I had expected my guests to have
departed by now, although they have decided to stay a little longer; of
independent means (their income from rents), they might make such decisions
without cares. I therefore have little time today to describe our Twelfth Night
celebrations.
Despite this business, we found time to take a walk this morning,
strolling through land that skirts the ancient Mundy estate, which
lies a short from here.[i]
We caught sight of the Hall - a fine brick building of mid eighteenth century
date, situated within delightful parkland. I have interest in this edifice,
which (as often occurred in the construction of country houses of this time)
required the relocation of Markeaton
village (formerly close to the previous medieval hall). But the new buildings
are not without charm. I hope to ultimately provide tours around the estate.
Markeaton Hall, 1829[ii]
[i]
See Jones' Views of the Seats, Mansions, Castles, Etc. of Noblemen and
Gentlemen in England Accompanied with Historical Descriptions of the Mansions,
Lists of Pictures, Statues, &c. and Genealogical Sketches of the Families,
of Their Possessors Forming Part of the General Series of Jones' Great Britain
Illustrated, and Comprised of the following counties, viz. Bed Berks Bucks ,
Cheshire, Cumberland, Derbyshire, Durham, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Kent,
Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincoln, Norfolk, Northamptonshire. London: Jones
& Co., 1829.
[ii] Ibid.
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