Statue of Shepherd Boy and Pedestal
Statue of shepherd boy and pedestal, Temple Hole basin, South-East of Castle Howard
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1149005
- Date first listed:
- 22-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Statue of Shepherd Boy and Pedestal
- Statutory Address:
- Statue of shepherd boy and pedestal, Temple Hole basin, South-East of Castle Howard
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- Date:
- 2004-06-10
- Reference:
- IOE01/12583/04
- Rights:
- © Mr David H. Garbutt. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1149005
- Date first listed:
- 22-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Statue of Shepherd Boy and Pedestal
- Statutory Address 1:
- Statue of shepherd boy and pedestal, Temple Hole basin, South-East of Castle Howard
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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
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For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- Statue of shepherd boy and pedestal, Temple Hole basin, South-East of Castle Howard
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Henderskelfe
- National Grid Reference:
- SE7215869884
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 7 March 2025 to update the Address and reformat the text to current standards
SE 7269
11/35
HENDERSKELFE
Castle Howard
TEMPLE HOLE BASIN (North Shore)
Statue of shepherd boy and pedestal
(Formerly listed as BROAD WALK (north side, off))
GV
II
Statue of a shepherd boy and the pedestal on which it stands. Early - mid C18. Lead statue on stone pedestal. Approximately 3.5 metres in height. Slender pedestal with moulded base and cornice. Figure of rustic shepherd boy in C18 dress leaning on a tree stump. The dog and flute usually associated with this model are missing but dowels in the pedestal indicate the former position of the dog. This is the only lead statue with a non-classical prototype in the Castle Howard collection.
HBMC, Register of Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England, Part 32, North Yorkshire: Castle Howard, Grade I.
Listing NGR: SE7215869884
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 328991
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 32 North Yorkshire,
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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