Markeaton Hall
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Markeaton Hall was an 18th-century country house in Markeaton, Derbyshire.
Markeaton Hall c.1829
Francis Noel Clarke Mundy
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Francis Noel Clarke Mundy was an English poet, landowner, magistrate and, in 1772, Sheriff of Derbyshire. His most noted poem was written to defend Needwood Forest which was enclosed at the beginning
Markeaton Hall
…replaced the old manor house with a new mansion in about 1750. Sir John Mundy's descendants included a number of High Sheriffs of Derbyshire including Francis Noel Clarke Mundy who commissioned paintings from Joseph Wright of Derby to decorate his home and record the hunts that took place at Markeaton. In 1929, the Markeaton…
c. 1762, by Joseph Wright of Derby
Mundy's bust by Francis Legatt Chantrey.
Mundy with his grandson William Mundy. Painting by Ramsay Richard Reinagle.