14, North Brink

No. 14 North Brink is a remarkable early 18th-century town house in Wisbech, with two early 19th-century 'bays' added to the west, the second bay featuring false windows. The extension retains the original side entry. The building is constructed of local brown brick and has a slate roof that is hipped to the left, with three chimneys. It stands three storeys tall with a service basement and features a parapet with stone copings and a brick cornice.

On the second floor, there are four twelve-paned hung sash windows in flush wooden frames, each with segmental arches. The first floor has four similar but larger windows, while the ground floor has three windows. The entrance is located west of the centre and is approached by four steps leading to a low balustraded wall. There are iron railings and a gate leading to the forecourt. The entrance features a rusticated limestone doorcase with a key block and a square-headed triangular pediment. The door is six-panelled.

Inside, the original details are preserved at each floor level, particularly notable is the staircase hall with a geometric stone floor that includes black marble insets, and an enriched cornice at both floor levels. There are matching pairs of broken pedimented doorcases leading to the ground floor rooms, along with a fine open-string staircase that has a Vitruvian scroll band, turned balusters, and a moulded, shaped handrail. The drawing room features raised and fielded panelling, a cornice, and a chimney piece. The house also has original panelled doors and door and window cases. The early 19th-century rooms display good interior detail. This house was once owned by the Peckover family, with prints and paintings from the family’s collection noted in Peckover House.