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{{Short description|Grade I listed building in Ryedale, United Kingdom}}
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[[File:Monument - Earl Of Carlisle - geograph.org.uk - 390100.jpg|thumb|right|The monument, in 2007]]
The '''Monument to the 7th Earl of Carlisle''', also known as the '''Carlisle Memorial Column''', is a historic structure associated with [[Castle Howard]], a stately home in [[North Yorkshire]], in England.
[[George Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle]], was the owner of Castle Howard, and a prominent politician.  He died in 1862, and a monument was commissioned for a location atop Bulmer Hill on the approach to the estate.  It is in the form of a {{convert|110|ft|m}} column.  It was designed by [[Frederick Pepys Cockerell]], with work commencing in August 1867, and being completed in 1869.  The project cost £2,600.<ref name="news">{{cite news |title=The Carlisle Memorial |work=The Building News |date=16 August 1867}}</ref><ref name="builder">{{cite news |title=Carlisle Memorial Column, Castle Howard |url=https://www.archiseek.com/2009/1870-carlisle-memorial-column-castle-howard/ |access-date=28 April 2024 |work=The Builder |date=30 April 1870}}</ref>
The monument was twice struck by lightning.  It was hit by a bomber during [[World War II]], which caused the brazier at its top to fall.  A new brazier was created to the original design and set atop the monument in 2002.<ref name="wainwright">{{cite news |last1=Wainwright |first1=Martin |title=Labour of love recreates Castle Howard's gilded brazier |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/dec/20/arts.artsnews1 |access-date=28 April 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=20 December 2002}}</ref>  The monument was [[Grade I listed]] in 1954.<ref name="nhle">{{NHLE |desc=Monument to the 7th Earl of Carlisle |num=1149624 |access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref>
[[File:Monument to the 7th Earl of Carlisle - geograph.org.uk - 5549461.jpg|thumb|right|View of the monument, along the approach road to Castle Howard]]
The monument is built of [[granite]] and [[sandstone]],<ref name="nhle" /> sourced from near [[Whitby]].<ref name="news" />  It consists of a tall column with garlands hanging down on the north and south sides, a [[capital (architecture)|capital]] carved with scrolls, heads and [[Acanthus (ornament)|acanthus]] leaves.<ref name="nhle" /><ref name="pevsner">{{cite book| last1 =Grenville| first1 =Jane| last2 = Pevsner | first2 = Nikolaus | author2-link = Nikolaus Pevsner | series= The Buildings of England| title =Yorkshire: The North Riding| publisher =[[Yale University Press]] | year =2023 | orig-year=1966 |location =New Haven and London | isbn =978-0-300-25903-2 }}</ref>  It is surmounted by a gilt-bronze tripod, which supports a gilded brazier, embellished with a design of flames and swans' heads, designed to reflect the sun.<ref name="wainwright" />  The column stands on a base approached by steps, with [[rustication (architecture)|rusticated]] [[quoin (architecture)|quoins]], an inscription and a plaque, on a platform with knights' helmets on bases at the corners.<ref name="nhle" /><ref name="pevsner" />  The column is 7 feet 4 inches in diameter and is hollow, but no internal staircase was provided, Cockerell contending that its elevated position already provided excellent views.<ref name="builder" />
==See also==
*[[Grade I listed buildings in North Yorkshire]]
*[[Listed buildings in Bulmer, North Yorkshire]]
==References==
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[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1869]]
[[Category:Castle Howard]]
[[Category:Grade I listed buildings in North Yorkshire]]
[[Category:Monuments and memorials in North Yorkshire]]