In a message dated 16/04/2009 08:49:51 GMT Daylight Time, JeanetteLee@bigpond.com writes: As I am trying to organise my itinerary for a UK holiday could someone please advise me if the cottages at New Wimpole built for ag labourers in the mid C19 are still standing? I have tried Google earth but can not work out if they are still there. I keep getting Hardwicke Hall which looks very beautiful but not quite where GGG grandfather Wilmott lived, funny that! As I understand it, the then owner (Charles Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke) of Wimpole Hall (not Hardwicke Hall) decided to rid himself of the old village of Wimpole and to build the cottages for the workers well away from the Hall. Many, if not all, of the cottages still stand and are located on we locals call the Barton Road (the A603). They are quite handsome in a Victorian style, which is not to the liking of everyone. Yours, etc. Geoffrey Woollard. _http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/SaveOurFens/_ (http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/SaveOurFens/)

Jeanette - Just to confirm - all the original cottages are all still standing on the north side of Cambridge Road (the A603) in Wimpole. The village officially dropped the "New" in 1999. Regards - Steve (in Wimpole....) -----Original Message----- From: eng-cambridgeshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-cambridgeshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of GW5438@aol.com Sent: 16 April 2009 09:14 To: eng-cambridgeshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ENG-CAMS] New Wimpole In a message dated 16/04/2009 08:49:51 GMT Daylight Time, JeanetteLee@bigpond.com writes: As I am trying to organise my itinerary for a UK holiday could someone please advise me if the cottages at New Wimpole built for ag labourers in the mid C19 are still standing? I have tried Google earth but can not work out if they are still there. I keep getting Hardwicke Hall which looks very beautiful but not quite where GGG grandfather Wilmott lived, funny that! As I understand it, the then owner (Charles Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke) of Wimpole Hall (not Hardwicke Hall) decided to rid himself of the old village of Wimpole and to build the cottages for the workers well away from the Hall. Many, if not all, of the cottages still stand and are located on we locals call the Barton Road (the A603). They are quite handsome in a Victorian style, which is not to the liking of everyone. Yours, etc. Geoffrey Woollard. _http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/SaveOurFens/_ (http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/SaveOurFens/) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message