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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… was by 1585 divided into ten wards (Timber Market, Church, Castle, South, Barton, White Cross, Old Market, Ship Lane, … the reform of the corporation in the 1830's, but the names Castle, Timber Market, and South Brink have been preserved in … a good example of a manorial borough, with the site of the castle midway in the peninsula and dominating the Market …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Later history of the castle LATER HISTORY OF THE CASTLE Secretary John Thurloe, who purchased the manor during … time at Wisbech, and the practice arose of leasing the castle to local families. Henry Pierson was the first …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… digging on 'Ramesinedik' and inside and outside around the castle, and the day's labour for repairing the park of … in 1251 had also to provide guards for prisoners in the castle jail, or if that was unserviceable to keep them in … ( pannos scilicet chalones) for guests arriving at the castle or else to take such guests into their own houses. 67 …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… a descendant of the family formerly resident at the castle. She also provided £6,000 for endowment, increased by … one was built in 1793, as part of the redevelopment of the castle estate. 57 It was used by companies from Lincoln and …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… in Exchange Square. 11 The foundation stone of a chapel in Castle Square was laid in 1818 by the Rev. William Holmes, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Recusants in the castle RECUSANTS IN THE CASTLE The idea of concentrating Roman Catholic prisoners … of Ely (Cox) to report on the suitability of Wisbech Castle for this purpose. It was 'not ment that they shalbe …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… by the fewness of ordinations held in the church or the castle chapel. Of those who recorded the places of …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… half length holding up the hand in benediction, on a castle with water underneath. The common seal adopted on the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… was dissuaded from attending a Commission of Sewers in the castle. A crowd of soldiers however clamoured for him, … some of his supporters were plundered. 73 During 1643 the castle and town were put into a state of defence. £11 12 s. 6 d. was spent on ironwork for the castle drawbridge. £7 17 s. 6 d. was spent on other …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… some forty to fifty medium-sized houses on the former castle grounds. By 1796 the town had become preponderantly …