Before we move on to exploring the interior of Burton Agnes Hall I will show you what is remaining of the original manor-house. The brick building in the foreground of the first picture looks quite modern, but it conceals a surprise which you can see in the third photo. The brick cladding was put was [...]
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Burton Agnes Hall – The Manor-house
2 Comments CherryPie on Jul 12th 2010
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100 Photos 26 :: Architecture
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 [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Jun 30th 2010
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York Castle Bailey
The first photo was taken from Clifford’s Tower and shows three blocks of buildings that mark out the extent of the bailey or courtyard of York Castle. The second photo shows what was originally the Assize court (now used as the Crown courts) with Clifford’s Tower in the background to give it perspective.
The three neoclassical [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 28th 2010
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Clifford’s Tower
Clifford’s Tower is the castle keep and originally it was surrounded by a moat fed by the river Foss. It has three essential parts:
The grass-covered earth mound which dates from William the conquerors reign
The stone keep that was built on the orders of Henry III in the mid-thirteenth century
The gatehouse that was erected in the [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Jun 24th 2010
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Bridlington
Those of you who followed my weekend in York closely will recall my personal thoughts on Bridlington. The town does however does have some interesting history which is described briefly on Wiki:
The origins of the habitation of Bridlington are unknown but can be traced back to ancient times. The nearby Dane’s Dyke on [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jun 19th 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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The Royal Pavilion Garden
I recently Blogged about my experience in the garden so today I am going to give you a little bit of information about the garden itself.
The garden surrounding the Royal Pavilion has been restored to its original Regency splendour closely following John Nash’s plans of the 1820’s. As the architect of the Royal Pavilion, he [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on May 29th 2010
