November 3, 2001 (cont.) After a bite to eat at the Pine Marten (loin of pork and cheddar mash) I took a quick nap (three hours) before a trip to the pub to meet Terry and Jo's friends...Chris and Tony, and Pat and Frank.  Lots of fun but not long before I was ready for bed. November 4, 2001 Today a trip to Castle Howard, a beautiful family owned estate that offers tours to help pay the bills.

That's my Uncle Terry and Aunt Jo at Castle Howard

The Fountain at Castle Howard

Archway entrance to Castle Howard Gardens

....The family still lives in the home. The estate is vast and would have taken two days to traverse all the grounds.  Initially, the 3rd Earl of Carlisle approached William Talman, the leading architect of the day, to furnish him with designs for his new house, but Talman's

Part of the Castle Howard Gardens

proposals were rejected, and in the summer of 1699 Carlisle turned to his fellow Kit-Kat Club member, the dramatist John Vanbrugh,who, at that point  had never built anything in his life.

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