Barton Lodge, Bird in Hand, 60 North Brink, Wisbech
History of the Bird in Hand
Listed Building
Early C19 house, originally ‘The Bird in Hand’ public house (brewery associated with inn in Barton Road). Two storeys with basement.
1846 Thomas Bulman
1852 inquest held here on death of Mr Wright of Leverington. ‘Died by the visitation of God.’
1866 Thomas Thacker
1867 Thomas Thacker charged with assaulting stepdaughter Fanny Webster. He was fined 28s.
The name Bird in Hand showed that no credit was given.
(source: The Inns and Taverns of Wisbech – a survey from the earliest times to 1950 by Arthur Artis Oldham, 1993)
Building dates
- Built 1800–1840
Source for this date
- Built 1800–1840: Listed building: Early C19 (grade II)
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