N E Cambs Conservative Association Whittlesey Branch

Address:  Whittlesey Conservative Club, Whittlesey, Peterborough

Contact Person's Details

Miss Louise Colbert, 60 Low Cross, Whittlesey, Peterborough, Cambs

Home Telephone: 01733 202645

Notes
Political activities, helping in elections, raising monies for the Conservative Party by supper clubs, coffee mornings etc. Last Mon in month

CCC Record Number: 0602116
Last Updated: 09/08/99

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)