Wisbech Castle was a stone to 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.
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11 Facts About Wisbech Castle
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Regency building known as 'The Wisbech Castle' was given Grade II* listed status on 31 October 1983 following the vaults Grade II listed in 1969.
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Castle and town of Wisbech were swept away in a storm in 1236, although the castle appears to have soon been rebuilt as a keeper or Constable is named in 1246.
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Wisbech Castle had been "thrown in the depth of the gaol of Wysebech among thieves, where by [sic] toads and other venomous vermin he was so inhumanely gnawed that his life was despaired of".
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Wisbech Castle was used as a prison in part due to its remote location, it took prisoners under escort three days to walk between Wisbech Castle and London.
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The garrison at Wisbech Castle was commanded by Lt Col Dodson and carried out skirmishing in the surrounding Fenland.
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Henry Pierson, born in Wisbech was the first post-Restoration tenant to lease the castle from the Bishop of Ely.
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Wisbech Castle remained in occupation as a tenant of Lord Peckover for 48 years until 1935.
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An Anglia Television report on the history of Wisbech Castle shown in 1963 is available on the East Anglian Film Archive.
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Wisbech Castle was to be used as an educational museum for schools.
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Wisbech Castle was used as a Teacher's Professional Development Centre, providing a venue for meetings and training.
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