2011

SE7169 : Atlas Fountain, Castle Howard

taken 12 years ago, near to Coneysthorpe, North Yorkshire, England

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Atlas Fountain, Castle Howard
Atlas Fountain, Castle Howard
By sculptor and architect, John Thomas (1813–1862), born at Chalford in Gloucestershire. LinkExternal link
Water is fed to this fountain from a local stream up into Ray Wood Reservoir, which lies 60-70 feet above the South Parterre, and from there falls downhill to power all the jets on the Atlas Fountain.

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Geographical Context: Country estates Stone: Portland Stone Place: Castle Howard other tags: Fountain Atlas Dome South Facade Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Fountain at Castle Howard [45] · Castle Howard from the South [37] · Atlas Fountain [31] · Ray Wood [10] Other Photos: · Detail, Atlas Fountain · Reflections in the Atlas Fountain · Atlas Fountain in full flow Title Clusters: · Atlas Fountain, Castle Howard [2] ·
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SE7169, 273 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Pauline E   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 28 October, 2011   (more nearby)
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Friday, 28 October, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 7164 6991 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:7.2045N 0:54.3262W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 7164 6990
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NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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