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The castle was built as a hunting lodge in 1775 by Thomas Howard, third Earl of Effingham
Plans for a new reservoir near an eighteenth-century castle in Rotherham have shocked residents.
Yorkshire Water wants to create the new reservoir in Boston Park to replace two older ones in the grounds.
Friends of Boston Castle and Parklands said they were “gobsmacked” and concerned by the loss of green space.