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Hardwick Old Hall

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Hardwick Old Hall
Hardwick Old Hall
Hardwick Old Hall
Hardwick Old Hall
Hardwick Old Hall
Hardwick Old Hall
Hardwick Old Hall
Hardwick Old Hall
Hardwick Old Hall
Hardwick Old Hall
Hardwick Old Hall
Hardwick Old Hall
Hardwick Old Hall
Hardwick Old Hall
Hardwick Old Hall
Hardwick Old Hall
Phone:
+44 370 333 1181

Hours:
Sunday10am - 6pm
MondayClosed
TuesdayClosed
Wednesday10am - 6pm
Thursday10am - 6pm
Friday10am - 6pm
Saturday10am - 6pm


Hardwick Hall , in Derbyshire, is an architecturally significant Elizabethan country house in England, a leading example of the Elizabethan prodigy house. Built between 1590 and 1597 for the formidable Bess of Hardwick, it was designed by the architect Robert Smythson, an exponent of the Renaissance style of architecture. Hardwick Hall is one of the earliest examples of the English interpretation of this style, which came into fashion having slowly spread from Florence. Its arrival in Britain coincided with the period when it was no longer necessary or legal to fortify a domestic dwelling. Ownership of the house was transferred to the National Trust in 1959. Today, it is fully open to the public.
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