monument to his son, Sir John Stanhope the younger, in a Chapel on the north side of the Church. 

 Further down, is a beautiful Mural Tablet, by Canova, to the memory of Charles, third Earl of 

 Harrington, father of Leicester, the present and fifth Earl. The Chancel has been entirely new roofed, 

 the wall raised, a new window erected, and the whole completely repaired and decorated by the present 

 Earl. 



Over the Altar there is a magnificent painted window, by the celebrated Baillie, with this inscription : 

 " To the memory of Jane, Countess of Harrington, by her son Leicester, fifth Earl of Harrington." The 

 subject represented is our Saviour preaching to the little children, from Overbeck's design. It contains 

 portraits of several members of Lord Harrington's family, including his mother, his wife, and four 

 children— viz., The Lady Anna Chandos Pole, a son who died early, Lady Geraldine Stanhope, and 

 Viscount Petersham. Over the group are Angels bearing scrolls, with the arms of the present Earl, 

 his Countess, and those of his mother, descended from the Flemings, Earls of Wigtown. There is also 

 another beautifully-painted window in this Chancel, erected by a former exemplary curate, the Rev. 

 Henry White, to the memory of his infant daughter, who lies buried beneath. This is the work of 

 Hardman, of Birmingham. Under this window there is likewise a very fine Marble Altar Tomb, 

 with a recumbent figure, modelled after death, by the celebrated sculptor, Richard Westmacott the younger, 

 which Dr Waagen pronounced one of the best works of this artist. The inscription is as follows: "In 

 a vault, under the Chancel of this Church, lie the remains of Algernon Russell Gayleard Stanhope. He 

 was the eldest son of Colonel the Honourable Leicester Fitzgerald Charles Stanhope, C.B., K.C.R., 

 afterwards fifth Earl of Harrington. He was born 4th February, 1838, and died September 11th, 1847. 

 His last words were ' Lord Jesus receive my spirit.' " This monument is erected to his memory by 

 his mother, Elizabeth William Countess of Harrington. 



Elvaston was said to be dependent on a religious house at Ockbrook, which was dependent on Dale 

 Abbey. All these abbey lands were granted in the time of the Protector Somerset to Sir Michael 

 Stanhope, who was brother to Anne Stanhope, the Protector's second wife. A fine portrait of the 

 Protector, by Quentin Matsys, exists at Elvaston, and one of his wife, by Holbein, at Harrington House, 

 London. Dale Abbey went by succession to one of the sons of Sir John Stanhope, the elder, before 

 mentioned, who lies in Elvaston Church. This son was the ancestor of the present Earl Stanhope, better 

 known as Lord Mahon, the celebrated historian. 



Shelford, Bretby, and other estates went to the eldest son of Sir John Stanhope, who was the 

 ancestor of the present Earl of Chesterfield, while Elvaston descended to the youngest son, the progenitor 

 of the Earls of Harrington. 



Dale Abbey is well worth a visit. It is within five miles of Elvaston. The only remains of the 

 old Abbey are a magnificent arch, which is obliged to be kept in thorough repair by the Tenure of -the 

 land, it is said, and a curious small Chapel and Glebe-house adjoining. In this Chapel is a monument 

 to the father of the present Earl Stanhope, who is inscribed as " Lay Bishop of this place," erected 

 by his tenantry. There is likewise a Hermitage on a hill-side behind the Chapel. The surrounding 

 country is very beautifully wooded and undulating. There is no dwelling-house, however, on this estate. 

 The walls of the Abbey have been taken to build the neighbouring farm-houses, but the foundations 

 remain to show how extensive the buildings connected with it must have been. 



In Morley Church, near Spondon, are the painted glass windows which were taken out of the Abbey 

 when it was dismantled, and in Radbourne Church are the two carved chairs formerly in the Chancel 

 of the Abbey Church. 



There is a curious couplet, still repeated in the Midland counties, on the four celebrated Nottinghamshire 



Knights — 



" Gervase the gentle, Stanhope the stout, 

 Markham the lion, and Sutton the lout." 



The Gardens at Elvaston Castle have very properly been as a sealed book until they had arrived 

 at something like perfection in the style adopted, and, that time having come, the present noble owner 

 has thrown them open to the public, and they are now the most celebrated in Europe for their collection 

 of rare and valuable evergreens, which, little more than a quarter of a century back, were very meagre, not 

 possessing anything worthy of notice except a group of cedars of Lebanon, surrounding the Castle, planted 

 by Capability Brown. The example here laid down for the introduction of a better and more artistic style 

 of gardening is most encouraging, inasmuch as it shows what can be accomplished within a reasonable 

 time; for now the present occupant of a domain may complete and enjoy, in his lifetime, much more than 

 our forefathers were able to achieve for their posterity even to the fourth generation. To gain this 

 desirable end, a new art was here invented, namely, that of removing trees of immense size, some, from 



