Description

BURTON CONSTABLE BURTON CONSTABLE PARK
TA 1836-1936
9/7 The Menagerie
approximately 45 metres
to west of Burton
16.12.66 Constable Hall
- II *
Menagerie, now dwelling. c1770 with late C20 restorations. Probably by
Thomas Lightoller for William Constable. Reddish-brown brick in English
garden wall bond with red brick and ashlar dressings and Welsh slate roof.
2-storey projecting central bay with single-storey, single-bay wings and
range to rear. Centre: ashlar plinth. Central Venetian window, now boarded
over, with moulded ashlar imposts at first-floor level; Tuscan columns and
pilasters set in recessed brick arch with red brick head. Open pedimented
gable with dentilled moulding which continues as eaves cornice to sides.
Wings, alike. Plinth. Continuous ashlar sill band. Central elliptically-
arched 12-pane sash with margin lights under red brick head. Dentilled
eaves band. Roofs hipped to front. Rear stacks. To left side of wing a
semicircular bay. In process of restoration at time of resurvey.

Listing NGR: TA1835236676

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q96278587

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Recommended Books

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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover