. Two, sixteen-paned recessed hung sash windows in
cambered, gauged red brick arches and brick bands between
floors. Modern shop at ground floor. Remains of three-bayed
vault in semi-basement, mediaeval. Two bays destroyed when shop
floor was lowered. One bay intact with moulded ribs springing
from stone corbels with finely carved centre boss.
Walker and Craddock, History of Wisbech, p.419, print of crypt.
VCH Cambs, p.242.

Listing NGR: TF4618109715

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17543710

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Recommended Books

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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)