Statue of shepherd boy and pedestal

Statue of shepherd boy and pedestal, Temple Hole basin, South-East of Castle Howard

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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:: Statue of shepherd boy and pedestal, Temple Hole basin, South-East of Castle Howard

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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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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.

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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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Location

Statutory Address:: Statue of shepherd boy and pedestal, Temple Hole basin, South-East of Castle Howard

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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

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Legacy System number:: 328991
Legacy System:: LBS

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Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 32 North Yorkshire,

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.