Wisbech prior to drainage schemes, it sat on the river Great Ouse. The port is Cambridgeshire's only gateway to the sea. In 1631 Sir Cornelius Vermuyden built the Horseshoe Sluice at Wisbech at a cost of £8,000. In 1680 the trade of Wisbech had increased sufficiently for the port to be reckoned independent and no longer a member of King's Lynn. In 1720 the corporation was licensed to buoy the channel for the first time. By 1751 it was possible in a dry year to walk across the river bed under Wisbech Bridge. Ship building was carried out in the late
How Long Will I Love You? How Long Will I Love You? "How Long Will I Love You?" is a song by folk-rock band The Waterboys from their fifth studio album, "Room to Roam" (1990). Written by Mike Scott, it was released as the album's lead single. The song was subsequently covered by English singer Ellie Goulding and released as the second single from her album "Halcyon Days" (2013). Goulding's version is included on the soundtrack to the 2013 film "About Time", which also features a different cover by Jon Boden, Sam Sweeney and Ben Coleman. "How Long Will I Love You" was covered by English