Thomas Hake and William Hake blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: This was the home of the Hake family, members of a rising merchant class in the later 16th Century. Thomas Hake represented the town in Parliament 1586-89; his son William Hake from 1593-97 Recorded plaque organisation: Peterborough Civic Society.

Thomas Hake and William Hake were prominent merchants who served as Members of Parliament for their town, representing the rising influence of the merchant class during the later 16th century in England.