Hardwick

Farming the Hardwick Estate

William Senior's plan of Hardwick, c.1609, showing the two mansions and the surrounding park shortly after Bess had died.

Parish Life and the Hardwick Estate

Hardwick New Hall is famous as the home of the one of the most powerful women of the 16th century, Elizabeth countess of Shrewsbury, whose initials

Hardwick Timeline

Produced by University of London

The Old Hall at Hardwick survives only as a shell, with remnants of its plaster decoration.

Image supplied courtesy of English Heritage.