Statue of Apollo Belvedre and Pedestal c. 90 M SE of Atlas Fountain Henderskelfe, England

Listed Building Data

Statue of Apollo Belvedre and Pedestal c. 90 M SE of Atlas Fountain has been designated a Grade II* 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shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.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
1316056
Listing Type
listed building
Grade
II*
Date Listed
25 January 1954
Name
STATUE OF APOLLO BELVEDRE AND PEDESTAL APPROXIMATELY 90 METRES SOUTH EAST OF ATLAS FOUNTAIN
Location
STATUE OF APOLLO BELVEDRE AND PEDESTAL APPROXIMATELY 90 METRES SOUTH EAST OF ATLAS FOUNTAIN, SOUTH PARTERRE
Parish
Henderskelfe
District
Ryedale
County
North Yorkshire
Grid Reference
SE 71691 69843
Easting
471691.0000
Northing
469843.0000

Listed Building Description

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HENDERSKELFE SOUTH PARTERRE SE 7169 Castle Howard 12/65 Statue of Apollo Belvedere and pedestal 25.1.54 approximately 90 metres south-east of Atlas Fountain (formerly listed under "Castle Howard with Outbuilding to east and garden statues") GV II* Statue of Apollo Belvedere and the pedestal on which it stands. Mid C18 statue by John Cheere; pedestal c1720, probably by Nicholas Hawksmoor. Sandstone pedestal, lead statue. Pedestal approximately 2.5 metres in height, statue life size. Square 3-course base carries drum pedestal with moulded base and cornice, and festoons. Heavily decayed statue with its head and one arm missing, supported to rear by iron rod. Copied from a Roman copy of a bronze original by Leochares now in Vatican Museum, Rome. Haskell F and Penny N, Taste and the Antique, 1981, p 148. Hussey C, English Gardens and Landscapes 1700-1750, 1967. HBMC, Register of Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England, Part 32, North Yorkshire: Castle Howard, Grade I.

Listing NGR: SE7169169843