Guild of the Holy Trinity (Wisbech)

Guild of the Holy Trinity

The former guildhall, later the town hall and school house, now part of the Conservative Club [1]
Successor	Wisbech Corporation
Formation	1379 (traditional) [2]
Dissolved	1549 [2]
Type	Religious guild
Purpose	Religious, educational, flood defence and civic administration
Headquarters	Guildhall, Wisbech
Location	Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England
Region served	Wisbech and surrounding district

The Guild of the Holy Trinity in Wisbech was an important medieval religious guild that continued as the Wisbech Corporation.

It founded Wisbech Grammar School in 1379 above the south porch of St Peter's Church. ^[3] The Guild was a powerful force in the later Middle Ages. ^[2]

With other guilds it was also responsible for maintaining sea banks and sluices in the area. ^[4]

References

1. Historic England. "The Conservative Club (1126681)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 16 April 2021.
2. Pugh 2002.
3. White 1939, p. 9.
4. Scarisbrick 1984, p. 21.

Sources

• Pugh, R.B., ed. (2002). "Wisbech: Guild of the Holy Trinity". A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 4. Victoria County History. pp. 255–256. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
• Scarisbrick, Jack Joseph (1984). The Reformation and the English People. Oxford: Blackwell.
• White, H.L. (1939). A History of Wisbech Grammar School. Wisbech.