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  • FREE TALK: Wallpaper Talk - Tuesday, 10 May - 6pm

    FREE TALK: Wallpaper Talk - Tuesday, 10 May - 6pm

    05/04/2022
    Ever had the joy of renovating an old house? Peeling back generations of different styles of wallpaper, you would have ...
  • Historical properties get new lease of life as part of Wisbech High Street Project

    Historical properties get new lease of life as part of Wisbech High Street Project

    23/03/2022
    Major regeneration works which have breathed new life into a row of historic buildings on Wisbech High Street are nearing ...
  • FREE TALK: Timber Restoration, Conservation and Techniques - Tuesday, 1 March - 6pm

    FREE TALK: Timber Restoration, Conservation and Techniques - Tuesday, 1 March - 6pm

    24/02/2022
    A traditional building craft tutor for The Prince’s Foundation will be talking all things timber when he gives a free ...
  • FREE TALK: Repairing Georgian and Victorian Brickwork - Tuesday, 15 February - 6pm

    FREE TALK: Repairing Georgian and Victorian Brickwork - Tuesday, 15 February - 6pm

    11/02/2022
    Interested in or responsible for the care and maintenance of pre-1920s properties? Join architectural buildings conservator Charlie Slade as he ...
  • FREE TALK: Discover more about medieval tiles and their local connections - Tuesday 25th January - 6pm

    FREE TALK: Discover more about medieval tiles and their local connections - Tuesday 25th January - 6pm

    14/01/2022
    A medieval tile maker will be demonstrating the traditional craft and talking about tiles with historical connections to Wisbech at ...
  • Last chance to apply for Wisbech High Street grant as more funded works get underway

    Last chance to apply for Wisbech High Street grant as more funded works get underway

    25/11/2021
    The countdown is on for Wisbech High Street property owners to apply for a National Lottery grant to restore their ...
  • Wisbech Property Owners Encouraged to Take Advantage of Grant Scheme Before it's Too Late

    Wisbech Property Owners Encouraged to Take Advantage of Grant Scheme Before it's Too Late

    13/10/2021
    Property owners are being given a final opportunity to restore their buildings to their former historic glory as part of ...
  • Developer sought as historic Wisbech High Street renovation gets the go-ahead

    Developer sought as historic Wisbech High Street renovation gets the go-ahead

    03/08/2021
    Wisbech is poised for an historic High Street transformation after revised plans for a new shop and flats at ‘The ...
  • Learn how to protect historic homes from pest infestations at latest heritage talk

    Learn how to protect historic homes from pest infestations at latest heritage talk

    30/06/2021
    Know your furniture beetle from your death watch beetle? Your silverfish from your wood weevil? Put your knowledge to the ...
  • Lost images of Wisbech made available in new book

    Lost images of Wisbech made available in new book

    11/06/2021
    Unseen historic photos of Wisbech that proved hugely popular when they went on display for the first time last year ...
  • Award-winning stone carver hosts free Wisbech High Street Project skills training talk

    Award-winning stone carver hosts free Wisbech High Street Project skills training talk

    27/05/2021
    An award-winning stone carver who has worked on some of the world’s most prestigious buildings will talk about his work ...
  • New series of free heritage skills training sessions launches as part of Wisbech High Street Project

    New series of free heritage skills training sessions launches as part of Wisbech High Street Project

    17/05/2021
    An exciting new series of free, traditional construction and heritage skills training sessions have been launched as part of Fenland ...
  • Wisbech Underground brought to life in mesmerising 3D surveys

    Wisbech Underground brought to life in mesmerising 3D surveys

    08/03/2021
    Deep beneath the streets of Wisbech lies a number of hidden vaults and tunnels and cells, cellars and crypts that ...
  • Wisbech Underground

    Wisbech Underground

    23/02/2021
    Researching, mapping and providing interpretation on the of cellars and underground spaces around the High Street
  • Another Wisbech High Street redevelopment set to get underway

    Another Wisbech High Street redevelopment set to get underway

    13/01/2021
    Another redevelopment scheme made possible thanks to National Lottery players through Fenland District Council’s Wisbech High Street Project is set ...
  • Council agrees largest Wisbech High Street grant to date for major improvement works

    Council agrees largest Wisbech High Street grant to date for major improvement works

    15/12/2020
    Major improvement works are set to begin on four dilapidated Wisbech High Street properties before Christmas after Fenland District Council ...
  • Shop gutters in Wisbech High Street set for annual clean

    Shop gutters in Wisbech High Street set for annual clean

    23/11/2020
    Work to help restore historic buildings on Wisbech High Street will take to the skies once again this week when ...
  • Grant Approved for No 18 High Street

    Grant Approved for No 18 High Street

    12/11/2020
    A grant made possible thanks to National Lottery players has been awarded through the Wisbech High Street Project to enable ...
  • Contractor appointed for National Lottery-supported ‘The Gap’ redevelopment project

    Contractor appointed for National Lottery-supported ‘The Gap’ redevelopment project

    02/11/2020
    Plans to breathe new life into ‘The Gap’ in Wisbech High Street with an ambitious, permanent development have taken a ...
  • Celebrate Wisbech’s heritage with online photography exhibition

    Celebrate Wisbech’s heritage with online photography exhibition

    20/08/2020
    Heritage fans will be able to step back in time from the comfort of their own home next month when ...
  • New plans for ‘The Gap’ after developments enable longer term solution for site

    New plans for ‘The Gap’ after developments enable longer term solution for site

    03/07/2020
    A new development for retail and residential use could now be built at ‘The Gap’ in Wisbech High Street after ...
  • Past Discoveries at 24 High Street

    Past Discoveries at 24 High Street

    20/06/2020
    Its fantastic when people get in touch through the website to share their memories and objects that relate to the ...
  • Archaeological Building Recording at 24 High Street

    Archaeological Building Recording at 24 High Street

    17/02/2020
    Planning Condition Relating to Demolition of rear Building at 24 High Street Requires Archaeological Survey A planning application for demolition of ...
  • "Wisbech Shops" - A Free Exhibition and Talk, February 2020

    "Wisbech Shops" - A Free Exhibition and Talk, February 2020

    30/01/2020
    The Wisbech High Street Project is delighted to be working with the Wisbech and Fenland Museum, funding an exhibition on ...
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