Statue of Apollo Belvedere and pedestal approximately 90 metres southeast of Atlas Fountain
Statue of Apollo Belvedere and pedestal approximately 90 metres southeast of Atlas Fountain, South Parterre, Castle Howard
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1316056
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jan-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Statue of Apollo Belvedere and pedestal approximately 90 metres southeast of Atlas Fountain
- Statutory Address:
- Statue of Apollo Belvedere and pedestal approximately 90 metres southeast of Atlas Fountain, South Parterre, Castle Howard
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1316056
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jan-1954
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 22-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Statue of Apollo Belvedere and pedestal approximately 90 metres southeast of Atlas Fountain
- Statutory Address 1:
- Statue of Apollo Belvedere and pedestal approximately 90 metres southeast of Atlas Fountain, South Parterre, 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.
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 Apollo Belvedere and pedestal approximately 90 metres southeast of Atlas Fountain, South Parterre, 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:
- SE 71691 69843
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 17 January 2025 to reformat the text to current standards.
SE 7169
12/65
HENDERSKELFE
Castle Howard
SOUTH PARTERRE
Statue of Apollo Belvedere and pedestal approximately 90 metres south-east of Atlas Fountain
(formerly listed under "Castle Howard with Outbuilding to east and garden statues")
25.1.54
GV
II*
Statue of Apollo Belvedere and the pedestal on which it stands. Mid C18 statue by John Cheere; pedestal c1720, probably by Nicholas Hawksmoor. Sandstone pedestal, lead statue. Pedestal approximately 2.5 metres in height, statue life size. Square three-course base carries drum pedestal with moulded base and cornice, and festoons.
Heavily decayed statue with its head and one arm missing, supported to rear by iron rod. Copied from a Roman copy of a bronze original by Leochares now in Vatican Museum, Rome.
Haskell F and Penny N, Taste and the Antique, 1981, p 148. 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: SE7169169843
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 329021
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Haskell, F, Penny, N, Taste and the Antique, (1981), 148
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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