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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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Elena Williams, collections and house manager at Hardwick Hall, said: "This gown is far more than simply a piece of clothing. It is extraordinarily rare."

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

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

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

From BBC • 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

Page xl—Hardwicke amended to Hardwick—"The End-papers are from a Tapestry in Hardwick Hall."

From Architecture Gothic and Renaissance by Smith, T. Roger (Thomas Roger)

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