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Castle Howard Castle Howard is a stately home in North Yorkshire, England, 15 miles north of York. One of the grandest private residences in Britain, most of it was built between 1699 and 1712 for the 3rd Earl of Carlisle, to a design by Sir John Vanbrugh. It is not a true castle, but this term is often used for English country houses constructed after the castle-building era (c.1500) and not intended for a military function. Castle Howard has been the home of part of the Howard family for more than 300 years. It is familiar to television and movie audiences as the fictional "Brideshead", both in Granada Television's 1981 adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited and a two-hour 2008 remake for cinema. Today, it is part of the Treasure Houses of England heritage group. The house is surrounded by a large estate which, at the time of the 7th Earl of Carlisle, covered over 13,000 acres. |
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Castle Howard, front May 2011, Photo 652 |
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Castle Howard, front May 2011, Photo 662a |
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Castle Howard, front May 2011, Photo 676 |
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Castle Howard, front May 2011, Photo 675 |
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Castle Howard, front May 2011, Photo 681a |
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Castle Howard, side May 2011, Photo 646 |
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Castle Howard May 2011, Photo 648 |
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Castle Howard, side buildings May 2011, Photo 682 |
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Castle Howard, the Atlas fountain, under repair. May 2011, Photo 657 |
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Castle Howard, the Atlas fountain, under repair. May 2011, Photo 658 |
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Castle Howard, Silenus and the Infant Bacchus A demi-god who nursed the baby Bacchus, usually represented as a fat jolly man and nearly always intoxicated. Lead version supplied by either John Nost or Andrew Carpenter, before 1730. May 2011, Photo 686 |
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Castle Howard, Hercules and Antaeus This double statue depicts the legendary struggle between Hercules and the giant wrestler Antaeus. Because Antaeus grew stronger every time he touched the ground, Hercules had to squeeze him to death while holding him in the air. This statue, commissioned in 1999-2000, is a new copy of the 18th-century lead version that disappeared in the 19th century. May 2011, Photo 668 |
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Castle Howard, Grecian urn May 2011, Photo 663 |
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Castle Howard, urn May 2011, Photo 651 |
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Castle Howard, goldfish pond May 2011, Photo 735 |
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Castle Howard May 2011, Photo 679 |
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Castle Howard May 2011, Photo 678a |
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Castle Howard May 2011, Photo 680 |
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Castle Howard May 2011, Photo 683a |
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Castle Howard May 2011, Photo 688 |
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Castle Howard, Boar Garden May 2011, Photo 691 |
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Castle Howard May 2011, Photo 661 |
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Castle Howard, gardens May 2011, Photo 665 |
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Castle Howard, lawn from inside the building May 2011, Photo 710 |
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Castle Howard, early portable water closet May 2011, Photo 693 |
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Castle Howard May 2011, Photo 695 |
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Castle Howard May 2011, Photo 698 |
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Castle Howard, Seraphus, sculpted 2nd century AD. May 2011, Photo 699 |
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Castle Howard sculpture May 2011, Photo 750a |
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Castle Howard May 2011, Photo 701 |
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Castle Howard May 2011, Photo 702 |
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Castle Howard May 2011, Photo 703 |
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Castle Howard May 2011, Photo 705 |
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Castle Howard May 2011, Photo 706 |
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Castle Howard May 2011, Photo 712 |
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Castle Howard May 2011, Photo 716 |
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Castle Howard May 2011, Photo 717 |
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Castle Howard May 2011, Photo 751 |
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Castle Howard May 2011, Photo 756 |
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Castle Howard Pre-Raphaelite stained glass window from the castle chapel. May 2011, Photo 757 |
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Castle Howard May 2011, Photo 760 |
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