Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for CASTLE-HOWARD

CASTLE-HOWARD, a railway station and a noble mansion in N. R. Yorkshire. The station is on the York and Scarborough railway, adjacent to the river Derwent, 3¾ miles SW of New Malton. There is also a post office of the name under York. The mansion is the seat of the Earl of Carlisle; and stands 3 miles NNW of the station. It occupies the site of the old castle of Hinderskelf,-destroyed by accidental fire; and was built, in 1702, after designs by Sir John Vanbrugh. The south front is 323 feet long; consists of a centre and two wings; and is adorned, at the centre, with an attached Corinthian portico. The north front also has a Corinthian centre; and is surmounted there by a cupola. The great hall, situated beneath the cupola, is 35 feet square; the dining room, 27 feet by 23; the saloon, 34 feet by 24; the drawing room, 27 feet by 23; the state bedroom, 26 feet by 22; the museum, 24 feet square; and the antique gallery, 160 feet by 20. The decorations, paintings, and curiosities are exceedingly rich. The gardens occupy 12 acres; and the pleasure-grounds contain statues, temples, an obelisk, a pyramid, and a grand mausoleum. Queen Victoria visited Castle-Howard in 1850; and planted a tree in the grounds.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

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Feature Description: "a railway station and a noble mansion"   (ADL Feature Type: "railroad features")
Administrative units: Yorkshire AncC
Place: Castle Howard

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