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Vivid example of a great house in decline, with extraordinary contents, historic park and restored garden
Calke Abbey is a country house in Ticknall, Derbyshire, England, and a property of the National Trust.
Calke Abbey is a baroque mansion, built between 1701 and 1704. Set in the midst of an impressive landscape park, Calke Abbey is presented as an illustration of the English country house in decline. Little restoration has been done and interiors have... [more]