Wisbech Castle
E243798
Wisbech Castle is a historic former fortress and later Georgian mansion in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, known for its role as a prison for notable religious and political prisoners.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wisbech Castle canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Georgian mansion
ⓘ
country house ⓘ former fortress ⓘ historic building ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Bishop of Ely ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Georgian architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Wisbech
ⓘ
Castles in Cambridgeshire ⓘ Country houses in Cambridgeshire ⓘ Grade II listed houses in Cambridgeshire ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| function | former prison ⓘ |
| hasFormerFunction |
bishop’s residence
ⓘ
episcopal palace ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | Grade II listed building ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
Georgian period
ⓘ
Tudor dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Tudor period
medieval period ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cellars
ⓘ
gardens ⓘ undercroft ⓘ vaults ⓘ |
| hasUse |
guided tours
ⓘ
private hire ⓘ public events ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade II listed ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East of England
ⓘ
Fenland District ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
River Nene
ⓘ
Wisbech Market Place ⓘ |
| locatedOn | The Crescent, Wisbech ⓘ |
| location |
Cambridgeshire, England
ⓘ
surface form:
Cambridgeshire
Wisbech ⓘ |
| material | brick ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Wisbech
ⓘ
surface form:
Wisbech Stirs
association with Catholic recusants ⓘ imprisonment of political prisoners ⓘ imprisonment of religious prisoners ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Wisbech Town Council ⓘ |
| replacedStructure |
Norman motte-and-bailey castle
ⓘ
medieval castle ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | The Crescent (Georgian terrace) ⓘ |
| use |
community venue
ⓘ
event venue ⓘ heritage attraction ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.