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…
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…
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.
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…
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.
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.
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…
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…
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…
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.
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
Slide 9 - The house was much altered in the eighteenth century, first by Cuthbert Constable (1719 - 1747) who altered the east front and to whom the long Gallery and the Library in its present condition seems to be due.
Slide 15 - The bedrooms are all in keeping with the splendid apartments already described
In one of the Rooms, called the 'State Room', is a fine 18th century bedstead with a beautifully carved canopy at the top, which is draped in cream and gold…
Slide 14 - This shows the same bust in detail. Lord Morpeth, the name by which he was best known, was the most distinguished member of the Carlisle family. He filled many important posts in the cabinet, and was Viceroy of Ireland. On his death in…
Slide 13 - Arriving on the landing on the first floor we observe on the right a cabinet in which is stored a varied and choice collection of china, also a number of marble busts on pedestals, principally of members of the Howard family and their…
Slide 25 - The Grand Hall. Owing to its great height, and being at such close quarters, it is not possible to obtain a photograph showing this apartment in full, so we obtained portions of it in detail, the Spandril between the arches under the dome,…