Description

HENDERSKELFE ST ANNE'S HILL
SE 7169
Castle Howard
12/54 The Pyramid and
surrounding piers
25.1.54 (formerly listed as the
Pyramid on St Anne's
Hill)
GV I
Pyramid and surrounding piers. 1728. By Nicholas Hawksmoor for Charles
Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle, in memory of his ancestor Lord William Howard,
the Elizabethan founder of the Carlisle branch of the Howard family.
Limestone. Central pyramid with angled pairs of piers approximately
20 metres from each corner. Pyramid, with sides of approximately 9 metres
stands on low podium with some vermiculated rustication. Piers each have
square base on plinth, with hollow columns pierced by oval apertures which
break a lateral band, surmounted by stepped capital. Interior of Pyramid
contains a large bust of Lord William Howard. Howard G, Castle Howard
Guidebook, 1972. Hussey C, English Gardens and Landscapes 1700-1750, 1967.
HBMC, Register of Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England,
Part 32, North Yorkshire: Castle Howard, Grade I.

Listing NGR: SE7192069191

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17538305

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