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Castle Howard was commissioned by the 3rd Earl of Carlisle, who was a male-line descendant of Lord William Howard. The site selected was part of the Henderskelfe estate. The creation of Castle Howard, began in 1699, with the start of design work by John Vanbrugh. It was completed with the decoration of the Long Gallery in 1811. [3]
The estate of Castle Howard was described by John Leland in 1540 as having a park four miles around, with much young woodland. At the end of the 17th century, Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle commissioned a scheme from George London to redesign the grounds, which would have created canals, avenus and circular lawns.
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The grade II-listed gates and railings probably date from the early 18th century. They are in wrought iron, and the piers and walls are in stone. There are two pairs of square piers on plinths, with sunken panels, moulded cornices and ball finials, and they are joined by low walls, one with railings.
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Approaching Castle Howard across fields, with the east house visible in the distance. The Dairies are a pair of historic buildings on the Castle Howard estate, in North Yorkshire, in England. The east house is the older of the two, designed by John Vanbrugh and completed in about 1720, with various later alterations. [1]
Work on the current Castle Howard building began in 1701, and the Walled Garden was the first of its gardens to be created. It was first recorded in 1703, when the Gardener's House and a kitchen garden were constructed. It was built by the mason William Smith, and in 1705 the Satyr Gate was added, designed by Samuel Carpenter.