Burton Agnes Hall was built in 1598 next to the Old Manor House. It has remained within the same family since it was built, although on occasions it has passed through the female line.
In 1977 the Hall and gardens were handed over to a charitable trust by Mr Marcus Wickham-Boynton so that they could [...]
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100 Photos 26 :: Architecture
2 Comments CherryPie on Jun 30th 2010
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PhotoHunt – Six
Six poppies, but only one has emerged.
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30 Comments CherryPie on Jun 18th 2010
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York – Day Three
The weather was looking decidedly dodgy so the weather forecast had to be studied closely in order to visit that stately home and garden that I had promised myself. From the list of possibilities the one with the least likelihood of rain was Burton Agnes Hall. The journey there was lovely and the [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 14th 2010
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Your friends will know you better in the first minute you meet than your acquaintances will know you in a thousand years.
Richard Bach
10 Comments CherryPie on Jun 13th 2010
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PhotoHunt – Bubbles
One of the places I visited during my long weekend was Burton Agnes Hall. The hall has a very fine garden which is one of the best I have visited. I will be posting on both the hall and the garden more fully in due course, but for now meet Agnes (the 2nd).
Whilst designing [...]
26 Comments CherryPie on Jun 11th 2010
