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[40577] Hardwick Hall : Water Butt
Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire.
Water Butt - I assume, originally, for collecting drainage water from the roof.
It is dated 1836 and carries the Cavendish snake crest.
Hardwick was home to Bess of Hardwick (1527-1608), one of the most formidable women of Elizabethan England. She was the matriarch of the Cavendish family, building Chatsworth with her second husband and returning to build the two great halls at Hardwick after her separation from her fourth husband the 6th Earl of Shrewsbury.
[40577] Hardwick Hall : Water Butt
Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire.
Water Butt - I assume, originally, for collecting drainage water from the roof.
It is dated 1836 and carries the Cavendish snake crest.
Hardwick was home to Bess of Hardwick (1527-1608), one of the most formidable women of Elizabethan England. She was the matriarch of the Cavendish family, building Chatsworth with her second husband and returning to build the two great halls at Hardwick after her separation from her fourth husband the 6th Earl of Shrewsbury.