Joseph Medworth

Joseph Medworth
Born 1752
Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Died (1827-10-17)17 October 1827
Wisbech
Nationality English
Occupation Bricklayer and developer
Known for development of The Crescent

Joseph Medworth the son of Simon Medworth (1723-1761) a ropemaker and Anna Lampson was born in Wisbech in 1752. He married Sarah Fisher in 1775 at Wisbech St.Peter church.[1] He moved to London and became a bricklayer and returned to Wisbech in 1793. He developed the 'Castle' site having bought Thurloe's mansion and grounds from the See of Ely in 1792. The Georgian Crescent, Union Place and Ely Place forming a Circus built by him frequently feature in costume dramas. He demolished the mansion and replaced it with a Regency villa in 1816. On his death on 17th October 1827 he left children by Mary Rowell, Sarah Gibson and Sarah Fisher.[2] The property was bought by the Peckover family and part of the estate was sold and the major part of the site bought by T.Gordon Fendick. On his death the property was given to the Isle of Ely county council. The villa is now leased by Wisbech Town Council from the owners Cambridgeshire County Council [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Wisbech and the Fenlands - The Wisbech Index". Contueor.com. 2006-08-07. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  2. ↑ "RootsWeb: NORFOLK-L Medworth". Archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com. 2001-06-02. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  3. ↑ http://wisbechcastle.ccceducation.org Archived 2011-09-25 at the Wayback Machine.
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