Records of Eleanor Anne Porden, first wife of Sir John Franklin The records of Eleanor Anne Porden passed to her daughter Eleanor Isabella, who married John Philip Gell in 1849. On the death of Eleanor Isabella in 1860, they became the property of John Philip Gell, who died in 1898. They would have then come into the possession of their son, Philip Lyttelton Gell, who inherited Hopton Hall in the 1920s. The records include Eleanor Porden's correspondence and travel jounals, and papers relating to her death. The bulk of the material consists of manuscript and published poetry written by Eleanor Porden, and in particular the volumes of the 'Attic Chest', a manuscript journal of the writings of the Pordens' literary circle. 1800-1828