A three-masted ship with a central funnel sits on calm water in front of a large multi-story building and a line of trees.

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

Osborne House, Wisbech

History of Osborne House

An 1885 Ordnance Survey map segment showing Osborne House, surrounding buildings, a river, and plot numbers in Wisbech.

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.

An oil painting of a bearded man in a formal red robe trimmed with brown fur standing beside a table with documents.

Richard Young (1809-1871)

Richard Young (1809-1871) was the greatest ship operator out of Wisbech. He had 43 boats operating out of the port over the years. He was an MP for south Cambridgeshire from 1865, mayor of Wisbech from 1858 to 1862 and Sheriff of London in 1871.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Young_(MP)

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