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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…
Burton Agnes Hall, Window Recesses in Drawing Room - HLS05721
Slide 16 - The drawing room is lit by the south east bay window, the recess inside being cosily furnished with quaint old seventeenth century chairs and tables etc.
The outlook from the window is very beautiful, showing the well-kept gardens and…
The outlook from the window is very beautiful, showing the well-kept gardens and…
Burton Agnes Hall, Wooden Wheel for Pumping Water - HLS05709
Slide 4 - In the outbuilding facing the Kitchen Court is an interesting relic of bygone days - an old wheel some fourteen feet in diameter, made of wood, and formally used for pumping water, by man-power, from a draw well.
As will be noticed, the…
As will be noticed, the…
Burton Agnes Hall,the Kitchen - HLS05729
Slide 24 - And now we come to one of the most important apartments of the mansion - the Kitchen - the place from which all the creature comforts and sustenance required to supply the bodily wants of all the inmates of the establishment are daily sent…
Burton Constable, Centre bay to West Front - HLS05734
Slide 3 - This view shows the latter feature in more detail, and forms a unique composition.
The windows here, as on the other side of the house, have stone mullions and transoms restored to them by one of the Clifford - Constable line of owners,…
The windows here, as on the other side of the house, have stone mullions and transoms restored to them by one of the Clifford - Constable line of owners,…
Burton Constable, corner of the Ballroom - HLS05745
Slide 14 - As befits the use to which the Ballroom is devoted, in one corner stands a magnificent pianoforte in ebony with gilt ornaments, and a quaintly designed music stool in the form of a shell.
Burton Constable, Head of Grand the Staircase - HLS05741
Slide 10 - Ascending the staircase, we notice that the walls are covered with a fine array of paintings, mostly by the old masters, besides a number of portraits of members of the Constable family.
Burton Constable, North West view of Front - HLS05736
Slide 5 - Complimentary to the last view, we show another one, of the west and north portion of the front facing the garden. Tradition assigns the northern portion to as early a period as the reign of King Stephen (who died in 1135), the name of…
Burton Constable, South Front - HLS05737
Slide 6 - The buildings of the south front are principally composed of numerous offices and servants apartments which, with the north front, are very irregular, and are evidently the remains of a much older edifice; the use of different building…
Burton Constable, South West view of Front - HLS05735
Slide 4 - Another view is taken from the lawn, and shows the west and a portion of the south fronts of the house.
Burton Constable, the Ballroom - HLS05744
Slide 13 - The Ballroom in the North West wing of the House is another fine apartment. The furniture, as will be noticed, is of a costly character.
Note the light and elegantly designed lamp hung from the centre of the ceiling. The chimney piece of…
Note the light and elegantly designed lamp hung from the centre of the ceiling. The chimney piece of…
Burton Constable, the Chinese Room - HLS05747
Slide 16 - The Chinese Room is fitted up throughout in the Chinese Fashion. Curious shaped chairs with dragon's heads etc., cabinets filled with bric-a-brac and numerous specimens of rare and curious Chinese ornaments are scattered about the room on…
Burton Constable, The Dining Room - HLS05739
Slide 8 - A door out of the Saloon leads into the dining room. This is carried out in the Ionic Style throughout .
Over the Chimney piece, which is of white statuary marble, is a sculptured representation of a mythological subject. From the ceiling…
Over the Chimney piece, which is of white statuary marble, is a sculptured representation of a mythological subject. From the ceiling…
Burton Constable, the East Front - HLS05732
Slide 1 - Some nine miles from the port of Kingston-upon-Hull is the house of Burton Constable, an East riding seat which has never changed ownership by sale or otherwise from the time of William, the Norman, to the present time.
It is situated in…
It is situated in…
Burton Constable, the Library or Long Gallery - HLS05742
Slide 11 - The Library, or what is now termed the Long Gallery, is entered from the grand staircase by folding doors. It is a fine apartment extending nearly the whole length of the west front. There are three window recesses of ample size, and these…
Burton Constable, the Library or Long Gallery - HLS05743
Slide 12 - From the ceiling are suspended three separate lamps of elaborate design, formerly used for candles, but now they are fitted up like other parts of the House with electric lights.
It would take up too much of our time to further describe…
It would take up too much of our time to further describe…
Burton Constable, The Saloon - HLS05738
Slide 7 - Entering the Mansion by the porch on the east side, we pass through a pair of swing doors, direct into the saloon, a double cube, 60 feet by 30 feet and 30 feet high. Over the Doric columns of the mantel-piece is a shield of arms, with…