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Broadley Hall, Halifax - HLS01258
This sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
“One of the beautiful halls of Ovenden Wood, overlooking the Wheatley Valley from the Mount Tabor side. It derives its name from the Broadley or…
“One of the beautiful halls of Ovenden Wood, overlooking the Wheatley Valley from the Mount Tabor side. It derives its name from the Broadley or…
Burton Agnes Hall, Archway in Hall - HLS05719
Slide 14 - The paneling of the room is very beautiful, and most elaborately worked, and the round-headed arch adds to the appearance of richness.
Such a place as Burton Agnes would scarcely be without its ghost, and the story as related in the…
Such a place as Burton Agnes would scarcely be without its ghost, and the story as related in the…
Burton Agnes Hall, Entrance Porch - HLS05711
Slide 6 - The Entrance Porch with its Ionic and Corinthian columns and its achievements of arms, bespeaks the care and skill of some master architect.
The Hall was built by Sir Henry Griffiths, whose initials appear over the porch door together with…
The Hall was built by Sir Henry Griffiths, whose initials appear over the porch door together with…
Burton Agnes Hall, entrance to the Kitchen Court - HLS05715
Slide 10 - The blending of the older portions of the house with the newer 18th Century additions and alterations, are again seen in this view, which shows the entrance to the Kitchen Court.
Burton Agnes Hall, King James's State Room - HLS05726
Slide 21 - The State, or King James's State Room, is another fine apartment, the walls of which are wainscoted in oak, formed into large panels with enriched arches and borders, and pilasters between. The ceiling is divided up into a graceful…
Burton Agnes Hall, School Room or Day Nursery - HLS05728
Slide 23 - In the room at the top of the House, now used as a schoolroom or day nursery, is a fine mantle piece, the upper part having various coat of arms and emblematic figures carved into it.
This room is wainscoted with oak, but unfortunately it…
This room is wainscoted with oak, but unfortunately it…
Burton Agnes Hall, South East Angle of Home - HLS05712
Slide 7 - Here we have the three storied bay windows of the south east angle of the building. These windows are good examples and very characteristic of the architecture prevailing at the period when that portion of the mansion was built.
Burton Agnes Hall, South Front from Cross Path - HLS05707
Slide 2 - Burton Agnes came to the Boyntons through the marriage of Sir Matthew Boynton of Barmston with the daughter of Sir Henry Griffiths of Burton Agnes.
Sir Francis Boynton of Barmston, son and successor of Sir Matthew Boynton succeeded to…
Sir Francis Boynton of Barmston, son and successor of Sir Matthew Boynton succeeded to…
Burton Agnes Hall, the Dining Room - HLS05722
Slide 17 - The Dining Room, which we now enter, is situate at the north east angle of the house and is lighted by two windows, one facing north, and the other, a noble bay of ample proportion, facing the south, overlooking the lawn and flower…
Burton Agnes Hall, the Dining Room showing Mantle Piece - HLS05723
Slide 18 - The wealth of handicraft to be seen in the other parts of the house is also to be found in this room, notably in the elaborately carved oak chimney piece which forms so fine a decorative feature.
Burton Agnes Hall, the East Front - HLS05713
Slide 8 - Sir Griffiths Boynton, the third Baronet, born in 1654, added to the mansion of Burton Agnes, and traces of his work may be seen in the East Front.
To bring it into harmony with the prevailing taste of the period he situated in or about…
To bring it into harmony with the prevailing taste of the period he situated in or about…
Burton Agnes Hall, the Entrance Hall - HLS05716
Slide 11 - Having viewed the exterior, let us now enter this ancestral home by the southern porch. The true note of the place is struck when we enter the Entrance Hall, and find a richness of carving, and an elaboration of effect which is quite…
Burton Agnes Hall, The Gate House - HLS05710
Slide 5 - The picturesque Gate House to the mansion consists of the embattled edifice with four octagonal towers finished with lead domes at each angle. The centre has an arched entrance and above it are the Royal arms of James I, and the date 1610.
Burton Agnes Hall, the Hall Chimney Piece - HLS05717
Slide 12 - The Chimney Piece of the Hall was removed by Sir Griffiths Boynton from Barmston Manor House (a former seat of the Boyntons) and brought by him to Burton Agnes, some time about the year 1765.
Burton Agnes Hall, the Hall Screen - HLS05718
Slide 13 - Another notable feature is the Hall Screen, also said to have been removed from Barmston Hall.
There are two round arched doorways, and above them, an entablature supported on six Ionic columns. Most quaintly sculptured in the panels of…
There are two round arched doorways, and above them, an entablature supported on six Ionic columns. Most quaintly sculptured in the panels of…
Burton Agnes Hall, the North Front - HLS05714
Slide 9 - The North Front of the house also shows where the alteration from the old mullioned windows to the square sash ones has been made, but on the whole this front has not been spoiled in general architectural effect as the east side of the…
Burton Agnes Hall, The Oak Drawing Room - HLS05720
Slide 15 - Passing through the archway at the end of the Hall, we now enter what is called the Oak Drawing Room.
Over the fireplace is a very strange carving, 'The Dance of Death', carved out of one solid piece of oak about 8 feet by 5 feet, the…
Over the fireplace is a very strange carving, 'The Dance of Death', carved out of one solid piece of oak about 8 feet by 5 feet, the…
Burton Agnes Hall, the Oak Room - HLS05725
Slide 20 - Although the Oak Room is not the largest apartment in the house, it is generally thought to be the most beautiful.
The character of the paneling is both rich and unusual, there being in each compartment an octagon with a plain cross…
The character of the paneling is both rich and unusual, there being in each compartment an octagon with a plain cross…
Burton Agnes Hall, the South Front - HLS05706
Slide 1 - Burton Agnes, the ancient seat of the Boyntons, is one of the most beautiful Tudor and Jacobean houses in Yorkshire.
Lying in pleasant country between Driffield and Bridlington, it is surrounded by woodland and standing upon a slight…
Lying in pleasant country between Driffield and Bridlington, it is surrounded by woodland and standing upon a slight…
Burton Agnes Hall, the Stairway - HLS05724
Slide 19 - We now ascend the noble stairway, passing beneath a semi-circular arch supported by pilasters very much enriched Double rows of pillars add to the elaboration, and give the approach to the upper rooms a very attractive appearance.
This…
This…
Burton Agnes Hall, the White Drawing Room - HLS05727
Slide 22 - What formally was used as a Natural History Museum, in the last Baronet's time, (Sir Henry Somerville Boynton, who died in 1899) is now called the White Drawing Room.
As will be noticed, this apartment possesses features of a severe…
As will be noticed, this apartment possesses features of a severe…
Burton Agnes Hall, Twelfth Century Crypt Adjoining Hall - HLS05708
Slide 3 - The earliest remains of domestic architecture here are in a building immediately to the west of the Hall, the basement of which is vaulted on cylindrical piers, with volute Capitals, of the Transitional Period (about C. 1170), and is…