This hand tinted view in the Phoenix Series by Britain and Wright of Skelton Castle is postmarked 1910; Skelton Castle was for many years a ‘must see’ view, featuring in many scenic views of the Saltburn and Skelton area. The present castle was built in 1788 to replace the previous Norman castle and originally the home of the de Brus family to a design by Sir John Soane for the then estate owner John Hall-Stevenson; who changed his name to Wharton in the same year (probably at the suggestion of his rich aunt Margaret Wharton whose estate he inherited in 1791.
Image courtesy of Peter Appleton, Tina Dowey and Kim Whaley and additional information courtesy of Bill Danby ”History of Skelton in Cleveland”.
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