Andrew Robinson of Barton on Humber first alerted me to the surviving menagerie building in the grounds of Burton Constable Hall in Holderness (s.p.b.). He has since added to my knowledge by bringing my attention to the surviving menagerie building at Nostell Priory, near Wakefield . On the face of it this building seems very similar to the one at Burton Constable with a central main block and two side wings, closer examination reveals differing architectural details. Clearly the one shown here was heated. The photograph shown here is a very early one of the 1870s, the building had been preceded by a menagerie garden of the late 18th century which seems to have been a series of free-standing cages for poultry, ducks and geese.
The other example is shown on an early detailed O.S. map of the Wentworth Castle parkland area, south Yorkshire. Here, as in the other examples, the menagerie building was backed by woodland, here a linear plantation called Menagerie Wood, to its south Menagerie Pond. Here the menagerie was some distance from the main house, this maybe being the case with the other two examples, residents and guests would have needed to take a brisk walk from the house to view the menagerie.
There is no indication in the three examples discussed here that these menagerie buildings had outdoor enclosures, although it is possible that these outdoor cages may just no longer exist.
Andrew is to give a presentation to Barrow on Humber Local History group on the Parliamentary Enclosure of Barrow parish. He has a considerable collection of books on landscape studies, and horticulture in particular.