Skelton Hall
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Skelton Hall is a Grade II listed building located in North Yorkshire, England.[1] In 1814 Mrs Mary Thompson, the widow of Henry Thompson, came to live in Skelton at The Cottage from where she not only kept an eye on the repairs that she financed at the church, but also on the building of Skelton Lodge (later Hall) which is shown in an 1839 lithograph. The Lodge became The Hall in about 1867, and the Thompsons were succeeded as owners by the Thornton Duesberys.
It is believed that the gardens were laid out at the time the house was constructed, and were designed by John Meikle, a student of Capability Brown.[2] Certainly the hand of a master is in evidence, with magnificent plantings complementing sweeping lawns and a lake, now stocked with, among other specimens, carp and tench.