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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.
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]
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]
Ray Wood is a woodland area of the Castle Howard estate in North Yorkshire, in England. It contains several historic structures. It contains several historic structures. History
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.
Castle Howard in North Yorkshire (Earls of Carlisle) – now overseen by a Howard family company, Castle Howard Estate Limited. [4] Chatsworth House in Derbyshire (Dukes of Devonshire) Harewood House in West Yorkshire (Earls of Harewood) Hatfield House in Hertfordshire (Marquesses of Salisbury) Holkham Hall in Norfolk (Earls of Leicester)