Sir John Harpur, the 2nd Baronet
Of the 2nd baronet, who was born in 1616, we know very little, apart from the fact that, after the specific bequests made
Read moreOf the 2nd baronet, who was born in 1616, we know very little, apart from the fact that, after the specific bequests made
Read moreJohn was born in 1645 and was educated at Queen’s College, Oxford. Like his father, we have little knowledge of where he went,
Read moreAlthough, by 1701, the Harpurs of Calke had held the title of Baronet for 75 years, it was not until John – at
Read moreSir Henry Harpur, 5th baronet was born in 1708 and educated at Brasenose College, Oxford. He then went, as was the custom, –
Read moreBorn on the 6th. July 1739 – had he been born 50 years later, I think that he would have figured in one
Read moreIn his private diaries, the then Headmaster of Repton School, The Rev. William Bagshaw Stevens, called Sir Henry Harpur, the 7th. Baronet, the
Read moreThe civil war was raging in France in the last decade of the 18th Century and the British Government feared invasion. In 1794,
Read moreNorman Monahan’s work on the Ticknall water supply articles was going fine until it emerged that there were some important facts that needed
Read moreWell, we’ve had John the builder, Henry the thinker. ‘Harry’ the racing enthusiast, Henry the ‘isolated’ and now we have George the ‘enigma’.
Read more‘Farmer John’ was, I think, the affectionate epithet applied to Sir Jon Harpur Crewe, the 9th. Baronet of Calke Abbey. Nothing signified it
Read moreThe fourth baronet left us the front elevation of the house, the fifth gave us the external stairs. The sixth, the Riding School
Read moreNowadays we take a clean, constant water supply for granted. Yet it is surprising how recently this came to be the case. Twenty
Read moreMidway along Main Street in Ticknall is the understated entrance to Calke Abbey, one of the National Trust’s most popular properties. A scenic
Read moreVisitors to Calke Abbey are sometimes puzzled by the names that occur in the last few generations of the Harpur Crewe family; for
Read moreWe finished the last article warmly ensconced in the double privy in the Methodist church, which article was sent to Sharps Pottery Museum,
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