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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.
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 structure, in 2008. The Obelisk is a historic structure at Castle Howard, in North Yorkshire, in England.. The Ripon Obelisk, designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor and completed in 1702, was the first obelisk erected in England since antiquity.
The Mausoleum, in 2017. The Mausoleum is a historic building on the Castle Howard estate in North Yorkshire, in England.. The mausoleum was designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor between 1726 and 1729, its design inspired by the Tomb of Caecilia Metella and the alleged Tomb of Lars Porsena.
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 ]
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The New River Bridge is a historic bridge in the grounds of Castle Howard, in North Yorkshire, in England. The New River was widened in the 1730s, as part of the landscaping of the Castle Howard estate. In 1744, the bridge was constructed to take visitors across the river, probably to a design by Daniel Garrett. [1]