A window on the past

Back blipped as we have travelled up to Leeds to visit our son Stuart.
On the way North, we stopped off at Hardwick Hall.  My blip is the original house built by Bess of Hardwick.  Now just a shell and not open to visitors as there is repair work in progress. 

Tagged for Derelict Sunday - as the building is well past it's best.
Taged for Silly Saturday - why we thought a mostly outdoors stop-off would be a good idea on a grey drizzly day now escapes me :-)