Karen Lee's Pictures of Hardwick Hall

Stableyard Clock

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Garden Gate

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Chimney

The wispy clouds made it look like smoke was coming from the chimney

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The back of the Old Hall

The stark grandeur of Hardwick Old Hall is still visible, although most parts of the building are ruined. Both Halls and a part of the garden walk are supposed to be haunted. It is said that the ghost of Thomas Hobbes who died December 1679 walks between the Old and New Halls at dusk.

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Bread Ovens

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Entrance to the Old Hall

Hardwick Old Hall (EH) in the same grounds as Hardwick Hall(NT)

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Long way down

Taken from the top looking in to the pantry

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Pantry Stairs

Leading from the cold store where the meat and beer would be kept, to the pantry where the dry and fresh foods where stored

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Plaster Relief

Mr Digby's Chamber, one of Bess's man servants. The plaster is protected from the elements by a special resin that can be re-applied without affecting the plaster

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Room with a View

The scullery and Laundry room bottom left and the yard above was the indoor tennis court. The shop with the Derbyshire countryside in the distance

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The Roof

Visitors to the house would have been invited to walk on the roof and admire the views, a small part of the balustrade is left.

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The West Staircase

Leading up 5 storeys to the roof

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Victorian Graffiti

J.Carlisle, Old Whittington (Nr Chesterfield) June 20th 1886. This is only one of the many that have been signed over the years

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