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 Wisbech High Street Project is delighted to be working with the Wisbech and Fenland Museum, funding an exhibition on ...
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 ...
Come along to the Wisbech and Fenland Museum, Museum Square, Wisbech on Thursday 26th October between 5pm and 8pm for ...
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..
Geoff Hastings photographs from the 1960s and 1970s have been invaluable looking back at the history of the High Street shops. Andy Ketley from the High Street Projects consultative group reflects on his work.
CWA carpentry students get to work on historic door repairs One of the areas of the chapel on Mount Pleasant Road ...
Thanks to Roger Rawson for uploading this image of the crypt under the Market Place. We look forward to investigating this ...
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
Our next event as part of the “How to Look After Your Old Building” activity is planned for Saturday 2nd ...
On 25th October 2018 we held our first Nights at the Museum Activity, part of a national event to open ...
