Comments on: Hardwick Old Hall – Hill Great Chamber http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2010/08/07/hardwick-old-hall-hill-great-chamber/ Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Sat, 02 May 2026 21:44:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dan http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2010/08/07/hardwick-old-hall-hill-great-chamber/comment-page-1/#comment-23509 Dan Mon, 01 Apr 2013 21:27:03 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=3901#comment-23509 Hi, I think that if Hardwick Old Hall is restored, it could become a place that could be rented out to highend clients, as well as serve as a museum where some of the rooms are opened to the public. Imagine if the Old Hall is able to provide a service that the New Hall can not, which is being able to experience what it was like to sleep and dine inside an old English Manor House. Although the only other option that could work is for Hardwick Old Hall to be restored as a private residence with its contents almost exactly as it was if the Bess of Hardwick had furnished it herself. The National trust could still run the public side of Hardwick Old Hall while the private side could remain exclusive. Any thoughts about this idea? Hi,
I think that if Hardwick Old Hall is restored, it could become a place that could be rented out to highend clients, as well as serve as a museum where some of the rooms are opened to the public. Imagine if the Old Hall is able to provide a service that the New Hall can not, which is being able to experience what it was like to sleep and dine inside an old English Manor House. Although the only other option that could work is for Hardwick Old Hall to be restored as a private residence with its contents almost exactly as it was if the Bess of Hardwick had furnished it herself. The National trust could still run the public side of Hardwick Old Hall while the private side could remain exclusive. Any thoughts about this idea?

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2010/08/07/hardwick-old-hall-hill-great-chamber/comment-page-1/#comment-23501 CherryPie Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:34:10 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=3901#comment-23501 Hi Dan, Thanks for dropping by. I don't know if the National Trust have considered that. Currently the Old Hall is under the care of English Heritage although it belongs to the National Trust. It would be a big and expensive job to restore it to its former glory. It might also detract from the atmosphere of the surrounding environment. It would have to have a big car park in addition to the one already there. They have recently changed the drive to the halls and the car park area. I visited again on Saturday. I like the new arrangement much better although the new tea shop needs a bit of a rethink as we were queuing outside to wait for a table. I take it you think renovating the Old Hall is a good idea? Hi Dan,

Thanks for dropping by. I don’t know if the National Trust have considered that. Currently the Old Hall is under the care of English Heritage although it belongs to the National Trust.

It would be a big and expensive job to restore it to its former glory. It might also detract from the atmosphere of the surrounding environment. It would have to have a big car park in addition to the one already there.

They have recently changed the drive to the halls and the car park area. I visited again on Saturday. I like the new arrangement much better although the new tea shop needs a bit of a rethink as we were queuing outside to wait for a table.

I take it you think renovating the Old Hall is a good idea?

]]> By: Dan http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2010/08/07/hardwick-old-hall-hill-great-chamber/comment-page-1/#comment-23496 Dan Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:15:03 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=3901#comment-23496 Hi, Has the National Trust considered the idea of restoring and rebuilding the Hardwick Old Hall to its former glory as a hotel? Imagine if the ruins of Hardwick Old Hall were reconstructed back to its former glory as a highend luxury hotel that retains all of its historic charm of the 16th century Aristocracy. It could provide a major source of revenue for Hardwick Hall as a whole. And the ruins does provide a develop and curators an opportunity to make Hardwick Old Hall a unique attraction that is unrivaled anywhere else. And a fully restored and occupied Hardwick Old Hall would allow the guests to experience the sort of hospitality of spending a few days in an old 16th century manor that is not available anywhere else year round. Do you agree? Hi,
Has the National Trust considered the idea of restoring and rebuilding the Hardwick Old Hall to its former glory as a hotel? Imagine if the ruins of Hardwick Old Hall were reconstructed back to its former glory as a highend luxury hotel that retains all of its historic charm of the 16th century Aristocracy. It could provide a major source of revenue for Hardwick Hall as a whole. And the ruins does provide a develop and curators an opportunity to make Hardwick Old Hall a unique attraction that is unrivaled anywhere else. And a fully restored and occupied Hardwick Old Hall would allow the guests to experience the sort of hospitality of spending a few days in an old 16th century manor that is not available anywhere else year round. Do you agree?

]]> By: Malcolm Brocklehurst http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2010/08/07/hardwick-old-hall-hill-great-chamber/comment-page-1/#comment-7873 Malcolm Brocklehurst Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:11:51 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=3901#comment-7873 Hi Liz and all fans of Bess of Hardwick, (Elizabeth Cavendish) was a most remarkable woman. Do you know that her daughter Elizabeth, married James Stuart of Scotland? They had a daughter named Arbella who had Tudor and Stuart blood in her and she had a legitimate claim to the english throne? That fact terrified the Elibethan court and Bess of Hardwick was in fear of her life for some time. Arbella's mother died, she may have well have been poisened at Sheffield castle. Arbella died in the Tower on a 'hunger strike'. The Elizibethan politics are fascinating. You can read all this and about Bess of Hardwick in my new novel THE HOUSE OF CAVENDISH~OUTROADS isbn 978-1-60860-307-7 Malcolm Brocklehurst Regards Malcolm Hi Liz and all fans of Bess of Hardwick, (Elizabeth Cavendish) was a most remarkable woman. Do you know that her daughter Elizabeth, married James Stuart of Scotland? They had a daughter named Arbella who had Tudor and Stuart blood in her and she had a legitimate claim to the english throne? That fact terrified the Elibethan court and Bess of Hardwick was in fear of her life for some time. Arbella’s mother died, she may have well have been poisened at Sheffield castle. Arbella died in the Tower on a ‘hunger strike’. The Elizibethan politics are fascinating. You can read all this and about Bess of Hardwick in my new novel THE HOUSE OF CAVENDISH~OUTROADS isbn 978-1-60860-307-7
Malcolm Brocklehurst
Regards
Malcolm

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2010/08/07/hardwick-old-hall-hill-great-chamber/comment-page-1/#comment-7869 CherryPie Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:45:56 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=3901#comment-7869 She certainly does Liz, I will be posting more on her soon. She certainly does Liz, I will be posting more on her soon.

]]> By: liz http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2010/08/07/hardwick-old-hall-hill-great-chamber/comment-page-1/#comment-7868 liz Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:42:49 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=3901#comment-7868 She sounds an amazing woman. She sounds an amazing woman.

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2010/08/07/hardwick-old-hall-hill-great-chamber/comment-page-1/#comment-7867 CherryPie Sun, 08 Aug 2010 15:22:52 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=3901#comment-7867 It is a lovely place, the artists rendering is a photo I took of the information board minus the accompanying text. It is a lovely place, the artists rendering is a photo I took of the information board minus the accompanying text.

]]> By: Marcie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2010/08/07/hardwick-old-hall-hill-great-chamber/comment-page-1/#comment-7865 Marcie Sun, 08 Aug 2010 14:43:51 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=3901#comment-7865 Love the artist's rendering in juxtaposition to the structure as 'is'. Very nice description of the place. Love the artist’s rendering in juxtaposition to the structure as ‘is’. Very nice description of the place.

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2010/08/07/hardwick-old-hall-hill-great-chamber/comment-page-1/#comment-7863 CherryPie Sun, 08 Aug 2010 14:06:52 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=3901#comment-7863 Bess referred to it as 'Hill' because it is sitting on the top of an escarpment. Others referred to it as the 'Giants Chamber' because of the two giant plaster figures that are dressed as Roman soldiers. It is not known who they represent but they could be Mars and Hercules. Bess referred to it as ‘Hill’ because it is sitting on the top of an escarpment. Others referred to it as the ‘Giants Chamber’ because of the two giant plaster figures that are dressed as Roman soldiers. It is not known who they represent but they could be Mars and Hercules.

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2010/08/07/hardwick-old-hall-hill-great-chamber/comment-page-1/#comment-7862 CherryPie Sun, 08 Aug 2010 14:03:44 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=3901#comment-7862 I really was a surprise to see, it is amazing it is still in tact after being left to fall into decline for some years. I really was a surprise to see, it is amazing it is still in tact after being left to fall into decline for some years.

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