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Osborne House with 'Lady Alice Lambton' in foreground, Wisbech 1853 (S Smith)

Osborne House, Wisbech

History of Osborne House

Wisbech OS 1885

The photo shows Richard Young’s newly built villa, Osborne House. In foreground is the pleasure cruiser ‘Lady Alice Lambton’ the day, 8th August 1853, before it set off on excursion to the Humber. Almost 1,000 were on board.

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