Category: Castle Howard
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The Mock Medievalism of Carrmire Gate
Carrmire Gate is enormous, and this is merely the East Turret, which tells you everything about scale at Castle Howard and nothing about sense. Nicholas Hawksmoor designed this limestone monster in 1725 as the very first thing a visitor sees on the approach to the house. It was the last part of the whole entrance…
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Castle Howard Gatehouse
Set on the Jurassic limestone of the Howardian Hills, the Castle Howard estate dominates the landscape. A spectacular example of 18th-century opulence. Approach from the south is through the Gatehouse with is pyramid roof, was built in 1719 by Sir John Vanbrugh, who designed Castle Howard itself. Maybe. There is some doubt whether Vanbrugh actually…