Celia Sanger, Author at Ticknall Life

Who lived at Calke Abbey?

16 December 201920 January 2020 Celia Sanger

Who lived at Calke Abbey? Were they Harpurs, Crewes, or Harpur-Crewes? The truth is, they all did. Over almost 500 years, from 1622

Events Historical Society

TPHS Programme Cancelled

15 March 202029 March 2020 Celia Sanger

The committee has been carefully monitoring the Corona Virus Pandemic. Having been informed of the deteriorating situation and potential government recommendations on self-isolation

Swarkestone Old Hall, Image ©copyright National Trust collections.

Baronets Family History Local History

Calke Abbey, Tale of Ten Baronets

20 January 20202 March 2020 Celia Sanger Feature

Just like many large houses in England, one family governed the lives of the residents in that house, and often that of the

Possibly Henry Harpur, 1st Baronet of Calke Abbey. Image ©copyright National Trust collections.

Baronets Family History Local History

Henry Harpur, First Baronet of Calke Abbey

27 February 202019 March 2020 Celia Sanger

Henry Harpur was born in 1579, the third son of Sir John Harpur and his wife Isabella Pierpont, at Swarkestone Hall. Henry was

Family History Local History Review

Winnie and Bertie – The True Story

12 June 201920 January 2020 Celia Sanger

Winifred Harpur Crewe, always known as Winnie, was born into a privileged life in 1879. The second daughter of Sir Vauncey Harpur Crewe,