Wimpole Hall

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Wimpole Hall

Wimpole Hall is a country house in the parish of Wimpole in the English county of Cambridgeshire , about 14 km south-west of Cambridge . The house, which began construction in 1640, and the approximately 12 km² surrounding park and farmland are now owned by the National Trust and are regularly open to the public. Wimpole Hall is the largest country house in Cambridgeshire.

history

The property, which is located near the Roman road Ermine Street , is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. At that time there was a mansion with a moat in a small deer park. To the north and south of it were medieval villages: Bennall End , Thresham and Green End .

The house was owned by the Chicheley family for over 250 years . The last family member to hold the house was the politician Thomas Chicheley , who had the "new" house built, which was completed in 1650. He enjoyed the house for 36 years before financial problems forced him to sell it to Sir John Cutler . In 1689 it was given to Sir Cutler as a wedding present to his daughter Elizabeth and her husband Charles Robartes, 2nd Earl of Radnor . After the death of Elizabeth Robartes, who died in 1697 without an heir, the property fell to Edmund Boulter , the nephew of Sir John Cutler. In 1710 the property was owned by John Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle , who left it to his daughter Henrietta the following year . When she married Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer , in 1713 , the house passed into her husband's possession. In 1740 the Earl sold the estate to Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke , to pay off his debts. The Earls of Hardwicke held the house until it came into the hands of Thomas Agar-Robartes, 6th Viscount of Clifden , and his son Francis .

In 1938 Captain George Bambridge and his wife Elsie , the daughter of Rudyard Kipling , bought the property after having been tenants since 1932. They used their father's legacy and the royalties from his books for the urgently needed renovation of the house and property. The final chapter of Wimpole Hall as a self-occupied home ended in 1976 when Elsie Bambridge died and the property was bequeathed to the National Trust.

Many well-known architects worked on the house over the centuries, including James Gibbs (1713–1730), Henry Flitcroft (around 1749), John Soane (1790s) and HE Kendall (1840s). There are also paintings by James Thornhill (1721).

estate

The park of Wimpole Hall was created by landscape architects such as George London and Henry Wise (1693-1705), Charles Bridgeman (1720s), Robert Greening (1740s), Capability Brown (1767) and Humphry Repton (1801-1809) and remodeled.

Bridgemans Allee leads just 4 km south from the south facade of the house, in contrast to the rest of the park, which was "naturalized" by Capability Brown. The North Park with its belts of sparse forest, gently rolling hills with individual trees and groups of trees is particularly attractive. The central details of North Park are the Gothic tower and the restored lakes in the valley below. On the property there is a chain of lakes (laid out 1695–1767), St Andrew's Church (1749), '' Wimpole's Folly '' (the pseudo-Gothic tower (1768)), a home farm (1792), a fenced in Garden (18th century) and the stables (1851).

Historical buildings

There are a number of historic buildings on the property. Wimpole Hall itself is a Grade I Historic Building and the property is listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens . The western entrance gate with its gate pillars is a historical building of the second degree and the stables are a historical building of the II *. Degree.

In the gardens, a group of five vases and a group of figures from Samson and the Philistines are listed as historical buildings of the second degree, as are the steps to the west of the house and the wall with railing to the south of it. The Ha-Ha in the northwest and in the north of the ornamental gardens are both listed as historical buildings of the 2nd degree. The Wimpole's Folly is a historical building II *. Grade listed.

The enclosed garden and the gardener's house on the north side of this garden are both historical facilities of the second degree, as is the game room to the northeast of the house.

Events

Like many other National Trust-managed properties, Wimpole Hall now hosts a variety of organized events and less formal arrangements. In 2013, a national partnership between the National Trust and Parkrun led to the introduction of a weekly 5K run around the park, in which over 200 runners currently take part every Sunday at 9:00 a.m.

  • Entrance facade of Wimpole Hall

  • Wimpole Hall 1880

  • Wimpole's Folly, built in the 1700s on the model of Gothic ruins

  • Lake and Gothic Folly on the Wimpole Hall Estate

  • Wimpole Hall stables

  • Wimpole Hall greenhouses in the kitchen garden

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ David Souden: Wimpole Hall . National Trust, London 2004. ISBN 978-1-84359-034-7 . P. 5.
  2. ↑ David Souden: Wimpole Hall . National Trust, London 2004. ISBN 978-1-84359-034-7 . P. 6.
  3. ↑ a b David Souden: Wimpole Hall . National Trust, London 2004. ISBN 978-1-84359-034-7 . P. 8.
  4. ↑ David Souden: Wimpole Hall . National Trust, London 2004. ISBN 978-1-84359-034-7 . P. 9.
  5. ↑ David Souden: Wimpole Hall . National Trust, London 2004. ISBN 978-1-84359-034-7 . P. 10.
  6. ↑ David Souden: Wimpole Hall . National Trust, London 2004. ISBN 978-1-84359-034-7 . P. 17.
  7. ↑ David Souden: Wimpole Hall . National Trust, London 2004. ISBN 978-1-84359-034-7 . P. 39.
  8. ↑ a b c David Souden: Wimpole Hall . National Trust, London 2004. ISBN 978-1-84359-034-7 . P. 40.
  9. ↑ David Souden: Wimpole Hall . National Trust, London 2004. ISBN 978-1-84359-034-7 . P. 38.
  10. ↑ David Souden: Wimpole Hall . National Trust, London 2004. ISBN 978-1-84359-034-7 . Pp. 79-85.
  11. ↑ Wimpole, St Andrew's . Cambridgeshire Churches. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  12. ↑ David Souden: Wimpole Hall . National Trust, London 2004. ISBN 978-1-84359-034-7 . P. 87.
  13. ^ Wimpole Hall . Historic England. English Heritage. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  14. ^ Wimpole Hall . Historic England. English Heritage. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  15. ^ Entrance Gates and Piers at West Entrance to Wimpole Hall . Historic England. English Heritage. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  16. ^ Stable Block, About 250 Yards South East of Wimpole Hall . Historic England. English Heritage. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  17. ^ Group of Five Vases and Base, About 20 Yards West of Wimpole Hall . Historic England. English Heritage. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  18. ^ Sculptural Group of Salmson and Philistine About 30 Yards South West of Wimpole Hall . Historic England. English Heritage. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  19. ^ Flight of Steps 15 yards West of Wimpole Hall . Historic England. English Heritage. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  20. ↑ Wall and Railings About 30 yards South of Wimpole Hall . Historic England. English Heritage. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  21. ^ Ha Ha and Piers 250 yards north west of Wimpole Hall . Historic England. English Heritage. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  22. ^ Ha Ha 200 yards North of Wimpole Hall . Historic England. English Heritage. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  23. ^ Folly Castle About Mile North of Wimpole Hall . Historic England. English Heritage. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  24. ^ Walled Garden About ½ Mile North East of Wimpole Hall . Historic England. English Heritage. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  25. ↑ Gardener's Cottage North Side of Walled Garden at Wimpole Hall . Historic England. English Heritage. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  26. ^ Game Larder About 25 Yards North East of Wimpole Hall . Historic England. English Heritage. Retrieved December 13, 2016.

Web links

Commons : Wimpole Hall  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 52 ° 8 '28 "  N , 0 ° 2' 59.3"  W.