Peckover House, England 🇬🇧

🦋 General information:

- Location: Wisbech town, Cambridgeshire county, England

- Construction in: 1722 (In 2025, this house is 303 years old)

- Style of the house: Georgian style - red brick building with Romance interiors (rococo plasterwork & panelling)

- Landlord (originator of building): Built by Alfred Southwell (occupied first period, late 18th century), and then sold to Jonathan Peckover in the late 18th century.

- Designer: Early 18th Century Main Building Anonymous Designer But. 1878-1890 Additional Wing by Edward Boardman of Norwich under the direction of Algernon Peckover

- Purpose Constructed: It was the home of the Quaker merchant-banker family and served as the "Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank" banking office until 1879.

- Number of rooms: About 3 floors with living room, library room, dining room and service room below (butler's pantry, kitchen) with 3 floors open.

- Total area: It is about 2 acres (or about 0.008 square kilometres).

🐣 Information for visits:

- Opening hours: Open Thursday-Monday, 10: 30-16: 00

- Admission fee: £10 (about 450-460 baht)

- Website: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cambridgeshire/peckover-house-and-garden

🍀 The focus of this place:

- Peckover House & Garden became the property of the National Trust because the Peckover family donated the house and property to the National Trust in 1948 after World War II.

- The Peckover family is a Quaker family who play a prominent role in local banking and charitable activities. They are committed to benefiting the community and do not want the house to be sold or replaced privately. There are no direct descendants who want to care for the house. No one lives in the house permanently and decides to give it to an organization that can care and open it to the public.

- Georgian 1722 Building with Romance-Paneling Decorative Rooms such as Drawing Room, Dining Room and other sample rooms

- A peaceful atmosphere library with early 18th century furniture.

- The Peckover family's old Banking Hall is open to view the locker hall and underground safe.

- It is currently open to the public.

/National Trust - Peckover House and Garden

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