Calke Abbey is a Grade I listed country house near Ticknall, Derbyshire, England, in the care of the charitable National Trust.
Facade of Calke Abbey (May 2014)
The garden
Seals of the Le Harpur family by Wenceslas Hollar
Down the Garden Path
Ticknall is a small village and civil parish in South Derbyshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 642. Situated on the A514 road, close to Melbourne, it has three pubs, several small businesses, and a primary school. Two hundred years ago it was considerably larger and noisier with lime quarries, tramways and potteries. Coal was also dug close to the village. Close to the village is Calke Abbey, now a National Trust property.
Ashby Road, Ticknall (2007)
Ticknall Tramway tunnel, on the outskirts of Ticknall
St George Ticknall with remains of old church
Ticknall Methodist Chapel