Drakelowe Hall, Derbyshire, England

Drakelowe Hall, Derbyshire, England. Large irregular pile that was home to the Gresley Baronets and in the 18th century, Sir Charles des Voeux, 1st Baronet, who made his fortune in India. Colour woodblock by Benjamin Fawcett in the Baxter process of an illustration by Alexander Francis Lydon from Reverend Francis Orpen Morris's Picturesque Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland, William Mackenzie, London, 1880

18th Century 1st Baronet Alexander Francis Lydon Baxter Process Benjamin Fawcett Colour Woodblock Derbyshire Great Britain Mansion House Pile Privilege Reverend Francis Orpen Morris Stately Home William Mackenzie

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