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The Pyramid lies on St Anne's Hill, in line with the centre of the house at Castle Howard. It was built in 1728, and was probably designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor. Hawksmoor had already built a pyramid in nearby Pretty Wood, and in 1732 proposed one clad in copper or silver, which remained unbuilt. [1] It was grade I listed in 1954. [2]
South (garden) facade of Castle Howard Broughton Castle across the moat. Historic Houses (formerly, and still for legal purposes, known as the Historic Houses Association or HHA) is a not-for-profit organisation that represents well over a thousand independently owned historic country houses, castles and gardens throughout the United Kingdom.
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 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.
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.
The wood lies south-east of the main house at Castle Howard. It is a steeply sloped area, and was a popular location for the Howard family to ride out to during the 18th and 19th centuries. [ 1 ] It contains numerous oak trees , including the large King Oak.
Simon Howard, 66, whose family runs Castle Howard of Bridgerton fame, had ‘unstable diabetes’ and epilepsy, an inquest heard. ... When a member of the pharmacy team queried the amount, an ...
The Pyramid Gate, also known as the Pyramid Gatehouse, is a historic building at Castle Howard, in North Yorkshire, in England. The gate was designed by John Vanbrugh in 1716, and was completed in 1719. It forms part of a sequence of structures on the main route to the house at Castle Howard, and is north of the Carrmire Gate and south of The ...