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Fix this text“The Bulletin,” Vol. 74-No. 3815
Fix this textWednesday, March 25, 1953
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Fix this textRegistered at the General Post Office, Sydney, N.S.W, Australia, for Transmission by Post as a Newspaper
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Fix this textFounded by “Bess of Hardwick,” Hardwick Hall Reflects Her Keen Ambition
Fix this textDERBYSHIRE is renowned for the number of stately homes within jts
Fix this textborders, and one of the most magnificent of these is Hardwick Hall,
Fix this textwhich stands in 620 acres of parkland near Mansfield. This great mansion
Fix this textwas built by the Countess of Shrewsbury, the celebrated Bess of Hardwick,
Fix this textin 1594, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. It is regarded as one of the
Fix this textnoblest Elizabethan houses in England.
Fix this textThe career of “Bess of Hardwick” is one of the romances of the first
Fix this textElizabethan period, for she began life as the daughter of a country squire,
Fix this textand married for the first time at the age of fourteen. Her second carnage
Fix this textwas to Sir William Cavendish; one of their sons became the first Earl ot
Fix this textDevonshire, who inherited Hardwick Hall, one of the many possessions of
Fix this textthis famous and wealthy family. Before her death in 1590 f ße^ r^s hu^ W 'ahd
Fix this textbecame the wife of England’s premier Earl, the Earl of Shjewsbmy, and
Fix this textenjoyed a fortune of £60,000 a year. Her ruling passion was the accumulation
Fix this textof wealth and the advancement of her family. She was quite fearless, and
Fix this texteven braved the wrath of Queen Elizabeth I by marrying her daughter to
Fix this textCharles Stuart, Earl of Lennox, and so brought to her descendants the
Fix this textdouble heritage of Stuart blood and a claim to the throne of England.
Fix this textIn building Hardwick Hall she determined to establish a mansion worthy
Fix this textof her rising fortunes, and the result must have more than satisfied her
Fix this textambitions. Both within and without, Hardwick is a monument to the skill
Fix this textand craftsmanship of Elizabethan times. Outstanding features of the exterior
Fix this textare the six lofty towers and open battlements, its vast areas of shimmering
Fix this textglass and the graceful grey facade. , ..
Fix this textThe Long Gallery, which extends the whole 166 feet length of the east
Fix this textfront is considered the architectural masterpiece of the house. Light from
Fix this textthe enormous windows falls on tapestries and valuable paintings, including
Fix this textone of Queen Elizabeth I. The chair which was used by the Queen in her
Fix this textState Coach is to be seen in the great Drawing Room. The State Bedroom,
Fix this textPresence Chamber and Mary Queen of Scots Room occupy the second floor,
Fix this textand all are richly furnished and hung with beautiful tapestries Other notable
Fix this textrooms include the Blue Bedroom, the Minstrel Gallery, the Great Halt and
Fix this textthe Chapel, hung with painted reproductions of “the St. Paul” cartoons of
Fix this textRaphael In every detail Hardwick Hall reflects the grandiose and sumptuous
Fix this texttaste of the founder, whose wealth could command the best in art and
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