Joseph Medworth

Joseph Medworth
Born1752
Wisbech, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire
Died(1827-10-17)17 October 1827
Wisbech
OccupationsBricklayer, developer, politician and philanthropist
Known forDevelopment of the circus (The Crescent, Ely Place and Union Place) on the site of Wisbech Castle and moat.

Joseph Medworth (1752 in Wisbech – 17 October 1827) a son of Simon Medworth (1723–1761), a ropemaker, and Anna Lampson (1725–?). He was apprenticed as a brick-layer and moved to London. He returned as a successful developer and bought Thirloe's mansion.

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