Wimpole Estate is a 3,000-acre estate centred on Wimpole Hall, a country house in the parish of Wimpole, Cambridgeshire, approximately 9 miles south-west of Cambridge. Construction of the house began in 1640, and the estate is now owned by the National Trust. It is the Trust’s only visitor attraction with a working farm, Home Farm, one of the UK’s largest centres for rare breeds. The estate is generally open to the public and welcomed over 370,000 visitors in 2024.
Wimpole is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 and developed from a moated manor set within a medieval deer park, with several nearby villages. The hall has been shaped by notable architects including James Gibbs, Henry Flitcroft, John Soane, and H. E. Kendall, with decorative work by James Thornhill.
The landscaped park was developed by designers such as London and Wise, Charles Bridgeman, Capability Brown, and Humphry Repton. Wimpole Hall and the wider estate are Grade I listed, with several associated structures listed Grade II.
PTSG Electrical Services Ltd has been carrying out the annual testing and inspection of the lightning protection system in place at the MTC since 2019. This ensures that it continues to be safe and fit for purpose, in compliance with the Electricity at Work Act 1989 and BS EN 62305.
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