Burton Agnes, near Bridlington
East Yorkshire (East Riding)
England
Circa Date: 1601-10 w/circa 1730 & 1974 additions and alterations
Status: Fully Extant
House Open to Public: Yes
Country House: Yes
The garden facade from "Morris's Views of Seats," circa 1875.
The garden facade in 2015
The entrance facade in 2015
The house from the garden
The stables
Built / Designed For: Sir Henry Griffith
Garden & Outbuildings: In 2015 a 5,000-year-old chalk sculpture, called one of the most important ancient objects ever found in the British Isles, was discovered on the Burton Agnes Estate. The British Museum called the discovery "the most important piece of prehistoric art to be found in Britain in the last 100 years."
Architect: Francis F. Johnson
Date: 1970sCountry Life: XIV, 208, 1903. XXXIII, 880, 916 plan, 1913. CXIII, 1904, 1886, 1972, 1953.
House Listed: Grade I
Park Listed: Not Listed
Past Seat / Home of: Sir Henry Griffith, 17th century. Sir Griffith Boynton, 5th Bt., 18th century; Marcus Wyckham-Boynton, 20th century.
Current Ownership Type: Charity / Nonprofit
Primary Current Ownership Use: Visitor Attraction
Ownership Details: Owned by Burton Agnes Hall Preservation Trust Ltd.
House Open to Public: Yes
Phone: 01262-490-324
Fax: 01262-490-513
Website: https://www.burtonagnes.com
Awards: HHA/Christie's Garden of the Year Award 2005.
Historic Houses Member: Yes