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The Old Hall Hotel is a hotel in Buxton, Derbyshire, England, and is one of the oldest buildings in the town.〔 (Things to do in Buxton (Historical Notes) )〕 The current building dates from the Restoration period, built around and incorporating an earlier fortified tower. According to the ''Derbyshire Archeological Journal'' (1994): "In the national context, the survival of a building which accommodated both Mary Queen of Scots and much of the Elizabethan nobility is of considerable note. Its importance in architectural terms is further enhanced as it is believed to be the earliest known British building of cross-axial form."〔 ==History of the building== Since at least the Middle Ages, a hall has stood on this site by the warm spring for which Buxton water is known. The oldest part of the current building was once part of a four-storey fortified tower, built in 1573 by Bess of Hardwick and her fourth husband, George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury.〔''A Brief History of the Old Hall Hotel'', 4-page leaflet published by the Old Hall Hotel and available from reception.〕 The tower was used at times between 1576 and 1578〔Commemorative Blue plaque, reproduced in ''A brief History of the Old Hall Hotel''. 〕 to house Mary Queen of Scots, whilst she was in the custody of the Earl on the orders of Queen Elizabeth I. Her last visit to Buxton was in the summer of 1584.〔(Mary Stuart Society )〕 It is claimed〔〔 that it was Mary who inscribed the following couplet to Buxton on a window pane:
The inscription can still be seen in the window of room 26.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Private and corporate ghost hunts at the Old Hall Hotel, Buxton, Derbyshire )〕 The Hall was rebuilt by one of Bess of Hardwick's descendants, the first Duke of Devonshire, in 1670.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Old Hall Hotel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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