The gardens, donated by the British royal family to the Yorkshire Philosophical Society in 1828, are located on part of the former site of St. Mary's Abbey. The society acquired …
Castle Howard is a magnificent stately home that was built in 1699 by architect John Vanbrugh. The Baroque building has been home to the Howard family for over 300 years. …
Several historians of York mention Pikeing Well (also known as Lady Well and Spring Well) in the
18th and 19th centuries as one of the Georgian attractions of the city. …
The Four Faces folly on the Castle Howard estate was erected before 1727 and made by sculptor Nicholas Hawksmoor for Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle.
It's a Grade I listed monument.