A tour through a part of the counties of Derby and Stafford : with various observations interspersed throughout the work by her brother The Reverend Mark Noble, F.A.S.s of London and Edinburgh, Rector of Barming in Kent, and domestic chaplain to George, Earl Leicester, written for the amusement and gratification of the parties and their friends, 1797
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Lewis Walpole Library > A tour through a part of the counties of Derby and Stafford : with various observations interspersed throughout the work by her brother The Reverend Mark Noble, F.A.S.s of London and Edinburgh, Rector of Barming in Kent, and domestic chaplain to George, Earl Leicester, written for the amusement and gratification of the parties and their friends, 1797
Description
- Title
- A tour through a part of the counties of Derby and Stafford : with various observations interspersed throughout the work by her brother The Reverend Mark Noble, F.A.S.s of London and Edinburgh, Rector of Barming in Kent, and domestic chaplain to George, Earl Leicester, written for the amusement and gratification of the parties and their friends, 1797
- Creator
- Chattock, Sarah
- Contributor
- Noble, Mark, 1754-1827.
- Abstract
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Manuscript, in a single hand, of a copy by Mark Noble, with annotations, of his sister's diary of their tour through Derby and Stafford, recording their impressions of the counties' great houses and churches; and relating anecdotes and historical notes about the inhabitants, the churches and monuments, local legends and superstitions. She explores the town of Ashborne and Ashborne School, while a guest at Sandy Brook, the home of a Mrs. Gisborne; reminiscenses about Dr. Taylor and Dr. Johnson, and the students of Taylor's including the brother of the antiquarian Thomas Astle. In the chapel at Ashbourne Hall, she examines a monument Sir Brook Boothby had erected there in memory of his daughter Penelope and deplores his harsh treatment of his wife, said to have been a dwarf. In Derby, she passes by Sir Michael Gresley's seat, and relates details of their difficult relationship. She praises the furniture at Ilam Hall; visits John Gisborne's mansion at Sudbury; writes approvingly of his character; and concludes her narrative with a description of his wife and children. They visit Lichfield Cathedral and write about the monuments and renovations
- Description
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Mrs. Sarah Chattock was the sister of the antiquarian Rev. Mark Noble (1754-1827).
In English.
Binding: marbled paper. Written on front cover: Mrs. S. Chattock's Tour through Derby & Stafford Shires with note by her brother the Rev. Mark Noble.
For further infromation, consult library staff. - Provenance
- Purchased from Sadler sale, Hodgson July 1946.
- Extent
- 1 16 cm v. (28 p.) ;
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- LWL Mss Vol. 45
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Legends
Diaries - Resource Type
- unspecified
- Subject (Geographic)
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England
Derbyshire.
Staffordshire.
England.
Derbyshire (England)
Staffordshire (England) - Subject (Name)
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Ashbourne Hall (Ashbourne, England)
Boothby, Brooke, 1743-1824.
Bertram, Saint.
Camden, William, 1551-1623. Britannia.
Cokayne family.
Chattock, Sarah.
Greene, Richard, 1716-1793.
Gisborne family.
Gisborne, J. 1770-1851 (John),
Gisborne, Thomas, 1758-1846.
Gresley family.
Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542-1587
Laporte family.
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.
Noble, Mark, 1754-1827.
Taylor, John, 1711-1788.
Ashbourne (England)
Ilam Hall (Staffordshire, England)
Lichfield Cathedral.
Sudbury Hall (England) - Subject (Topic)
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Description and travel
Architecture, Domestic
Gentry
Conduct of life
Monuments
Sepulchral monuments
Travelers' writings, English
Social life and customs - Subjects
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Ashbourne Hall (Ashbourne, England)
Boothby, Brooke, 1743-1824
Bertram, Saint
Camden, William, 1551-1623. Britannia
Cokayne family
Chattock, Sarah
Greene, Richard, 1716-1793
Gisborne family
Gisborne, J. (John), 1770-1851
Gisborne, Thomas, 1758-1846
Gresley family
Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542-1587 > Legends
Laporte family
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784
Noble, Mark, 1754-1827
Taylor, John, 1711-1788
Ashbourne (England) > Description and travel
Ilam Hall (Staffordshire, England)
Lichfield Cathedral
Sudbury Hall (England)
Architecture, Domestic > England > Derbyshire
Architecture, Domestic > England > Staffordshire
Gentry > Conduct of life
Monuments > England
Sepulchral monuments > England > Derbyshire
Sepulchral monuments > England > Staffordshire
Travelers' writings, English
Derbyshire (England) > Description and travel
Derbyshire (England) > Social life and customs
Staffordshire (England) > Description and travel
Staffordshire (England) > Social life and customs
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
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- Citation
- Sarah Chattock, A Tour Through a Part of the Counties of Derby and Stafford. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 8108926
- Object ID (OID)
- 17048049