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
The entrance front
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
Wimpole's Folly
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Wimpole's Folly is a folly ruin located in the grounds of Wimpole Hall, in the parish of Wimpole, in Cambridgeshire, England. The folly is designed to resemble the ruins of a medieval castle.
Wimpole Estate
…killed by Dutch elm disease, but the avenue has been replanted. The North Park has belts of woodland, its central features being the neo-Gothic Tower, Wimpole's Folly (1768), the restored lakes in the valley below (1695–1767), St Andrew's church (1749), home farm (1794), a walled garden (18th century), and a stable…
Mock semi-ruined castle designed by Miller, in the grounds of Wimpole Hall