Dating probably from the 1960’s or earlier; this Frith’s postcard view of Skelton Castle from the lakeside shows an aspect of the castle that many are unaware of. The lake has been formed by damming part of the original moat for the castle, probably part of the landscaping craze in the eighteenth or nineteenth centuries. The lake itself was one of the wonders I first encountered when delivering daily papers; my round was the western end of Skelton High Street, round the Castle and back up Marske Mill Lane into Skelton.
Image courtesy of Peter Appleton.
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