Wisbech Castle

The Castle at Wisbech was a stone motte-and-bailey castle built to fortify Wisbech on the orders of William I in 1072, it probably replaced an earlier timber and turf complex. The layout was probably oval in shape and size, on the line still marked by the Circus. The original design and layout is unknown. It was rebuilt in stone in 1087. The castle was reputedly destroyed in a flood in 1236. In the 15th century, repairs were becoming too much for the ageing structure, and a new building was started in 1478 under John Morton, Bishop of Ely. His successor, John Alcock, extended and completed the re-building and died in the Castle in 1500. Subsequent bishops also spent considerable sums on this new palace. The Bishop's Palace was built of brick with dressings of Ketton Stone, but its exact location is unknown.

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Wisbech Castle ⓘ
former castle in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England
Castle Rising Castle ⓘ
castle in Castle Rising, Norfolk, England, UK
Ayscoughfee Hall Museum ⓘ
Grade I listed historic house museum in South Holland, United Kingdom
Chain Bridge Forge Museum ⓘ
early 19th-century blacksmith's workshop/museum, Spalding, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Flag Fen ⓘ
archaeological open-air museum in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Gordon Boswell Romany Museum ⓘ
museum in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Museum of Technology, The History of Gadgets and Gizmos ⓘ
museum in Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Oxburgh Hall ⓘ
Grade I listed historic house museum in Breckland District, Norfolk, England, UK
Peckover House and Garden ⓘ
historic house museum in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
The Lynn Museum ⓘ
local museum in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk, England, UK
Whittlesey Museum ⓘ
museum in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
History and art museum in Peterborough, England, United Kingdom
Chatteris Museum ⓘ
museum in Chatteris, England, United Kingdom
March And District Museum ⓘ
museum in March, England, UK
Ramsey Rural Museum ⓘ
museum in Huntingdon, England, United Kingdom
Pinchbeck Engine Museum ⓘ
museum in Spalding, England, UK
Railworld ⓘ
museum
Fenland And West Norfolk Aviation Museum ⓘ
museum in Nr Wisbech, England, UK
True's Yard Museum ⓘ
social history museum in King's Lynn, Norfolk
Octavia Hill Birthplace House Museum ⓘ
museum in Wisbech, England, United Kingdom
The Spalding Bulb Museum ⓘ
museum in Spalding, England, UK
Discover Downham ⓘ
museum in Downham Market, West Norfolk, England, UK
Captain Fawcett's Emporium Marvellous Barbershop Museum ⓘ
museum in Kings Lynn, England, UK

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1138 Castle Rising Castle

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1939 Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery

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1963 Chatteris Museum

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1977 March And District Museum

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1977 Ramsey Rural Museum

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1979 Pinchbeck Engine Museum

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1985 Railworld

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1987 Fenland And West Norfolk Aviation Museum

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1989 True's Yard Museum

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1993 Octavia Hill Birthplace House Museum

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1995 The Spalding Bulb Museum

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2016 Discover Downham

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2019 Captain Fawcett's Emporium Marvellous Barbershop Museum

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Wisbech Castle - scholarly article, 1879

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

link	page		Historic England research records page^@		Wikidata
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page^@		Wikidata
site	castle		Wisbech Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1138	Castle Rising Castle	church building, castle, ruins, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	museum		Ayscoughfee Hall Museum	local authority museum, historic house museum, English country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Chain Bridge Forge Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Flag Fen	archaeological site, archaeological open-air museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Gordon Boswell Romany Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Museum of Technology, The History of Gadgets and Gizmos	charitable organization, technology museum, military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Oxburgh Hall	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Peckover House and Garden	building, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Lynn Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Whittlesey Museum	local museum, independent museum, city hall	Wikidata
site	museum	1939	Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery	art museum, local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1963	Chatteris Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1977	March And District Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1977	Ramsey Rural Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	Pinchbeck Engine Museum	museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1985	Railworld	charitable organization, railway museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1987	Fenland And West Norfolk Aviation Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	True's Yard Museum	museum, museum building, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1993	Octavia Hill Birthplace House Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1995	The Spalding Bulb Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2016	Discover Downham	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2019	Captain Fawcett's Emporium Marvellous Barbershop Museum	museum	Wikidata

Wisbech Castle

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