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Hardwick HallLast updated: Jan 2005 |  | ||
| Address: | Doe Lea, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 5QJ Tel: 01246 850430 Fax: 01246 854200 email: robin.allen at national trust.org.uk web address: nationaltrust.org.uk Latitude: 53° 10'0''N Longitude: 1° 18'3''W | ||
| BACKGROUND TO THE COLLECTION | |||
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| Ownership: | The National Trust | ||
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| Umbrella organisation: | National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens, National Trust | ||
| PERSONNEL | |||
| Robin Allan | |||
| Contact person: | Robin Allan | ||
| Total Staff: | 34 (4 full-time, 30 part-time) | ||
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| POLICIES | |||
| Accessions | As for The National Trust | ||
| Collections | As for The National Trust | ||
| PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT | |||
| Altitude: | 200 m | ||
| Soil type: | Loam, alkaline | ||
| Aspect: | Mostly flat | ||
| Total area: | 3.3 ha | ||
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| WEATHER RECORDS | No records kept | ||
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| PLANT COLLECTION | |||
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| Phenological Garden | |||
| Records of living collection | Kept since 1979 Computerised | ||
| Record System | National Trust's Woody Plant Catalogue | ||
| Plant-collecting trips | No | ||
| FACILITIES ON SITE | |||
| Herbarium | No | ||
| Library | 50 items, herbaceous perennials. No public access | ||
| Research facilities | No | ||
| Publications | Garden guide | ||
| Identifications: | Undertakes identifications for specific sector of the public. Internal verification of material | ||
| Teaching and Education: | Potential for primary, for secondary, higher, public education | ||
| Interpretation of the material: | Supervised garden walks, brochures | ||
| Friends Organisation: | Yes (volunteer groups) | ||
| Visitor facilities: | Café, plant shop | ||
| ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS | |||
| Public access: | Admission charge | ||
| Visitors per year: | 85 000 | ||
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: 12 noon to 5.30pm April-November | ||
| GUIDING PRINCIPLES BEHIND THE COLLECTION | |||
| The garden exists within the original framework of walls, built in 1597 to complement the architecturally and historically important Elizabethan Hall, with plantings sympathetic to the site and soil. | |||