I’ve been trying
to identify the castle in the Battle of Britain commemorative lace panel and
this week asked for help on social media. I’ve had several suggestions – Windsor,
Ruthin, Penrhyn and Leeds castles. Leeds castle have responded saying it isn’t
them but the others are still on the table. As the panel was designed by Harry Cross
in Nottingham I originally started looking at castles in Nottingham and I was convinced
the castle was Elvaston Castle from images on the internet. However when I
actually visited Elvaston and walked round it I realised that it didn’t really
fit the image on the panel so it wasn’t the one I was looking for. It may be
that the castle is not based on a real castle or that Harry Cross mixed aspects
from different castles, however the other images on the panel are all taken
from life so it seems likely that the castle is too. One of the problems is
that many castles look quite similar but once you start looking closely this
one is quite distinctive. If you think you recognise the castle do let me know
and I’ll investigate further.
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