Editing Wisbech (section)

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In ''More English Fairy Tales'' collected and edited by [[Joseph Jacobs]] the tale of [[Tom Hickathrift]] and his battle with the Wisbeach (Wisbech) Giant is retold.<ref>{{cite book|title=More English FairyTales|author= Joseph Jacobs|publisher= G.P.Putnam's Sons|year=1894}}</ref> In other versions the protagonist is described as The Wisbech/Wisbeach Ogre.<ref>{{cite book|title=Thomas Hickathrift|author= Peter Jeevar| publisher= Ketton Publishing|year=1993}}</ref>

[[Isaac Casaubon]] recorded in his diary his visit to Wisbech on 17 August 1611. He accompanied [[Lancelot Andrewes]], bishop of Ely, from the episcopal palace at Downham.<ref name="auto3">{{cite book|title=Wisbech Coronation Year Celebrations| author= anonymous| publisher= Wisbech Borough| year= 1953}}</ref>

[[Samuel Pepys]] recorded in his diary his trip to [[Parson Drove]] on 17 September 1663 to accompany his uncle and cousin to Wisbech in connection with another uncle Day's estate. He visited the church and library at Wisbech on 18 September.<ref name="auto3"/>

[[Daniel Defoe]] ({{circa|1660–1731}}) toured the eastern counties of England in 1723 and commented about Wisbech as a seaport. He had visited the Isle of Ely in 1722 and observed:
"That there are some wonderful engines for throwing up water, and such as are not to be seen any where else, whereof one in particular threw up, (as they assur'd us) twelve hundred ton of water in half an hour, and goes by wind-sails, 12 wings or sails to a mill".

"Here are the greatest improvements by planting of hemp, that, I think, is to be seen in England; particularly on the Norfolk and Cambridge side of the Fens, as about Wisbech, Well, and several other places, where we saw many hundred acres of ground bearing great crops of hemp ".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/travellers/Defoe/25|title=Defoe|website=visionofbritain.org.uk|access-date=29 August 2019}}</ref>

[[William Cole (antiquary)|William Cole]] (1714–1782), the Cambridge antiquary, who passed through in 1772, mentions that "the buildings were in general handsome, the inn we stopped at [the Rose and Crown] uncommonly so...". "But the Bridge," he added "stretching Rialto-like over this straight and considerable stream, with a good row of houses extending from it, and fronting the water, to a considerable distance, beats all, and exhibits something of a Venetian appearance."

[[John Howard (prison reformer)|John Howard]], prison reformer, came to Wisbech to visit the 'Wisbeach Bridewell' on 3 February 1776 and found two prisoners locked up in it. He described it as having two or three rooms. No courtyard. No water. Allowance a penny a day; and straw twenty shillings a year. Keeper's salary £16: no Fees – This prison might be improved on the Keeper's Garden.<ref>{{cite book|title=The State of Prisons in England And Wales, with preliminary Observations, and an account of Some Foreign Prisons|author= John Howard|publisher=Cadell|year=1777}}</ref>

In 1778/1779 Italian author and poet [[Giuseppe Marc'Antonio Baretti]] (also known as Joseph Baretti; 1718–1789) took up residence with a family living at the castle for about a fortnight. Afterwards he published a series of letters ''Lettere Familiari de Giuseppe Baretti'' including a description of his Wisbech visit. He attended horse races, the theatre, public balls, public suppers and assemblies.<ref>{{cite book|title=A History of Wisbech|author=William Watson|year=1827}}</ref>

[[William Cobbett]] (1763–1835), who 'speechified' to about 220 people in the Playhouse [[Angles Theatre]] in April 1830, called it "a good solid town, though not handsome" and re marked the export of corn.

[[William Macready]] arrived in Wisbech on 13 June 1836 and performed in ''Hamlet' and ''Macbeth'' in what is now the Angles Theatre. He recorded his visit which was later published in 1875 in ''Diaries and Letters''.<ref name="History of Wisbech and Neighborhood"/>

[[Charles Kingsley]]'s 1850 novel ''Alton Locke'' has a character Bob Porter referring to the gibbeting of two Irish reapers at Wisbech River after trial for murder. Wisbech and Fenland Museum has a headpiece that was used with the gibbet in a similar case in the 18th century.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dtldobsvtn.wordpress.com/2012/09/18/alton-locke-by-charles-kingsley-character-list/|title=Alton Locke|website=wordpress.com|access-date= 5 September 2019|date=18 September 2012}}</ref>

Wisbeach and its river Nene (or Nen), wooden piling and riverport, two stations are mentioned by [[Hilaire Belloc]] (1870–1953) who dined at the Whyte Harte hotel, North Brink.<ref>{{cite book|title=Hills and the Sea| url= https://archive.org/details/hillssea00bell| author=Hilaire Belloc| publisher= Charles Scribner's Sons| year=1906}}</ref>

Wisbech was one of eight towns featured in ''Old Towns Revisited'' published by Country Life Ltd in 1952.<ref>{{cite book |title=Old Towns Revisited| editor= Arthur Oswald|publisher = Country Life Ltd |year = 1952}}</ref>

Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald describes his experience of visiting Wisbech in May 1964.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001861/19640509/015/0018|newspaper=The Sphere|title=Capital of Fertility|date=9 May 1964|access-date=27 December 2019}}</ref>

Travel writer [[Nicholas Wollaston]]'s (1927–2007) visit to the town produced a chapter in his 1965 book.<ref>{{cite book|title=Winter in England|author=Nicholas Wollaston|publisher=Huddersfield & Stoughton|year=1965}}</ref>

Wisbech features in [[John Gordon (author)|John Gordon]]'s 1992 autobiography.<ref>{{cite book| title=Ordinary Seaman – A teenage memoir| author= John Gordon| publisher= Walker Books| year=1992|isbn=9780744521061}}</ref>

Local newspaper, the ''Wisbech Standard'' (owned by [[Archant]]),<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.wisbechstandard.co.uk/home|title=Wisbech Standard| website=wisbechstandard.co.uk| access-date=29 December 2019}}</ref> is now online only. The ''Fenland Citizen'' (owned by Iliffe Media).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fenlandcitizen.co.uk|title=Fenland Citizen| website=fenlandcitizen.co.uk| access-date=29 December 2019}}</ref> is sold in shops and available online.

Several free local magazines are published online and/or distributed: ''The fens'' (monthly),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thefensmag.co.uk|title=The fens| website=thefens.co.uk| access-date=29 December 2019}}</ref> ''Discovering Wisbech'' (monthly),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discoveringmagazines.co.uk/wisbech/index.html#|title=Discovering Wisbech Magazine| website=Discoveringmagazines.co.uk| access-date=18 August 2018}}</ref> ''The Wisbech Post'' (quarterly),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewisbechpost.co.uk|title=The Wisbech Post| website= thewisbechpost| access-date=29 December 2019}}</ref> and the ''Fenland Resident'' (quarterly).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.archanthub.co.uk|title=Resident magazines| website=archant.co.uk| access-date=4 December 2019}}</ref>

According to a study looking into [[immigration]] patterns, Wisbech was once identified as the seventh "most English" town in Britain by [http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1233583,00.html Sky News]. However, on 16 February 2008 a report in the ''[[Daily Express]]'' titled "Death of a Country Idyll" wrote about how the influx of [[Eastern European]] immigrants may have caused an increase in crime. Then on 20 February 2008 ''The Fenland Citizen'' contained an article opposing the ''Daily Express'' article.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fenlandcitizen.co.uk/news/Wisbech-blighted-by-crime.3792478.jp|title=Wisbech: blighted by crime? – Fenland Today|website=Fenlandcitizen.co.uk|access-date=18 August 2018}}</ref>

On 14 May 2011 Wisbech featured in ''[[The Guardian]]'' "Let's Move to..." column: Tom Dyckhoff highlighted the Georgian streets, cinemas, local community groups and poor rail links.

In June 2018 ''[[Country Life (magazine)|Country Life]]'' magazine ran a feature on Wisbech.<ref>Country Life 20 June 2018</ref>

In November 2018 Wisbech featured in an article in the ''[[Daily Telegraph]]'' by Jack Rear entitled "The spirited English town with some of Britain's best forgotten history".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/united-kingdom/articles/daytripper-wisbech/|title=The spirited English town with some of Britain's best forgotten history|newspaper=The Telegraph|access-date=5 January 2019|date=24 November 2018|last1=Rear|first1=Jack}}</ref>

''Wisbech Merchants' Trail'' was updated and released as a map and booklet and as a free mobile app in August 2019. There are 17 brass plaques at historical sites around the town.<ref>{{cite web|title=Celebrating the history of a Fenland high street |url=https://www.highstreetwisbech.org.uk |website=highstreetwisbech.org.uk}}</ref>

The town council produces an annual ''Official Town Guide and Map'' published by Local Authority Publishing Co Ltd. There is also an online version.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialguides.co.uk|title=Wisbech|website=officialguides.co.uk|access-date=20 August 2019}}</ref>