Castle Howard
Castle Howard is a stately home in North Yorkshire, England, within the civil parish of Henderskelfe, located 15 miles (24 km) north of York. It is a private residence and has been the home of the Carlisle branch of the Howard family for more than 300 years. Castle Howard is not a fortified structure, but the term "castle" is sometimes used in the name of an English country house that was built on the site of a former castle.
| Castle Howard | |
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South (garden) face of Castle Howard | |
| Type | Stately home |
| Location | North Yorkshire, England |
| Coordinates | 54°7′17″N 0°54′21″W |
| OS grid reference | SE 71635 70088 |
| Built | 1701–1811 |
| Architects | John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor |
| Architectural style(s) | English Baroque |
| Owner | Castle Howard Estate Limited |
| Website | castlehoward.co.uk |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | Castle Howard and East Court |
| Designated | 25 January 1954 |
| Reference no. | 1316030 |
| Official name | Castle Howard |
| Designated | 10 May 1984 |
| Reference no. | 1001059 |
Location of Castle Howard in North Yorkshire | |
The house is familiar to television and film audiences as the fictional "Brideshead", both in Granada Television's 1981 adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited and in a two-hour 2008 adaptation for cinema.
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