The Atlas Fountain, Castle Howard, North Yorkshire
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5760 x 3840 px | 48.8 x 32.5 cm | 19.2 x 12.8 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
24 October 2013More information:
The Atlas Fountain and pond dates from 1850. It was exhibited at The Great Exhibition prior to installation.[2] It was designed by William Andrews Nesfield and the sculpted figures were carved in Portland stone by John Thomas who was paid £1183 10s 3d (£104, 497 as of 2014)[3] for his work. The figures were transported by rail from London to Castle Howard railway station. The tazza, pedestals, shells and basin were made by local craftsmen. The water engineering was completed by James Easton, [4] taking water from a stream in Coneysthorpe and using a steam engine to pump it uphill to the Ray Wood reservoir.[5] The fountain was turned on for the first time in October 1853.