Talk:Hardwick Hall

Stags
I went to Hardwick Hall today and was rather surprised that the article hasn't made any reference to the Cavendish's symbol, the Stag, being in the house. It's worked into the plaster reliefs; tapestries and even the building's exterior.-- 194.81.33.118 (talk) 20:22, 2 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Seeing the section below, I unearthed a booklet (guessing 1950s) which makes no mention of the Stag; there are a few 'plates' shewing examples incorporating stags, ie., plaster bas-reliefs above two fireplaces and one doorway, on a painted glass panel, the arms and at roofline above the doorway (seen in File:Hardwick Hall in Doe Lea - Derbyshire.jpg having lost their antlers) but with no descriptions.--Rocknrollmancer (talk) 22:44, 25 September 2022 (UTC)

Size and shape
How big and what shape is Hardwick Hall? 212.159.158.42 (talk) 11:09, 24 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Good questions, which the article should answer but doesn't. Johnbod (talk) 15:30, 24 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Regarding the former Q., I don't see how it could be addressed in any cogent, meaningful terms that a reader could identify with; it's all relative. Reminds me of Janet Street Porter comparing something with an international airport - don't recall what.


 * Wikipedia can only include what's written in published sources, so something suitable would need to be found to satisfy any specifics.--Rocknrollmancer (talk) 16:25, 24 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Oh, wow, Rocknrollmancer, that's really helpful! Johnbod (talk) 16:49, 24 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Would it be WP:OR to extrapolate from the scale on this floor plan? Dave.Dunford (talk) 09:15, 25 September 2022 (UTC)
 * My virry virry uneducated guess is that it would be fine to do so, because the data is right there – to me it seems hardly different from converting feet to metres, indeed it arguably is just another form of conversion, one scale to another. That said, I haven't read round this and there might be something that says "Thou Shalt Not Do Thine Own Calculations Even If The Rest Of Us Can Replicate It In Half A Mo". But if there is, I am sure that someone will pop up Real Soon Now&trade; with a link to it. So I would be tempted to say yeah, boldly stick it in, see if anyone complains .... best to all DBaK (talk) 10:14, 25 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, I think it would be fine, & for the shape also, bearing in mind that the banqueting houses on the roof make effectively a 3rd floor, which is crucial for the overall effect. Johnbod (talk) 04:03, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I'll dig out the NT guide book and see what it says. Murgatroyd49 (talk) 07:26, 26 September 2022 (UTC)