Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire was created for Bess of Hardwick by the architect Robert Smythson in the 1590s. Bess's monogram ES appears repeatedly on the upper edge of the facade; this stands for Elizabeth Shrewsbury.

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Looking up into the canopy of the trees in the grounds of Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire.

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The initals ES are the monogram of Bess of Hardwick (Elizabeth Shrewsbury) who built the house in the 1590s. The architect was Robert Smythson.

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In the ruined Hardwick Old Hall in Derbyshire, England, these Elizabethan stucco fireplace decorations are still visible in the interior.

The Old Hall was Bess of Hardwick's home before the 1590s when she began building the grander New Hall (which is adjacent to the Old Hall).

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