Collection

From Chippendale chairs and Tudor portraits to inkwells and candlesticks, all the rooms at Burton Constable are filled with spectacular collections that survive from when the house was a much-loved family home.

Collection Spotlight

Our Collections Spotlight shows you some of the unique and interesting items at Burton Constable Hall.

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Hindley Telescope

Artist / Maker: Henry Hindley (1701-71) York

Telescope (refracting: on Equatorial Mounting) by Henry Hindley of York.

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Thoresby Collection: Woolly Mammoth cheek tooth

Woolly Mammoth cheek tooth Chardata Mammalia Proboscidea Elephantidae -(Thoresby)

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Thoresby Collection: Leg of an Elk

Dried leg of an Elk dried mammal (elk).

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Thoresby Collection: Bronze blade

Bronze blade and attached stone, part of the Thoresby Collection.

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Thoresby Collection: A Tooth-brush from Mecca

Wooden tooth brush.

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Thoresby Collection: Shell of a fresh water turtle.

Shell of a fresh water turtle - dried reptile (chelonian).

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Thoresby Collection: Bow

Bow made of Brazilian hardwood.

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