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Title: Castle Howard, South Front - HLS05749
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Title
Castle Howard, South Front - HLS05749
Description
Slide 2 -The designing of Castle Howard is the earliest architectural effort in which, so far as we have any evidence, Sir John Vanbrugh was concerned. He was at work on it in 1699, yet a letter that he wrote a fortnight before his death in 1726 deals with details of the still unfinished creation. It, therefore, covers his whole architectural career, and the surviving documents relating to the building of the house and its dependencies yield us interesting side-lights as to his architectural status and functions.
A touch of mystery ever adds zest to the study of a subject or of a character, and we come across more than a touch of it when we probe the dark recesses of Vanbrugh's early life and connection with architecture.
Castle Howard was built for Charles, the third Earl of Carlisle. The South Front is spacious and imposing. It consists of pediment and entablature, and a cupola and dome in the centre is approached by a flight of steps.
A touch of mystery ever adds zest to the study of a subject or of a character, and we come across more than a touch of it when we probe the dark recesses of Vanbrugh's early life and connection with architecture.
Castle Howard was built for Charles, the third Earl of Carlisle. The South Front is spacious and imposing. It consists of pediment and entablature, and a cupola and dome in the centre is approached by a flight of steps.
Creator
George Hepworth
Source
Hebden Bridge Literary & Scientific Society
Date
1905 , 1900s
Rights
PHDA - Hebden Bridge Local History Society
Relation
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
Identifier
HLS05749.tif
Collection
Citation
George Hepworth, “Castle Howard, South Front - HLS05749,” Pennine Horizons Digital Archive, accessed April 25, 2024, https://penninehorizons.org/items/show/7145.
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