Calke Abbey is a country house near Ticknall, Derbyshire, England, a Grade I listed building and a property of the National Trust. The site was an Augustinian priory from the 12th century until its dissolution by Henry VIII.
The present building called Calke Abbey was never actually an abbey, but is rather a Baroque mansion, built between 1701 and 1704. The name "Calke Abbey" was given to the house in 1808.
The estate was bought by the Harpur fam...
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Calke Abbey is a country house near Ticknall, Derbyshire, England, a Grade I listed building and a property of the National Trust. The site was an Augustinian priory from the 12th century until its dissolution by Henry VIII.
The present building called Calke Abbey was never actually an abbey, but is rather a Baroque mansion, built between 1701 and 1704. The name "Calke Abbey" was given to the house in 1808.
The estate was bought by the Harpur family in 1622. They were baronets from 1626. The current house was rebuilt by the 4th baronet, Sir John Harpur, between 1701 and 1704. The 10th baronet, Sir Vauncey Harpur-Crewe was devoted to his collection of natural history specimens. When he died in 1924, his daughter, Hilda Mosely, sold some of his collection of birds, butterflies and fishes to pay death duties. When she died in 1949 she was succeeded by her nephew, Charles Jenney who changed his name to Charles Harpur Crewe (born 1917). His sudden death in 1981 led to crippling death...
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