The Latest Breaking News from Bess of Hardwick

The once dazzling Hardwick Hall shows us a past neverendingly radical and strange

This fearless and fragile hilltop castle is celebrated for its profligate use of glass and was no doubt bogglingly expensive to build

The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2024

Restoration of 16th-century Derbyshire tapestries ends after 24 years

Set of 13 Gideon tapestries in Hardwick Hall unveiled after painstaking work cleaning and stitching huge pieces

The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2023

Radical Rooms: Power of the Plan review – the house that Bess built

A playful exhibition puts three British buildings co-created by women centre stage, complete with dancing floor plans

The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2022