Castle Hill House and sphinxes
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Castle Hill House and sphinxes
Image: © Chris Taken: 22 Jul 2020
...A wide opening to the south is flanked by a pair of C18 lead lions (listed grade II) framing the principal vista. The axis is continued through the three lower terraces by pairs of Irish yew and two pairs of C18 lead sphinxes set on high stone plinths (listed grade II). The design of these ornaments has been linked to those at Chiswick, London (qv) and has been attributed to Cheere (Cherry and Pevsner 1989)... See: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1107537 and https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1107537
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Image Location
Latitude
51.039999
Longitude
-3.896577