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Elevated view of The Crescent in Wisbech with curved brick townhouses, a villa with smoking chimneys, and mature trees.

Medworth’s Villa, The Crescent, Wisbech c1920

Medworth’s Villa, The Crescent, Wisbech

History of Medworth's Villa

1793 Joseph Medworth bought Thurloe’s Castle from the Bishop of Ely

c.1810 castle demolished and villa built. Medworth then built Ely and Union Places.

A detailed black and white Ordnance Survey map section showing the grounds of the former Wisbech Castle and The Crescent.

Wisbech OS 1925

Two long lines of soldiers in uniform stand facing each other on a street in front of a curved Georgian terraced building.

Crescent, Wisbech, WWI (Brown & Co)

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