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At Wentworth Castle he had John Platt (1728–1810) [22] on the site as master mason and Charles Ross ( –1770/75) to draft the final drawings and act as "superintendent"; Ross was a carpenter and joiner of London who had worked under the Palladian architect and practised architectural amanuensis, Matthew Brettingham, at Strafford's London ...
Stainborough is a civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. The parish contains 33 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, eight are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the former ...
The Obelisk to Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, in Wentworth Castle Gardens, South Yorkshire, has been upgraded to Grade II* by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on the advice of Historic England.
Laughton Castle was a motte and bailey dependent on Tickhill Castle, and was probably built on the site of a hall owned by Edwin, Earl of Mercia. The motte survives, as does a ditch surrounding the bailey. [2] The castle was probably originally built by Roger de Busli, and may predate his castle at Tickhill. [5] The site is a scheduled monument.
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A fossil species found in Cretaceous Burmese amber, "Named after the well renowned British broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Frederick Attenborough for his inspiring enthusiasm and devotion to natural sciences. This species was dedicated to Sir Attenborough during his visit to the SMNS on the occasion of his 91st birthday." [56]
The species name is after its collector, Mr. Jun Li from Jinan, China. [63] Pao abei (Roberts, 1998) - family Tetraodontidae. A species of freshwater pufferfish found in the Mekong, Chao Phraya and Mae Klong river basins in Southeast Asia. It was originally described as Tetraodon abei, the specific name honoring Japanese ichthyologist Tokiharu ...
Name and location Photograph Date Notes Grade Queen Anne's Obelisk: 1734 The obelisk, a memorial to Queen Anne in the grounds of Wentworth Castle, is in sandstone. It stands on a two-step plinth, and has a pyramidal cap. There are inscriptions on two sides of the obelisk, said to carry coded messages.