Chesterfield

Derbyshire

England

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Bess of Hardwick was a formidable woman. Born into minor gentry, she had firm ideas from a young girl, of where she wanted to be in society and would stop at nothing to achieve her goals.

Hardwick Hall was Bess' family home and retains its personal feeling, which I believe to be unique amongst stately houses that are open to the public. I stayed on the estate, and walking the grounds it was very easy to loose myself in the different layers of its history.

Whilst it's the Elizabethan era that first springs to mind when you think of Hardwick Hall, a more modern period seemed to be equally as vibrant for me. The building's ties to WWII and the estate's use as a training ground, still echoed to me when recording; the EVP featured on the video highlighting this period are remarkable.

EVP Transcriptions

EVP 1: I knew you would.

EVP 2: Same Browning from Hampton Court. We know her.

EVP 3: Going here I am with Rachel.

EVP 4: They go here a lot.

EVP 5: You have to set the ceiling low. Light us up tonight.

EVP 6: You let her in. Move the light.

EVP 7: Rachel's there. Don't you touch her.

EVP 8: Dear Rachel go to More.

EVP 9: Switching her to Wolsey.

EVP 10: Woman beares the key Henry heard.

EVP 11: You're here to stay. Have you seen Henry?

EVP 12: Phone Raleigh there.

EVP 13: Where's Raleigh.

EVP 14: Her waiting for a baby.

EVP 15: I heard a Boleyn.

EVP 16: Show her we're not Boleyn. Go through replace me.

EVP 17: Mary walked there.

EVP 18: Better not intrude.

EVP 19: We bring flowers.

EVP 20: She doesn't hear us.

EVP 21: Harry's below.

EVP 22: She was trying to help me.

EVP 23: We are tonight...

EVP 24: What happens if I call you, they'll let me. Rachel's good.

EVP 25: Leave the light on. She saved you.

EVP 26: Rachel Browning, some will hear you.

EVP 27: Rachel's here.

EVP 28: Blackfoot was with me.

EVP 29: She's great. Is that you? Rachel's boy.

EVP 30: We mean it, we drugged you.

EVP 31: I'll speak to little Rachie.

EVP 32: Is that tumour not come out.

EVP 33: Boss I'm so shamed we were sorry.

EVP 34: You do not spoken.

EVP 35: Let's write to her. She's in there.

EVP 36: Still advise you.

EVP 37: Charlie.

EVP 38: It's from the war they sent for us two.

EVP 39: Should have been this in France.

EVP 40: The past we tend to forget.