Calke Abbey
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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 Wenceslaus Hollar
Down the garden path
Harpur-Crewe baronets
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The Harpur Baronetcy, of Calke Abbey, Derbyshire was a title in the Baronetage of England between 1626 and 1924. It was created on 8 September 1626 for Henry Harpur. He was a grandson of Richard Harpu
Calke Abbey
…building, named Calke Abbey in 1808, was never actually an abbey, but is a Baroque mansion built between 1701 and 1704. The house was owned by the Harpur family for nearly 300 years until it was passed to the Trust in 1985 in lieu of inheritance tax. Today, the house is open to the public and many of its rooms…
Calke Abbey, the seat of the Harpur Crewe family
John Harpur, 4th Baronet (1679–1741) (John Kerseboom)