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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D8760/F/FWP/3/4
Former ReferenceD3311/3/10/3
TitleCutting on diary entry for meeting between Farington and architect William Porden at Eaton Hall in Cheshire, from the Morning Post, 2 Apr 1923, with accompanying note by Philip Lyttelton Gell
Date1923
DescriptionThe note, signed by P.L.G., identifies the writer as Farington; the entry is dated 21 Sep, 5 and a half years after Eaton began to be built [1809]. The note also says that they [the Gells] used to possess the drawings and designs for Eaton, and are probably contained in his portfolios at Hopton. Farington is probably Joseph Farington, painter and published diarist.
Extent2 items
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorWilliam Porden (1754-1822)
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
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