The Menagerie Approximately 45 Metres To West Of Burton Constable Hall

The Menagerie, located approximately 45 metres to the west of Burton Constable Hall, is a building dating from around 1770 that has been converted into a dwelling, with late 20th-century restorations. It was likely designed by Thomas Lightoller for William Constable. The structure is built of reddish-brown brick in English garden wall bond, featuring red brick and ashlar dressings, and has a Welsh slate roof.

The building has a two-storey central bay that projects, flanked by single-storey, single-bay wings, with a range at the rear. The central section has an ashlar plinth and a central Venetian window, which is now boarded over, featuring moulded ashlar imposts at the first-floor level. This section is adorned with Tuscan columns and pilasters set within a recessed brick arch topped by a red brick head. The gable above is open pedimented and has dentilled moulding that continues as an eaves cornice on the sides. The wings mirror this design, with their own plinths and continuous ashlar sill bands.

Each wing has a central elliptically-arched 12-pane sash window with margin lights beneath a red brick head, and there is a dentilled eaves band. The roofs are hipped towards the front, with chimney stacks at the rear. To the left side of the wing, there is a semicircular bay. The building was in the process of restoration at the time of the last survey.