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D258 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1200-1905
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D258/41/32
Title	Plan of Hognaston Old ... (missing). [An old list described this as a plan of Hognaston Old Field] surveyed by .... [missing although the letters `inson' are still discernible, Apr A later hand has written `Hutchinson' by the surveyor's name and also written over now illegible or partially illegible names and the marking `Footway ?to Wirksworth' Triangulation marked. No scale, Size 45 × 58 cms. Coloured, parchment
Date	1732
Description	This map is described in the Derbyshire Record Society's "A Catalogue of Local Maps of Derbyshire c.1528–1800" (compiled by Harold Nichols, revised by Mary Wiltshire assisted by Susan Woore, published 2012). The description reads as follows: A Plan of Hognaston Old Field ... April 1732. Surveyor:[Samuel Hutch]inson. Scale: barely legible, possibly 5 chains to 1 inch [1:4000]. Size: 58 x 44.5 cm. Materials: coloured paint on parchment, badly deteriorated. The coloured paint and pencil lines remain whilst the main (ink?) lines are lost. Centred on: SK235515 Notes: sketch plan, some owners names visible including John Gell: Round Knowl shown and 'footway to Wirksworth' embellished: the pencil marks seem to relate to a chain survey: title in a rectangular marked frame. Location:DRO, D258/41/32
Level	file
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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