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1, the Crescent

A Grade II Listed Building in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6638 / 52°39'49"N

Longitude: 0.1608 / 0°9'38"E

OS Eastings: 546227

OS Northings: 309537

OS Grid: TF462095

Mapcode National: GBR L1Q.ZDS

Mapcode Global: WHJPH.F9SP

Plus Code: 9F42M576+G8

Entry Name: 1, the Crescent

Listing Date: 31 October 1983

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1228700

English Heritage Legacy ID: 48223

ID on this website: 101228700

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


WISBECH THE CRESCENT
TF 4609
6/25 No. 1
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 floors. Three recessed hung sash windows
without glazing bars in cambered gauged red brick arches with
painted reveals and stone cills. Two stone steps to entrance
left of centre with six-panelled door and plain fanlight in
double recessed, red gauged brick arch. Interior has original
closed string staircase with turned balusters.
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: TF4622709537

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