Interior Castle Howard

And for a look at the extraordinarily beautiful grounds visit the gardens section of this guide.

Interior castle howard. The castle howard bedroom. Country life picture library for anyone visiting castle howard regularly what is most impressive is the constant state of activity the sense that a project has always just been completed that another is about to begin. Castle howard s friendly and knowledgeable guides are on hand to share our stories with you as you tour the house at your own pace exploring a treasure trove of inspiring architecture and interiors as well as world renowned collections.

Unfortunately in 1844 there was a disastrous fire which destroyed virtually all of the castle. The passage from lady georgiana s bedroom and dressing room leads to another dressing room and bedroom this called simply the castle howard bedroom. The reconstruction of the castle commenced in the 1850s.

For a closer look at the interior of castle howard with an overview of the major rooms on display to visitors please see the house section of our castle howard guide. 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. Interior of the mausoleum at castle howard in 1904.

Castle howard near york is a magnificent historic house in the north of england with ornate interiors landscaped gardens and adventure playground for a great family day out. Nicholas hawksmoor was a key figure in the design of the spectacular castle howard even if the commissioned architect was in fact sir john vanbrugh. Bbc north yorkshire has had access to three 18th century monuments in the grounds of castle howard which are not normally open to the public.

Interior shot of castle howard in yorkshire where brideshead revisited was filmed. Information boards highlight key stories and items in most rooms. The commission itself was intriguing in that when vanbrugh was approached for the job he was a military man just embarking on a remarkably successful second career as a popular playwright.

Where lady georgiana s bedroom is feminine in both furnishings and feel the castle howard bedroom is decidedly male. Angels on high the christmas display inspired by castle howards art collections architecture and interiors is the vision of creative producer charlotte lloyd webber and theatrical designer bretta gerecke.