sps1955's photos with the keyword: Wimpole Hall

From SW. The central 7-bay section was designed by Henry Flitcroft, 1742, but conceals an earlier structure begun c.1640 for Sir Thomas Chicheley. The depth of Chicheley's house is apparent from this angle, with S facing and N facing rooms sandwiching main and service staircases in between - this double-pile (or maybe, in this case, triple-pile) type of plan was quite novel at the time. The 5-bay wings to W and E were added to the designs of James Gibbs, 1713-21. The chimney stacks are Victorian. The parish church, mostly rebuilt to Flitcroft's design, is visible on the right. List description for house: list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1128166 .

From SW. The central 7-bay section was designed by Henry Flitcroft, 1742, but conceals an earlier structure begun c.1640 for Sir Thomas Chicheley. The 5-bay wings to E and W were added to the designs of James Gibbs, 1713-21. On the left is the library wing also added to Gibbs' designs. To the right of the house is the parish church, mostly rebuilt to Flitcroft's designs. List description for house: list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1128166 . The low sun is picking out an area of medieval "ridge and furrow" in the foreground.

From S. The central 7-bay section was designed by Henry Flitcroft, 1742, but conceals an earlier structure begun c.1640 for Sir Thomas Chicheley. The 5-bay wings were added to the designs of James Gibbs, 1713-21. The chimneys and the sculpture on top of the pediment are C19. List description: list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1128166

From S. The central 7-bay section was designed by Henry Flitcroft, 1742, but conceals an earlier structure begun c.1640 for Sir Thomas Chicheley. The 5-bay wings were added to the designs of James Gibbs, 1713-21. Standing back are the connections to the NW library wing, also designed by Gibbs, but altered since (on the left), and a corresponding link to the NE laundry wing. Beyond these, further extensions designed by Henry Kendall in 1842 provided a service wing on the right and a conservatory on the left (extending as far as the leftmost urn). These extensions were largely demolished in the 1950s; they ended in pedimented towers and the chimney stack was presumably added to the central block at the same time to tie the composition together. List description: list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1128166 .

The main block seen from the SW. The central 7-bay section was designed by Henry Flitcroft, 1742, but conceals an earlier structure begun c.1640 for Sir Thomas Chicheley. The chimney stacks are Victorian, as is the statue above the pediment. List description: list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1128166 .

The pediment on the S front, designed by Henry Flitcroft, 1742, with the arms of Philip Yorke, baron Hardwicke, Lord Chancellor of England, who became 1st earl of Hardwicke in 1754. The statue above the pediment depicts charity (a somewhat odd subject for this location, perhaps), and was carved by J. H. Foley, who was also responsible for the statue of the Prince Consort in the Albert Memorial. The chimney stacks are also Victorian. List description: list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1128166 .

From SE. The central 7-bay section was designed by Henry Flitcroft, 1742, but conceals an earlier structure begun c.1640 for Sir Thomas Chicheley. The chimney stacks are Victorian, as is the statue on top of the pediment. The wings were added to the designs of James Gibbs, 1713-21. List description: list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1128166 .

The main block seen from the SE. The central 7-bay section was designed by Henry Flitcroft, 1742, but conceals an earlier structure begun c.1640 for Sir Thomas Chicheley. The chimney stacks are Victorian, as is the statue on top of the pediment. List description: list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1128166 .