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WORSHIP OUTSIDE OF THE WHITTLESEY AREA
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Christian Science Church & Reading Room.
St. John's Street, Peterborough |
Phone: 01733 897639 |
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Quakers Religious Society of Friends Meeting House.
21 Thorpe Road, Peterborough. |
Phone: 01733 267767 |
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UK Islamic Mission
311 Cromwell Road |
Phone: 01733 554425 |
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Hussaini Islamic Centre
2-8 Burton Street, Peterborough |
Phone: 01733 5685932 |
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Markazi Jamai Mosque Ghansia
406 Gladstone Street, Peterborough |
Phone: 01733 566658 |
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Peterborough Affiliated Synagogue,
142 Cobden Avenue, Peterborough |
Phone: 01733 571282 |
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Buddist Centre,
Cambridge. |
Phone: 01223 577553 |
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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)
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