Stunning UK prints for sale by award-winning photographer David Ross, editor of Britain Express, the UK Travel and Heritage Guide. I don't always agree with Simon Jenkins, author of England's Thousand Best Houses. The heart of the house is the Great Hall, which features a marvellously detailed chimney piece and a fabulously carved oak and stone screen. A subsequent owner was Sir Henry Somerville Boynton, a much more refined sort of chap who was an avid naturalist. HERITAGE HIGHLIGHTS:   Magnificent Long Gallery with Elizabethan plasterwork. OS: TA103633 I can't recommend Burton Agnes Hall highly enough; my visit was easily the high point of three wonderful weeks I spent exploring East Yorkshire and the Wolds. Griffith would immediately recognise Burton Agnes as his house if he were to see it today. A magnificent Elizabethan mansion with Capability Brown landscaped parkland and historic stables. His architect was Robert Smithson (or Smythson), master mason to Queen Elizabeth. Sleeps 48, from £2400.00. Under this arrangement it was hoped that future generations of the Boynton family would continue to live in it and it would therefore remain a 'lived-in' family home. Website: Burton Agnes Hall About Burton Agnes Hall Katherine was the youngest daughter of the Sir Henry Griffith who built the Hall, and she was obsessed with the beautiful new house, which was not yet complete. The ghost is said to be the spirit of Katherine (Anne) Griffith, who died here in 1620. Before she breathed her last, Katherine made her sisters promise that a part of her would always remain in the house. He built aviaries in the Hall and established a large collection of stuffed birds. The Hall is accessed through a marvellous gatehouse, also in red brick, and built in 1610. There is a walled garden with over 4000 different plant species, a jungle garden (with exotic and large-leafed plants), a yew maze, and woodland walks throughout the estate. Photographer and historian David Ross visits historic Burton Agnes Hall, Yorkshire. Perhaps the most famous - or infamous owner of Burton Agnes was John Parkhurst, who married Mary, widow of the 6th baronet. One, Sir Francis, bred gamecocks and built a cockpit in Park Field. 2.1 miles (Historic Church), Kilham, All Saints Church - Burton Constable Hall, near Hull, is one of Yorkshire's finest country houses. The gatehouse is as large as a small house itself, rising three storeys, with four flanking turrets. Any decent 400-year-old house must have a ghost (I think its a by-law), and Burton Agnes ticks that box. Driffield, One of Stuteville's daughters was named Agnes, and it may have been she who gave her name to the village and hall. The friendly guides were marvellous when I wanted to ask a question, but they left me free to wander about if I wanted to. Photos of Burton Agnes Hall, history of the house and manor, plus accommodation and nearby historic places to … Historic Houses Association