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Wisbech Town and City Memories
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Wisbech Old Market Place
I was born in Wisbech in 1960, my father worked for the family business, Hutson & Sons, my Grandpa also had a pet shop in the old market place, we lived with him for a while
Wonder what happened to the lovely panelling in his sitting room, there was a granary at the back of the house, used to be able to go out onto the roof and look out over the river, I also remember Mrs Reed's shop in the market place......And being taken to Bunnys, in the town, can't rember his surname, for shoes!
And the lovely dept store that used to be next door, with that funny contraption that used to put the money in a tube thing!
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A memory of Wisbech contributed by julia Arch
Napier Terrace
I was born in Wisbech in 1937 in Ramnoth Road, we moved to Napier Terrace on the canal until after the war when we moved to Wales. I have fond memories of living in Napier Terrace, we lived in the last house, No 37. My father was in ARP when a bomb fell on the cinema. A lasting memory was when I learned to ride a bike, I fell into the canal. We had an allotment and I remember a Mr Peachey who had only one leg, and Mr Tash the coalman. I worked for Ashworths the newsagent on the bridge. I used to meet the train and get the papers. Happy days.
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A memory of Wisbech contributed by martin kirby
The Hope Inn
I think it was 1949/50, I remember living along the canal side, Trafalgar Row it was called, over the other side from the Hope Inn. Somehow I think it was further up than Somerfield almost opposite the Empire. Most of my family used this pub as their social outlet for weekends, remember no TV, bingo or much else then. I remember the landlord and landlady a Mr. and Mrs. Firth and they had a son I think he was called Trevor. I never did see inside the pub, I used to have to play in their yard or sometimes I would be able to sit in the kitchen when it was colder. I can't quite see my house from this photograph ...read more here
A memory of Wisbech contributed by Sandra Ireland
The Harbour Line.
Look carefully between the first two trees on the left of the photograph. In the gap with the house in the background you will see a horizontal dark line which follows to the right. This is the railway line called the Harbour Line which operated until about 1967. The engine was driven by Mr Charlie Rands, who lived in Elm Road. In the main I remember it carrying timber from English Brothers, although it would have carried perhaps produce to and from Smedleys. It was only separated from the park by a post and wire fence.
A memory of Wisbech contributed by The Frith Memory Archivist
Extracts From Elm & Cambridgeshire books
The wonderful church of All Saints has a fine 13th-century tower with lancet windows inserted into blind arcades. The belfry is embattled, with turrets at the corners. Like similar parishes nearby, the wealth of this fen village came from wool.
An extract from from"Cambridgeshire Villages Photographic Memories".
Here we see the village green in Elm, with its recently erected memorial to the men of the village who fell in the Great War. The village’s name was spelt ‘Eolum’ around a thousand years ago, so the name possibly means a place of eels rather than elm trees.
An extract from from"Cambridgeshire Photographic Memories".
Whilst the High Street is a shadow
of its former self, the Rose & Crown
Hotel, located at the junction with the
Market Place, is enjoying somewhat
of a renaissance, with its current
owners investing heavily in restoring the
hotel to its former prominence in the
town and locality. The provision of good
accommodation for visitors and tourists
must be seen as a priority, if Wisbech is
to tap into the tourism market and give a
welcome boost to the local economy.
An extract from from"Wisbech Town and City Memories".
The north side of the Market Place was the drinking heart of Wisbech, whose taste for alcohol saw one hundred inns, taverns and pubs recorded around the town. In this view the Freeman Hardy & Willis shop stands on the site of the Old Talbot, and two shops along is where the Golden Lion was situated. The `Tudor` building is the George Inn and next door is the Mermaid. The lower storey of the Shop Hotel has been opened up to allow greater pedestrian access to the Horsefair, and the Griffin next-door is now a barbers shop.
An extract from from"Wisbech Town and City Memories".
We are looking towards the west end of
the Market Place. The two tailors and
outfitters businesses, John Collier and
J E Hall, sit side-by-side, next to the
Home & Colonial Tea Store. In the
foreground can be seen the underground
toilets, which were later filled in.
An extract from from"Wisbech Town and City Memories".