Wisbech Town Council Chamber

Wisbech Town Council

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Public building in Cambridgeshire

8 artworks

Part of Wisbech Town Council

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A unique collection of nineteenth-century portraits of persons associated with the Borough and Town of Wisbech, including Henry Leach, last Bailiff and first Mayor of Wisbech.

1 North Brink, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire PE13 1JR England

info@wisbechtowncouncil.org.uk

01945 461333

Paintings are on display in the Town Council Chamber and office hours are 9am–3pm, Monday–Friday. The Chamber can be opened by appointment or for special events outside these hours.

http://www.wisbechtowncouncil.gov.uk/

Artworks

  • Henry Leach (1798–1873), Last Town Bailiff (1834–1835), First Mayor of the Borough (1836, 1839 & 1847)
    Henry Leach (1798–1873), Last Town Bailiff (1834–1835), First Mayor of the Borough (1836, 1839 & 1847) unknown artist
    Wisbech Town Council Chamber
  • Reverend Abraham Jobson, Mayor of Wisbech (1811)
    Reverend Abraham Jobson, Mayor of Wisbech (1811) William Strutt (1825–1915)
    Wisbech Town Council Chamber
  • Henry Bouverie William Brand (1814–1892), 23rd Baron Dacre, 1st Viscount Hampden, GCB, PC
    Henry Bouverie William Brand (1814–1892), 23rd Baron Dacre, 1st Viscount Hampden, GCB, PC Frank Holl (1845–1888) (after)
    Wisbech Town Council Chamber
  • Thomas Clarkson (1760–1846), Anti-Slavery Campaigner
    Thomas Clarkson (1760–1846), Anti-Slavery Campaigner Samuel Lane (1780–1859)
    Wisbech Town Council Chamber
  • Alderman Richard Young (1809–1871), JP, DL, Mayor of Wisbech (1858–1863), MP for Cambridgeshire (1865–1868), Sheriff of London and Middlesex (1871)
    Alderman Richard Young (1809–1871), JP, DL, Mayor of Wisbech (1858–1863), MP for Cambridgeshire (1865–1868), Sheriff of London and Middlesex (1871) Hugh Ford Crighton (1824–1886)
    Wisbech Town Council Chamber
  • William Martin Rust, Mayor of Wisbech (1883)
    William Martin Rust, Mayor of Wisbech (1883) Worthy Vizard (1848–1904)
    Wisbech Town Council Chamber
  • Jonathan Peckover (1835–1882), Founder of the Working Men's Institute, Wisbech
    Jonathan Peckover (1835–1882), Founder of the Working Men's Institute, Wisbech Johnston Forbes-Robertson (1853–1937)
    Wisbech Town Council Chamber
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Artists

  • Pickford Narrow Boat 'Hope' at a Lock
    unknown artist
  • John Smith, Esq., Mayor of East Retford (1864–1865 & 1867–1868)
    Hugh Ford Crighton (1824–1886)
  • George Birkbeck (1776–1841)
    Samuel Lane (1780–1859)
  • William Strutt
    William Strutt (1825–1915)
  • Frank Holl
    Frank Holl (1845–1888)
  • Charles Cardale Babington
    Worthy Vizard (1848–1904)
  • Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson (1853–1937), Actor-Manager, Self Portrait
    Johnston Forbes-Robertson (1853–1937)

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  • Cambridge Union Society, University of Cambridge
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