Burghley House, found in the dynamic market town of Stamford, Lincolnshire, was constructed and largely designed by William Cecil, 1st Lord Burghley (1520-1598) between 1555 and 1587. The Elizabethan house was constructed to impress as well as the eighteen rooms open to visitors are really brilliant. The house is famous for the world class groups of paintings, ceramics, furniture, sculptures and exquisitely adorned ceilings. Burghley's landscaped gardens and parklands incorporate a modern sculpture park along with the Garden of Surprises an region of exciting water features amazing for a household day out. Burghley House From Paradise to Hell
The tour starts in the Old Kitchen and endings in the Great Hall, passing through Paradise and Hell on the way.
The Old Kitchen, among the few rooms continuing in the Tudor period, features a sizable group of 18th and 19th Century copper, that range from jugs to jelly moulds, nearly all of which were used in the kitchen.
Leaving the kitchen, the tour moves up the barrel-vaulted Roman Stairway, thus named because it had been modelled about the Scala Romana of classical architecture. The Roman Stairway, the sole initial stairs left in the home, leads to the Ante Chapel.
Beyond the Chapel is the Billiard Room. Lined with Norwegian oak panelling, the room includes a billiard table made from oak retrieved in the crash of the battleship Royal George which sank at Spithead in 1782.
Many of Burghley's rooms were decorated by artists like Italian-born Antonio Verrio (ca. 1636-1707). Verrio, responsible for introducing Baroque mural painting into England, created several splendid ceilings during a ten-year interval. The architectural attributes appear unbelievably real, but if one could reach out and touch the walls, it'd come as a surprise to find they're now level.
Going in the Nirvana Room to the Hell Stairs the disposition changes forthwith to among gloomy darkness and hopelessness. Verrio took nearly a year to finish the ceiling, working chiefly on his own. He was greatly in debt & most of his helpers had left to locate more safe work. The stairway, installed in 1786, uses the cantilever principle, seeming to be unsupported.
The tour finishes training swimwear in the Great Hall which features the 18th Century library created by John, 5th Earl of Exeter.
The Park and Gardens at Burghley
After the magnificence of the home and its own contents the Garden of Surprises is a genuine surprise a set of watery tricks including statues, grottoes, obelisks, formal gardens, a labyrinth and concealed conduits that spray unsuspecting passers by. The garden is a good area for young families thus do not forget your swimwear.
The Modern Sculpture Garden covers twelve acres with deep-rooted areas plus a lakeside walk.
See Burghley House
For up to date opening times and admission prices see Burghley House.
The tour starts in the Old Kitchen and endings in the Great Hall, passing through Paradise and Hell on the way.
The Old Kitchen, among the few rooms continuing in the Tudor period, features a sizable group of 18th and 19th Century copper, that range from jugs to jelly moulds, nearly all of which were used in the kitchen.
Leaving the kitchen, the tour moves up the barrel-vaulted Roman Stairway, thus named because it had been modelled about the Scala Romana of classical architecture. The Roman Stairway, the sole initial stairs left in the home, leads to the Ante Chapel.
Beyond the Chapel is the Billiard Room. Lined with Norwegian oak panelling, the room includes a billiard table made from oak retrieved in the crash of the battleship Royal George which sank at Spithead in 1782.
Many of Burghley's rooms were decorated by artists like Italian-born Antonio Verrio (ca. 1636-1707). Verrio, responsible for introducing Baroque mural painting into England, created several splendid ceilings during a ten-year interval. The architectural attributes appear unbelievably real, but if one could reach out and touch the walls, it'd come as a surprise to find they're now level.
Going in the Nirvana Room to the Hell Stairs the disposition changes forthwith to among gloomy darkness and hopelessness. Verrio took nearly a year to finish the ceiling, working chiefly on his own. He was greatly in debt & most of his helpers had left to locate more safe work. The stairway, installed in 1786, uses the cantilever principle, seeming to be unsupported.
The tour finishes training swimwear in the Great Hall which features the 18th Century library created by John, 5th Earl of Exeter.
The Park and Gardens at Burghley
After the magnificence of the home and its own contents the Garden of Surprises is a genuine surprise a set of watery tricks including statues, grottoes, obelisks, formal gardens, a labyrinth and concealed conduits that spray unsuspecting passers by. The garden is a good area for young families thus do not forget your swimwear.
The Modern Sculpture Garden covers twelve acres with deep-rooted areas plus a lakeside walk.
See Burghley House
For up to date opening times and admission prices see Burghley House.