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Hardwick Hall

British  
/ ˈhɑːdwɪk /

noun

  1. an Elizabethan mansion near Chesterfield in Derbyshire: built 1591–97 for Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury (Bess of Hardwick)

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Between April and November 2024 visitors to Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire were invited to stitch names of women they felt should be celebrated on to a textile display called Virtuous Woman.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2025

Against all the odds, the Devonshire estates remained remarkably intact, though Hardwick Hall was given to the National Trust.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2014

It took 17 years to clear the debt, with failed appeals to the high court and the sale of Rembrandts, a Poussin and superfluous ancestral accommodation, including Hardwick Hall, also in Derbyshire.

From The Guardian • Sep. 24, 2014

They resolved to save Chatsworth by selling a second 16th-century palace, Hardwick Hall, along with many works of art.

From Washington Post

On one occasion they went to dine at Hardwick Hall, the residence of Sir Thomas and Lady Cullum.

From The Life of George Borrow by Jenkins, Herbert George