Walled Garden Walls to Walled Garden With Gates Including the Satyr Gate and Corner Piers
WALLED GARDEN WALLS TO WALLED GARDEN WITH GATES INCLUDING THE SATYR GATE AND CORNER PIERS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1296425
- Date first listed:
- 22-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Walled Garden Walls to Walled Garden With Gates Including the Satyr Gate and Corner Piers
- Statutory Address:
- WALLED GARDEN WALLS TO WALLED GARDEN WITH GATES INCLUDING THE SATYR GATE AND CORNER PIERS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1296425
- Date first listed:
- 22-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Walled Garden Walls to Walled Garden With Gates Including the Satyr Gate and Corner Piers
- Statutory Address 1:
- WALLED GARDEN WALLS TO WALLED GARDEN WITH GATES INCLUDING THE SATYR GATE AND CORNER PIERS
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.
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:
- WALLED GARDEN WALLS TO WALLED GARDEN WITH GATES INCLUDING THE SATYR GATE AND CORNER PIERS
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:
- SE 71282 69841
Details
HENDERSKELFE WALLED GARDEN SE 7169 Castle Howard 12/83 Walls to walled garden with gates including the Satyr Gate and corner piers GV I Walls to walled garden with gates including the Satyr Gate, and corner piers. Early C18 by Sir John Vanbrugh, extended to west 1744-1773. Satyr Gate 1705, with carving by Sam Carpenter. Brick walls to north, east and south, hammer-dressed limestone to west. Stone gate piers and wrought-iron gates. Walls approximately 250 metres by 150 metres, with corner piers, and major gateways at mid points of noth, west and south walls. Satyr Gate in north wall approximately 20 metres from north-east corner. Walls: approximately 4 metres in height with coping stones. Satyr Gate: rusticated round-arched gateway with carved satyrs to exterior and lions' masks to interior beneath ramped keyed cornice, surmounted by carved flower baskets. Scrollwork to gate and overthrow. West gate: piers approximately 6 metres in height, with chisel-tooled banded rustication. Moulded cornice surmounted by octagonal finials on stepped bases. Elaborate overthrow to wrought-iron gates dated 1894. North and south gates: piers approximately 5 metres in height. Pulvinated rustication to columns with acanthus frieze and moulded cornices, surmounted by bead-rimmed urns with foliate scrolls around base. North gate: plain standards, dog bars and foliate overthrow. Lead faun's head as water spout to internal face of minor entrance to north wall. Corner piers: cruciform on plan. Approximately 5 metres in height. Rusticated columns with moulded cornices, pyramidal caps and pineapple finials. Howard G, Castle Howard Guidebook, 1972. Hussey C, English Gardens and Landscapes, 1967. HBMC, Register of Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England, Part 32, North Yorkshire: Castle Howard, Grade I.
Listing NGR: SE7128769832
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 329039
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Howard, G, Castle Howard Guidebook, (1972)
Hussey, C, English Gardens and Landscapes 1700-1750, (1967)
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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