A thatched inn stands beside a tall signpost, with three figures standing and sitting on the grassy area in the foreground.

The Maid’s Head Wicken c1892 (Birmingham Libraries; P J Deakin)

Wicken Data

Mike Petty's Wicken Scrapbook

Mike Petty’s Scrapbook:

https://archive.org/details/WickenScrapbook/mode/2up

Flickr Photo Collection – Wicken & Upware People and Places

The Natural History of Wicken Fen ed. J S Gardiner and A G Tansley pub. Cambridge 1923

The legend of Black Shuck is especially associated with Wicken and was believed to pad along Spinney Bank. In fact there are reports of a large ghostly black dog from all over East Anglia.

Oil painting of a thatched cottage with a red brick chimney, nestled in a garden with trees under a cloudy sky.

Fullers Cottage Wicken painting by Robert B Farren

For information about Robert Farren see 110 Hills Road

Several small wooden boats are moored along the bank of a canal near haystacks and rural buildings in a monochrome scene.

Wicken Fen, before fire (June 1931) (photo D G Reid) (Cambridgeshire Collection)

A man in a waistcoat and flat cap stands in a field of tall grass beside a sparse, leaning tree with two main trunks.

Wicken Fen, after fire, August 1929 (photo D G Reid)(Cambridgeshire Collection)

A young person in a flat cap pushes a wooden barrow filled with bricks across a narrow plank bridge over a water channel.

Wicken Fen, peat industry, c.1909 (photo Scott and Wilkinson)(Cambridgeshire Collection)

A man wearing a flat cap and light shirt sits in the doorway of a low, thatch-roofed hut nestled into a grassy bank.

Wicken Fen, peat cutter, c.1909 (Photo Scott and Wilkinson) (Cambridgeshire Collection)

A narrow waterway flows between grassy banks, with cattle grazing on the right side near a seated person in a light coat.

Wicken Lode, Wicken Fen (MoC11/62)

A carousel and large wooden swing ride stand in a field with several figures standing in the foreground, all in monochrome.

Wicken Feast date unknown (MoC72/8)

A man in a waistcoat stands holding the head of a dark horse in front of a white building with a thatched roof.

Wicken Fen pony used for pulling turves c.1890 (MoC81/68)

Two men in light shirts and dark waistcoats stand in a flat-bottomed boat, with a thatched shelter and horse visible behind.

J Hall and H Bailey of Wicken staing in a turf boat – note the covered stacks of turf behind c.1890 (MoC77/68)

A group of adults and children stand beside a hay-laden wagon in a field, with a woman holding a parasol on the left.

Hay carts at Chapel Lane, Wicken c.1890 (MoC76/68)

A man in a uniform, cap, and light-colored collar stands beside a bicycle, holding a small white slip in his left hand.

Auxiliary postman , Morley Houghton, of Wicken, c.1900 (MoC74/68)

A man and a small child stand beside a donkey pulling a wooden cart, with a woman partially visible in the background.

Man delivering letters in Wicken by donkey cart c.1898 (MoC73/68)

A black and white view across a flooded lane towards a row of traditional cottages with thatched roofs and brick chimneys.

Wicken (MoC144/57)

A printed page featuring a black-and-white ink drawing of men in top hats gathered around a table for a candle auction.

Urbs Camboritum, Wicken

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