Castle Howard

British

/ ˈhaʊəd /

noun

a mansion near York in Yorkshire: designed in 1700 by Sir John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor; the grounds include the Temple of the Four Winds and a mausoleum

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Set in Castle Howard in York, England, participants dressed in Regency-inspired finery will compete to impress in such aristocratic pursuits as archery and fencing.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2022

He is said to have committed the offences at Castle Howard, his family's stately home, in 2003 and 2004.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2021

Architects and landscape gardeners working on grand English estates—Sir John Vanburgh at Castle Howard and Stowe, William Kent at Rousham—were creating them on the ground.

From Economist • Nov. 26, 2015

A forthcoming sale at Sotheby’s London promises to help ensure a long, bright future for Castle Howard, the Yorkshire behemoth designed by Sir John Vanbrugh in 1699 for the Howard clan.

From Architectural Digest • Jun. 22, 2015

Before him the open ground and the deep snow stretched straight away beside the lake until it reached the opening between the mountains in which stood Castle Howard.

From The Last of the Chiefs A Story of the Great Sioux War by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)

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