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Photographs of Calke Abbey, Derbyshire, England

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• Photos of Calke Abbey, Calke, South Derbyshire, England
Calke Abbey is not an abbey, The Augustinian order of Monks did build one here in 1133 and dedicated it to St Giles, but since 1622 it has been the family home of the Harpurs and Harpur-Crewes. The present Baroque mansion was built on the site of the abbey in 1703.
Calke abbey has many rooms, when they tired of a room they would just leave it the way it stood and move to another one. When Sir Vauncey Harpur Crewe took a bride in 1876, he locked up his bachelor room, along with the heads of stuffed deer he had shoot as a youth.
I recommend the tour around the house which seems to go on for ever, You emerge in the stables at the end of the tour.

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Photo Description : Calke Abbey - "The house that time forgot"
Image Reference No. : DP-160604CALKE-05
Exact Map Location : Click HERE
Date photo taken : 16th June 2004
Other Information : This is Calke Abbey which was the home of the Hapur Crewe family until it was taken over by the National Trust in 1985.
Photo Description : Calke Abbey - Walled gardens
Image Reference No. : DP-160604CALKE-06
Date photo taken : 16th June 2004
Other Information : This is the walled garden, it must be one of the best kept gardens I have ever seen. Absolute Perfection !
Photo Description : Calke Abbey - Walled gardens
Image Reference No. : DP-160604CALKE-07
Date photo taken : 16th June 2004
Other Information : This is another view of the walled garden.
Photo Description : The Orangery
Image Reference No. : DP-160604CALKE-08
Date photo taken : 16th June 2004
Other Information : This is the Orangery, It is currently being renovated. Traditional materials and methods are being used for this.

Photo Description : Entrance to the walled garden
Image Reference No. : DP-160604CALKE-09
Date photo taken : 16th June 2004
Other Information : This is one of the entrances to the walled garden.
Photo Description : Entrance to the Ice House
Image Reference No. : DP-160604CALKE-10
Date photo taken : 16th June 2004
Other Information : Ice houses were built from the 17th century onwards to store ice collected during the winter for use through the rest of the year. The Ice House at Calke Abbey is very unusual in design. It could have been built around 1820.
A welcome retreat when visiting on a hot summers day!
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 Photo Description : Calke Abbey parkland
Image Reference No. : DP-170601CALKE-02
Date photo taken : 17th June 2001
Other Information : Calke Abbey has some wonderful parkland and gardens that you can walk around. At the time I took these photos the parkland was not open to the public.


Photo Description : St Giles church
Image Reference No. : DP-170601CALKE-01
Date photo taken : 17th June 2001
Other Information : St Giles church is located in the grounds of Calke Abbey, It was built in 1826 with a narrow tower and embattled nave. It contains a fine monument to the builder of Calke Abbey, sir John Harpur and his wife.
Photo Description : Window in St Giles church
Image Reference No. : DP-160604CALKE-03
Date photo taken : 16th June 2004


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