Atlas Fountain and Pond Henderskelfe, England
Listed Building Data
Atlas Fountain and Pond has been designated a Grade I listed building in England with the following information, which has been imported from the National Heritage List for England. Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.
- List Entry ID
- 1148973
- Listing Type
- listed building
- Grade
- I
- Date Listed
- 22 June 1987
- Name
- ATLAS FOUNTAIN AND POND
- Location
- ATLAS FOUNTAIN AND POND, SOUTH PARTERRE
- Parish
- Henderskelfe
- District
- Ryedale
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Grid Reference
- SE 71644 69922
- Easting
- 471644.1650
- Northing
- 469921.9450
Listed Building Description
Text courtesy of Historic England. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
HENDERSKELFE SOUTH PARTERRE SE 7169 Castle Howard 12/57 Atlas Fountain and pond GV I Fountain in which it stands. 1850. Designed by W A Nesfield. Figures executed by John Thomas, tazza, pedestals, shells and basin by local craftsmen, jets and fittings by James Easton. Figures in Portland stone, globe of bronze. Pond approximately 27 metres in diameter. 4 recumbent Tritons blow water over Atlas kneeling on a pedestal in the central tazza. The figures were transported by rail from London to Castle Howard station. Thomas was paid £1183/10/3 for his work. The fountain was exhibited at the Great Exhibition prior to installation. Howard G, Castle Howard Guidebook, 1972. Hussey C, English Gardens and Landscapes, 1700-1750, 1967. Castle Howard Archives information sheet. HBMC, Register of Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England, Part 32, North Yorkshire: Castle Howard, Grade I.
Listing NGR: SE7164369922
