Wisbech Castle
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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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- Cultural Inventory page@
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Location: 52.6642, 0.1601, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Kings Lynn Joint Norfolk County Standby and West Norfolk District Emergency Centre ⓘ
civil defence centre in Norfolk -
Wisbech Castle ⓘ
former castle in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England
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Castle Rising Castle ⓘ
castle in Castle Rising, Norfolk, England, UK -
Horsey Hill Fort ⓘ
fort in City of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK -
Museum of Technology, The History of Gadgets and Gizmos ⓘ
museum in Lincolnshire, United Kingdom -
Kings Lynn Military Museum ⓘ
former museum in Kings Lynn, England, UK
- Wisbech Castle - scholarly article, 1879
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| link | page | Art UK website page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Cultural Inventory page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Gatehouse Gazetteer page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Historic England research records page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Tripadvisor page@ | Wikidata | ||
| site | bunker | Kings Lynn Joint Norfolk County Standby and West Norfolk District Emergency Centre | civil defense center, Norfolk County Council, King's Lynn and West Norfolk | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Wisbech Castle | castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | 1138 | Castle Rising Castle | English Heritage, archaeological site, ruins, church building, castle | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1643 | Horsey Hill Fort | fort | Wikidata |
| site | museum | Museum of Technology, The History of Gadgets and Gizmos | independent museum, charitable organization, military museum, technology museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | 2013 | Kings Lynn Military Museum | military museum | Wikidata |