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Yes, it's sad that it got that way, but I think now it has a kind of tragic beauty, nothing to compare with how it was, but still very special.
 
Very nice, was going to ask if there were any cellars but you've answered the question already now! Must stop there next time I'm off down the M1.

Cheers
 
The guy who owned it had two houses and sold evreything out of that one (fireplaces, the lot!) to pay for the up keep of the other house.

Nice pics there.
 
The interiors of the rooms are quite bizzarley now located in museums in America, Philidelphia & Los Angles.
Unfortunatly i can't find any pictures on the web.
 
hey, ive been there a few times, its not far from where i live either. nearly walked there from bolsover the other week. never thought to take my camera with me on that walk. will have to go and have a walk round it again, soon.

Thanks for the pics, theyre great. love looking at places everywhere, but even more so when they really near to me. thanks again.

:) Sal
 
Bolsover? Lol. I used to deliver tea in Bolsover a long, long time
ago, nice castle, everyone calls you "duck" round there.

So Sutton Scarsdale? Am I right in thinking its got a later big
(not derelict) mansion house right next to it?
 
FAO Bishop,

You're thinking of Hardwick Hall, thats on the opposite side of the motorway. They're owned by 2 separate trust thingies, (sorry don't know what you call em!), One hall is owned by the National Trust, and the other one is owned by English Heritage. (can't remember which one owns which hall - again, sorry!). As you're coming up the motorway, (northbound) take the slip road off at junction 29, Heath Roundabout, take the first exit off and a few hundred yards theres a turn off Hardwick Hall is signposted from there. (if your coming southbound, off at 29, 4th exit off (the one after the m1 south) and follow directions as above.

Theres Stainsby mill down there, and also the Hardwick Inn, lovely meals, and a roaring fire in the winter. lovely.

When you're coming north, there's Hardwick Hall first you see on the right, then Sutton Scarsdale Hall, on the left, then its Bolsover Castle on the right at the top of the hill.

Hope this helps,

:) Sal
 
So Sutton Scarsdale? Am I right in thinking its got a later big
(not derelict) mansion house right next to it?[/quote]

Actually no there are houses built around the drive & there is a church right next door to the hall. But no big mansion unless you mean Bolsover Castle accross the valley (about 4 miles).
 
Ok I've got it now thanks Rob and SmileySal. :)

Place I'm thinking is Hardwick Hall a Tudor house with the ruins
of the old Hardwick Hall almost right next to it. Great place, be
brilliant to do Sutton and the Hardwick houses in the same day.
I think it was the pics of the plasterwork at Sutton Scarsdale
that confused me, am I right in thinking theres a similar set up
at the old Hardwick Hall?


Old Hardwick Hall
em_hardwick_02.jpg


B of B :)
 
I think it was the pics of the plasterwork at Sutton Scarsdale
that confused me, am I right in thinking theres a similar set up
at the old Hardwick Hall?


Old Hardwick Hall
em_hardwick_02.jpg


B of B :)

Sorry Bishop I've not been to hardwick hall for about 20 yrs. ( old git). And i just can't remember (senial dementia probably).
 
No problem Rob. I was going to wait for SmileySal to answer
this one because it sounds to me as though she knows the
area well. Then it occurred to me to do a google image search
, I found this link with some good pics of old Hardwick Hall, at
least 3 or 4 shots of the remaining plaster.

http://www.olejarz.com/art/oldhardwickhall/

Sorry a bit off topic, this thread is supposed to be about Sutton
Scarsdale - the whole plasterwork thing caught me out.

B :)
 
Hiya,

Hardwick Old Hall (the derelict one) is owned by the National Trust but is managed by English Heritage.

Prices are:-

Adult:£3.50Children:£1.80Concession:£2.60English Heritage Members:Free - Join English HeritageOther:Family ticket £8.80

Details:Managed by English Heritage and owned by The National Trust.National Trust members admitted free, but small charge at EH events. Tickets for the New Hall (The National Trust) and joint tickets for both properties available at extra cost.

and Hardwick Hall is owned by the National Trust.

There are some pictures of Hardwick hall on:-

www.derbyshireuk.net/hardwick_hall.html

(hope that link works lol).

:) Sal

ps do you need anymore info on em?
 
Thats remarkable the simularirity between the two properties.
Well done Bishop for pointing that out.:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
 
Thanks Rob. As I said it was the plasterwork that confused me,
yeah similarity is rather odd. Thank you to SmileySal for all the
info and links you've posted, all very useful & informative stuff
thats really helped me understand whats what?

B :)
 
you're welcome. its nice to be able to post something thats near me, and can find info on. ;) normally everythings a long way away. would love to go and explore more places, but can take the teen with me, (providing i bribe her with McFly or Son of Dork goodies - lol) but can't take toddler with me. Her dad doesn't see her, and she drives my parents nuts, so they wont look after her very often. oh well.

Will have to have go looking again now car's back on road. ;)
 
I went to scarsdales and old hardwick hall on sunday and they are both excelent places but be warned u have to pay to get in hardwick hall and if you want to go in the newer hall (built 3 after original) you have to pay again but well worth a visit has some intresting features...:mrgreen:

Strange!
 
at one time in the past bolsover castle, hardwick hall and sutton scarsdale where all connected, only being a stones throw as the crow flies, signals where sent from one to the other the most famous one being bess of hardwick. sutton was stripped as someone else said as the stuff is distributed around america, the coal board brought the property and that was when part of the originall hall was demolished, then in went into decline and english heritage took over...
it is alive at nigh with ghost hunters coming from far and wide to do vigils, but recently it as been spoiled by the younger generation gathering there for eligal drinking and drug use, so a warning if you do decide to visit in the wee small hours, dont go alone:)
 
no, under no circumstances try and be big and go alone cos you never know who is there abnd we dont just mean in spirit form. it is a very sad state iof affairs with the hall cos it was a thriving home until the early 19th century. the lead was taken off and it was sold at auction for a few pounds and now owned by EH after the man who bought it donated it to them. it is in most of the ghost story books but the stories are just that. stories. the history goes back to very early times to a settlement there by wilfic spot in something like ad 97, i cant remember off hand. there are a lot of room maps going around and a lot fo them are very different to the others but they will be cos it has been changed overthe last few hundred years to adapt and suit the family living in it at the time.
 

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