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The following year he was raised to the peerage as Baron Peckover, of Wisbech in the County of Cambridge. [7] In 1905 Cambridge University awarded him the honorary degree of LL.D. [ 8 ] After his death part of the estates were sold off by auction at the Alexandra Theatre, Wisbech in 1920.
The house was built in 1722 and later bought by Alfred Southwell. [1] It was bought by Jonathan Peckover at the end of the 18th century. [2] Alexander Peckover was created Baron Peckover in 1907. During the period in which the building was in the ownership of the Peckovers, the building was known as Bank House.
Stable to North West of No 15 (Peckover House) Wisbech, Fenland: Tack Room: Mid to late 18th century: 10 February 1969: 1126639: Stable to North West of No 15 (Peckover House) The Castle Wisbech, Fenland: Villa: 1816
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Wisbech Inns, Taverns and Beer-houses: Past and Present vol 1 was published in December 2021. [52] Vol 2 was published the following month. [ 53 ] Volumes 3 and 4 were published in 2022, volume 5 in 2023 and volume 6 in 2024.These publications received awards from the British Association of Friends of Museums , the British Guild of Beer Writers ...
At the 1871 census Wisbech (Municipal Borough Limits) consisted of 6,432acres, 2,162 houses, and 9,362 persons. [2] A long, narrow tail of land was detached and given to Wisbech Rural District. In 1933 the south-western part of Wisbech MB was transferred to the parish of Elm leaving Wisbech RD surrounding the Borough on three sides. [3] [4]
[4] [5] The meeting house Stuart attended (and where she is buried) was a thatched building on the North Brink, as shown in a watercolour painting by Algernon Peckover and in use by the Friends from 1711. [11] [e] [13] [14] She died at the age of 88 on 12 July 1742. [4] [15] She is referred to in the Victoria County History. [16]
The National Trust's Peckover House in Wisbech holds a sketchbook (1940-45) of drawings attributed to Oldham. [15] His books still inspire writers of local history. The Wisbech Inns, Taverns and Beerhouses: Past and Present series of books (2021) & (2022) by Andrew Ketley was written as a result of reading Oldham's books. [16] [17]