Only a dozen miles from York lies Castle Howard, the magnificent baroque palace built in 1712 by John Vanbrugh for Charles Howard, the third earl of Carlisle. The house is still in use as a residence by the family, and it was used in the 1980s filming of "Brideshead Revisited". The royalties of that filming were used to restore the central dome (top right), which was destroyed in 1940 in a fire. It has only recently been reopened to the public.
When I visited the grounds with Ulbe in February, there was still snow on the ground. When we came back with our group of students on March 25 (this time we also got to see the interior), the daffodils were in full bloom. The pictures below show the magnificent mausoleum by Nicholas Hawksmoor (left) and Vanbrugh's Temple to the Four Winds.
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