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Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire is an architecturally significant country house from the Elizabethan era, a leading example of the Elizabethan prodigy house. Built between 1590 and 1597 for Bess of Hardwick , it was designed by the architect Robert Smythson , an exponent of the Renaissance style .
The Sea Dog Table is one of the treasures of Hardwick Hall. It is regarded as one of the most important examples of 16th century furniture in Britain. It is a very elaborately carved table of around 1600. It has acquired some interesting historical anecdotes concerning the Cavendish family.
The Sea Dog Table is one of the treasures of Hardwick Hall, along with the Eglantine Table. [1] It is an elaborately carved table from around 1570 or 1575, made in Paris, following a design by Jacques Androuet du Cerceau. [2] It is regarded as one of the most important examples of 16th-century furniture in Britain. [3]
Main menu. Main menu. move to sidebar hide. ... Hardwick House may refer to the following buildings: ... Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, ...
Wollaton Hall in the late 18th century. Engraving by M A Rooker after a drawing by Thomas Sandby Example of Smythson's work at Hardwick Hall. Robert Smythson (1535 – 15 October 1614) was an English architect. Smythson designed a number of notable houses during the Elizabethan era.
The Elizabethan era saw growing prosperity, and contemporaries remarked on the pace of secular building among the well-off. The somewhat tentative influence of Renaissance architecture is mainly seen in the great houses of courtiers, but lower down the social scale large numbers of sizeable and increasingly comfortable houses were built in developing vernacular styles by farmers and townspeople.
Formal afternoon tea remains a popular tradition in the Commonwealth, particularly at fine hotels. [10] In London, the major hotels compete for the annual Afternoon Tea Awards. [15] In Canada, afternoon tea ceremonies at the grand railway hotels are a well-known tradition across the country. [10]
Oldcotes House was a mansion in Derbyshire built by Bess of Hardwick. [1] The building has been completely demolished. [2] The manor at Sutton Scarsdale was earlier called "Caldecotes" and "Oldcotes". Bess of Hardwick bought the manor from the Savage family in 1593 and called it "Oldcotes" in her time, the modern spelling of the site is "Owlcotes".