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Calke Abbey
Set in the midst of a landscaped park containing ponds, ancient oaks and open pasture., Calke Abbey is a Grade I listed country house near Ticknall, Derbyshire (English Heritage Building ID: 82818 Link
British Listed Buildings) . The estate is currently owned and managed by the National Trust (Link for visitor information).
The site was an Augustinian priory from the 12th century until its dissolution by Henry VIII in 1538 when its land was confiscated by The Crown. The present building, named Calke Abbey in 1808, was never actually an abbey, but is a Baroque mansion built between 1701 and 1704 for the Harpur family who owned the house for nearly 300 years until it was passed to the Trust in 1985 in lieu of death duties. Today, the house is open to the public and many of its rooms are deliberately displayed in the state of decline in which the house was handed to the Trust.
Much of Calke Park is a National Nature Reserve (NNR) particularly noted for its rare wood pasture habitat (Link Natural England) and associated deadwood invertebrate fauna and Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) (Link Natural England).
A large quadrangle of buildings forming the old stable yard and farm, complete with old carriages and farm implements is to the side of the house.
British Listed Buildings) . The estate is currently owned and managed by the National Trust (Link for visitor information).The site was an Augustinian priory from the 12th century until its dissolution by Henry VIII in 1538 when its land was confiscated by The Crown. The present building, named Calke Abbey in 1808, was never actually an abbey, but is a Baroque mansion built between 1701 and 1704 for the Harpur family who owned the house for nearly 300 years until it was passed to the Trust in 1985 in lieu of death duties. Today, the house is open to the public and many of its rooms are deliberately displayed in the state of decline in which the house was handed to the Trust.
Much of Calke Park is a National Nature Reserve (NNR) particularly noted for its rare wood pasture habitat (Link
Natural England) and associated deadwood invertebrate fauna and Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) (Link Natural England). A large quadrangle of buildings forming the old stable yard and farm, complete with old carriages and farm implements is to the side of the house.
by David Dixon
Created: Sun, 20 Sep 2015, Updated: Mon, 21 Sep 2015
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