Members of Handsworth Sword Dancers perform a Robin Hood Mummer's Play on Boxing Day outside St Mary's, Handsworth, Sheffield

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Character representing Bess of Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury

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Size: 2112px × 2816px
Location: St Mary's Church, Handsworth, Sheffield, UK
Photo credit: © Richard Bradley / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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