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Lost Country Houses of Derbyshire

Maxwell Craven author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Amberley Publishing

Published:15th May '24

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Lost Country Houses of Derbyshire cover

For centuries, England’s country houses have been where rich and grand families have displayed their wealth and status. Today, England is still well endowed with these houses, although many of them are now popular visitor attractions instead of private homes, but there are also many houses which have disappeared over the years. Some have been demolished as they could no longer be sustained due to the changes in social habits, surrounding development or because of the cost of repairs or death duties; others have been lost through fire, requisitioning, decay and rot. In this book Maxwell Craven examines the lost country houses of Derbyshire. Some of these houses are now covered by new housing, others may stand as ruins or have a few scanty remains in the landscape, but in this book the once vibrant life of these houses and their significance in this part of the country is evoked once again. This fascinating picture of an important but often forgotten part of the history of Derbyshire over the centuries will be of interest to all those who live in the county or know it well.

'Whether you are looking to find some of the sights your ancestors saw, or indulging a little nostalgia for years past, there is much to interest you here.' -- Derbyshire Family History Society, September/October 2024

ISBN: 9781398111424

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 305g

96 pages