Buddhist Shrine In Garden Approximately 10 Metres To East Of Kildwick Hall

The Buddhist shrine is a garden ornament located approximately 10 metres east of Kildwick Hall. It is likely from the late 18th century to the 19th century and is made of grey sandstone, standing about 1.2 metres high. The structure features an octagonal base and shaft topped with a shrine that has panels decorated with naturalistic carvings in relief, some of which are pierced. It has a petal-like cover and a bulbous finial. This shrine is one of four that may have been introduced with the garden layout by Frances Mary Richardson Currer, who built the bay-windowed extension to Kildwick Hall in 1858. Frances was the granddaughter of Frances Clive, sister of Robert, 1st Lord Clive, who died in 1798, suggesting a possible family connection to these ornamental features.