The First of our “History of Interiors” talks On Saturday 15th July 2019 we were delighted to welcome Dr Phillippa Mapes ...
Working alongside professional archaeologists from Archaeology Project Services supported by local amateur group FenArch you will have the opportunity to participate in a real archaeological dig in the gardens of the Wisbech and Fenland Museum!
Wisbech High Street Project – Big Dig Blog DAY 1 Tuesday 29th May At last the big day had come to dig ...
Historian and Colour and Paint Expert, Patrick Baty will be offering two free talks on the afternoon of Saturday 7th ...
The first High Street building has been granted planning permission under the HLF Project
On Saturday 2nd June 2018 we held our 5th Photographic Workshop delivered by Matt Emmett of Forgotten Heritage. We started off ...
During the sixth session of the Wisbech High Street Project the volunteers were asked to continue the theme of visual ...
This week there have been high tides of over 7m deep on the River Nene which allow general cargo ships ...
Ghostly Goings-On at No 23 High Street This newspaper cutting dating from the 1960s was kindly shown to me by Christine ...
These photos have been submitted by Dean Rocker, one of the participants in the projects photographic workshops. Look out for more of Deans photos from around the town as well as others from the rest of the project photographers coming soon..
Thanks to Roger Rawson for uploading this image of the crypt under the Market Place. We look forward to investigating this ...
Working closely with the architects Dallas Peirce Quintero, plans for developing an area for the public to enjoy are well underway. The design is a simple structure supporting a viewing platform at high level.
Providing Free Workshops for residents to learn more about the problems encountered when living or working in an old building We ...
Would you like to learn how to “read” old buildings? The Wisbech High Street Project is offering FREE workshops led ...
What is the Wisbech High Street Project? The Wisbech High Street Project has been set up by Fenland District Council following ...
With winter almost upon us and now most of the leaves have fallen, November marks the time for the Wisbech ...
On Saturday 9th September, as part of the national Heritage Open Days weekend, the Wisbech High Street Project hosted an event which focussed on promoting the heritage of the High Street and letting people around the town know more about the aims of the 4 year project.
For this years Heritage Open Day we were located in a small marquee at the York Row end of the ...
Heritage Open Days is a festival which runs in September each year offering the opportunity to visit a variety of heritage sites which are not normally open to the public or entry is offered free of charge during the weekend.
These adverts and articles were published in the Wisbech Standard in 1956
Photographic Survey Undertaken Prior to Development
On 25th October 2018 we held our first Nights at the Museum Activity, part of a national event to open ...
On Thursday 16th May 2019, The Wisbech High Street Project, supported by Lorena at Red Barn Creative delivered the projects 2nd Museum at Night event held at Wisbech General Cemetery Chapel.
