Library

Contact:

Whittlesey Library,
31- 35 Market Street,
Whittlesey,
PE7 1BA

Telephone:   0845 045 5225

Opening Hours:

Available Services

For adults to borrow:  
Fiction/ Non fiction
Large print/Talking books
Videos/DVDs
Music CDs  

For children to borrow:  
Picture books
Story books/ Information books
Young adult books
Videos/ Story tapes  

Studying:  
Free access for internet searching
Reference books  

Local and family history:  
Local books and current maps
Whittlesey parish records and census
Selected websites  

Learning Centre:  
MS Office, Email & tution
Tel:01733 208910  

PCs and equipment:  
Computers for adults and children
Photocopier and Fax
Printer-b&w and colour  

And more:  
Storytime and Rhymetime
Register - Tel: 01354 653053
Citizens Advice Bureau - Tel: 01945 464367  

Whittlesey's most famous son was Sir Harry George Wakelyn Smith, 1787-1860, a British general who servedin the Peninsula War, the war of 1812 and the Battle of Waterloo. In India he distinguished himself in the Sikh Wars, after which he was awarded a baronetcy for the victory at Aliwal in 1846.

Whittlesey's famous Butter Cross built circa 1680. This photograph was taken in the 19th Century, and is from the front cover of "Millennium Memories of Whittlesey" one of two books, each containing over 40 photos, recording life in Whittlesey in the past. These books, published on behalf of the Whittlesey Society are available from Whittlesey Museum)