Hardwick Hall

Hardwick Hall is an architecturally significant Elizabethan-era country house in Derbyshire, England. A leading example of the Elizabethan prodigy house, the Renaissance style home was built between 1590 and 1597 for Bess of Hardwick to a design of the architect Robert Smythson. Hardwick Hall is one of the earliest examples of the English interpretation of this style, which came into fashion having slowly spread from Florence. Its arrival in Britain coincided with the period when it was no longer necessary or legal to fortify a domestic dwelling.

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historic house museum, English country house, art museum, prodigy house, 

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  Bolsover Castle ⓘ
  castle in England  

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  Codnor Castle ⓘ
  ruins of a castle in Derbyshire, England, UK  

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  Duffield Castle ⓘ
  Norman Castle in Duffield, Derbyshire  

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  Nottingham Castle ⓘ
  castle in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK  

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  Renishaw Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in North East Derbyshire, England, UK

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  Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet ⓘ
  hamlet and industrial museum in Sheffield, UK

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  Bishops' House ⓘ
  historic house museum

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  Carnfield Hall ⓘ
  country house in Derbyshire, England, UK

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  Chatsworth House ⓘ
  country house in Derbyshire, England

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  D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum ⓘ
  museum in Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

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  Denby Pottery Visitor Centre Museum ⓘ
  museum in Denby, England, UK

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  Ecclesbourne Valley Railway ⓘ
  heritage railway in Derbyshire, United Kingdom

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  Eyam Hall ⓘ
  UK historic house museum

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  Good Luck Lead Mining Museum ⓘ
  museum in Nr Middleton, England, UK

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  Handsworth St Marys Museum ⓘ
  museum in Sheffield, England, UK

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  Holme Pierrepont Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed country house in Nottinghamshire, England, UK

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  Kelham Island Museum ⓘ
  museum in Sheffield, England

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  Magna Science Adventure Centre ⓘ
  educational visitor attraction in Rotherham, England

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  Mansfield Museum ⓘ
  local authority museum located in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

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  Mappin Art Gallery ⓘ
  building in Sheffield, UK

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  Midland Railway – Butterley ⓘ
  Heritage railway centre, United Kingdom

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  Mr Straw's House ⓘ
  property in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

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  New Art Exchange ⓘ
  contemporary art gallery in Nottingham, England

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  Nottingham Industrial Museum ⓘ
  museum in the 17th century stables block of Wollaton Hall, Nottingham, England

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  Papplewick Pumping Station ⓘ
  architectural structure and museum in Papplewick, Gedling, England, United Kingdom

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  Peak District Mining Museum ⓘ
  mining museum in Matlock Bath, England, United Kingdom

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  Pleasley Colliery ⓘ
  former coal mine near Pleasley, Derbyshire, England, UK

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  Site Gallery ⓘ
   

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  South Yorkshire Transport Museum ⓘ
  transport museum in South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Winding House And Headstocks At Bestwood Colliery ⓘ
  architectural structure in Bestwood Village, Gedling, England, UK

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  Wollaton Hall ⓘ
  Country house museum in Nottingham, England

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  Yorkshire Natural History Museum ⓘ
  museum in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK

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  Hardwick Hall ⓘ
  Elizabethan country house in Derbyshire, England, UK

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  Kedleston Hall ⓘ
  English country house in Kedleston, Derbyshire, England, UK

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  Pickford's House ⓘ
  Historic house museum in Derby, United Kingdom

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  Strutt's North Mill ⓘ
  cotton mill and museum in Belper, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Derby Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
  museum and art gallery in Derby, England, United Kingdom  

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  Clifton Park Museum ⓘ
  municipal museum situated in Clifton House on the western edge of Clifton Park in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England

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  Sherwood Foresters Regimental Museum ⓘ
  museum in Nottingham, England, UK

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  York And Lancaster Regimental Museum ⓘ
  museum in Rotherham, England, UK

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  Graves Art Gallery ⓘ
  art museum, part of Sheffield museums

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  The Working Carriage Museum ⓘ
  museum in Matlock, England, UK

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  National Tramway Museum ⓘ
  United Kingdom national museum of tramways

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  William Booth Birthplace Museum ⓘ
  museum in Nottingham, England, UK

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  Regimental Museum of the 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales) ⓘ
  military museum in Derby, England, United Kngdom

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  Calverton Folk Museum ⓘ
  museum in Calverton, England, UK

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  South Nottinghamshire Hussars Museum ⓘ
  museum in Nottingham, England, UK

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  University Of Nottingham Museum ⓘ
  museum in Nottingham, England, UK

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  Erewash Museum ⓘ
  museum in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

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  Creswell Crags Museum and Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Worksop, England, United Kingdom

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  National Emergency Services Museum ⓘ
  Museum in Sheffield, England

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  Steeple Grange Light Railway ⓘ
  heritage railway at Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England

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  Wirksworth Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Wollaton Village Dovecote Museum ⓘ
  museum in Wollaton, England, UK

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  Belper Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Belper, England, UK

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  Chesterfield Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
  local museum in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK

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  Eyam Museum ⓘ
  Local museum in Eyam, United Kingdom

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  Harley Gallery and Foundation ⓘ
  art museum in the UK

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  Museum of Timekeeping ⓘ
  museum in Newark, England, United Kingdom

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  National Holocaust Centre and Museum ⓘ
  Archive organization in Newark on Trent, United Kingdom

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  National Justice Museum ⓘ
  museum housed in a former courtroom, gaol and police station in Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

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  Shepherd Wheel ⓘ
  former water wheel in Sheffield

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  Little Chester Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Derby, England, UK

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  Millennium Gallery ⓘ
  art gallery and museum in the centre of Sheffield, England

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  David Mellor Design Museum ⓘ
  museum in Leadmill, England, UK

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  Weston Park Museum ⓘ
  largest museum in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England

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  Bank Street Arts ⓘ
  arts centre in Sheffield, England

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  Nottingham Contemporary ⓘ
  UK charitable organization

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  Mr Vacuum Cleaner Museum ⓘ
  museum in Heanor, England, UK

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  Royal Lancers and Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Museum ⓘ
  military museum near Ollerton, Newark, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

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  Bilsthorpe Heritage Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bilsthorpe, England, United Kingdom

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  National Videogame Museum ⓘ
  British video game museum based in Sheffield

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1879 Derby Museum and Art Gallery

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1891 Clifton Park Museum

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1923 Sherwood Foresters Regimental Museum

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1929 York And Lancaster Regimental Museum

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1934 Graves Art Gallery

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1946 The Working Carriage Museum

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1948 National Tramway Museum

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1971 William Booth Birthplace Museum

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1972 Regimental Museum of the 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales)

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1974 Calverton Folk Museum

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1974 South Nottinghamshire Hussars Museum

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1979 University Of Nottingham Museum

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1980 Erewash Museum

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1984 Creswell Crags Museum and Heritage Centre

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1984 National Emergency Services Museum

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1985 Steeple Grange Light Railway

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1986 Wirksworth Heritage Centre

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1987 Wollaton Village Dovecote Museum

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1990 Belper Heritage Centre

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1994 Chesterfield Museum and Art Gallery

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1994 Eyam Museum

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1994 Harley Gallery and Foundation

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1994 Museum of Timekeeping

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1995 National Holocaust Centre and Museum

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1995 National Justice Museum

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1998 Shepherd Wheel

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2000 Little Chester Heritage Centre

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2001 Millennium Gallery

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2006 David Mellor Design Museum

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2006 Weston Park Museum

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2008 Bank Street Arts

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2009 Nottingham Contemporary

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2010 Mr Vacuum Cleaner Museum

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2011 Royal Lancers and Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Museum

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2014 Bilsthorpe Heritage Museum

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2018 National Videogame Museum

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At Hardwick Hall 2024 177

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Hardwick Hall seen over a wall

Hardwick Hall at the end of the historic grass walk

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The entrance to Hardwick Hall and its gardens

Hardwick Hall at the end of the historic grass walk

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• 'that whyche ys nedefoulle and nesesary': The Nature and Purpose of the Original Furnishings and Decoration of Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire - doctoral thesis by Gillian White, 2005, online

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle		Bolsover Castle	castle, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	castle		Codnor Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Duffield Castle	castle, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	castle	1067	Nottingham Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	garden	1625	Renishaw Hall	English country house, garden, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet	hamlet, museum, building complex, industry museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Bishops' House	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Carnfield Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Chatsworth House	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum	literary museum, historic house museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Denby Pottery Visitor Centre Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Ecclesbourne Valley Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Eyam Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Good Luck Lead Mining Museum	mining museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Handsworth St Marys Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Holme Pierrepont Hall	English country house, manor house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Kelham Island Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Magna Science Adventure Centre	science center	Wikidata
site	museum		Mansfield Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Mappin Art Gallery	art museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Midland Railway – Butterley	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Mr Straw's House	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		New Art Exchange	art museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Nottingham Industrial Museum	charitable organization, industry museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Papplewick Pumping Station	museum, pumping station, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Peak District Mining Museum	mining museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Pleasley Colliery	mining museum, coal mine	Wikidata
site	museum		Site Gallery	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		South Yorkshire Transport Museum	transport museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Winding House And Headstocks At Bestwood Colliery	mining museum, architectural structure	Wikidata
site	museum		Wollaton Hall	historic house museum, English country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Yorkshire Natural History Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1590	Hardwick Hall	art museum, English country house, historic house museum, prodigy house	Wikidata
site	museum	1765	Kedleston Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1770	Pickford's House	historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1804	Strutt's North Mill	museum, cotton mill, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1879	Derby Museum and Art Gallery	art museum, local museum, military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1891	Clifton Park Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1923	Sherwood Foresters Regimental Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1929	York And Lancaster Regimental Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1934	Graves Art Gallery	art museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1946	The Working Carriage Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1948	National Tramway Museum	independent museum, tramway museum, geographic location	Wikidata
site	museum	1971	William Booth Birthplace Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1972	Regimental Museum of the 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales)	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1974	Calverton Folk Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1974	South Nottinghamshire Hussars Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	University Of Nottingham Museum	museum, university museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1980	Erewash Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1984	Creswell Crags Museum and Heritage Centre	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1984	National Emergency Services Museum	local museum, heritage center, police museum, firefighting museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1985	Steeple Grange Light Railway	heritage railway, narrow-gauge railway	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	Wirksworth Heritage Centre	heritage center, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1987	Wollaton Village Dovecote Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1990	Belper Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	1994	Chesterfield Museum and Art Gallery	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1994	Eyam Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1994	Harley Gallery and Foundation	art museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1994	Museum of Timekeeping	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1995	National Holocaust Centre and Museum	museum, cultural institution, independent museum, Holocaust museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1995	National Justice Museum	museum, charitable organization, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1998	Shepherd Wheel	museum, watermill	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	Little Chester Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	2001	Millennium Gallery	art museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2006	David Mellor Design Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2006	Weston Park Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2008	Bank Street Arts	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2009	Nottingham Contemporary	art museum, charitable organization	Wikidata
site	museum	2010	Mr Vacuum Cleaner Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2011	Royal Lancers and Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Museum	independent museum, museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2014	Bilsthorpe Heritage Museum	mining museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2018	National Videogame Museum	computer museum	Wikidata
commons	image		At Hardwick Hall 2024 177		Commons
commons	image		At Hardwick Hall 2024 159		Commons
commons	image		Hardwick Hall seen over a wall		Commons
commons	image		Hardwick Hall at the end of the historic grass walk		Commons
commons	image		Hardwick Hall		Commons
commons	image		The entrance to Hardwick Hall and its gardens		Commons
commons	image		Hardwick Hall at the end of the historic grass walk		Commons
commons	image		Hardwick Hall		Commons
commons	image		Hardwick Hall		Commons
commons	image		Hardwick Hall		Commons