Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, was an English lawyer and politician who served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. He was a close confidant of the Duke of Newcastle, Prime Minister between
Portrait by William Hoare
Philip Yorke married Margaret Cocks, by whom he had five sons and two daughters.
Wimpole Hall
Retuched Painting of Robert Walpole
Wimpole Estate
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Wimpole Estate is a large estate containing Wimpole Hall, a country house located within the civil parish of Wimpole, Cambridgeshire, England, 9 miles southwest of Cambridge. The house began in 1640 a
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
…Lady Margaret Yorke, married Sir Gilbert Heathcote, Bt In 1739, he purchased Wimpole Hall, the greatest country house in Cambridgeshire. He is buried, with many of his descendants, at the St. Andrew Churchyard at Wimpole. Hardwicke was…
The Yellow Drawing Room 1793 by Sir John Soane
The chapel by James Gibbs with murals by Sir James Thornhill completed 1724
The Plunge Bath c.1792 by Sir John Soane