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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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Hardwick Hall is a very perfect example of Elizabethan building; ruins of the old Tudor hall stand near by.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various

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