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From: "Lisa Koelink" <>
Subject: Re: Providence Row and Timber Market, Wisbech
Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 16:47:49 +0100 (GMT Standard Time)
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Thank you Elizabeth very much.
I already have the 1830 map of Wisbech, bought from the museum while I was
there a year ago.
Providence Row is not on it, wouldn't you know!
Thanks for the input about the area though, I guessed it was not a very
affluent one.
I am going to have him take pictures of Norfolk Street West, and East anyway
as I know one of them was the old Timber Market.
Regards
Lisa

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From: elizabeth lee pugh
Date: 06/01/05 15:42:39
To: Lisa Koelink
Subject: Re: Providence Row and Timber Market, Wisbech

Hello Lisa
While your husband is in Wisbech tell him to go to either the library or
museum (next door to each other) - or even the tourist place next to the
Post Office near Clarkson's memorial - and get you a copy of the 1830 map of
Wisbech. I am not sure where they sell it. It is very inexpensive (maybe
£2?) and is great for finding old streets and seeing what the town looked
like.
I would think that the south end of Norfolk Street was a poorer area. I
can't find Providence Row, but it seems that most of the "Rows" were
alongside the canal which was a poor area.
Good luck!
Elizabeth Pugh
Yukon
Canada
(born in Wisbech)

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