Carisbrooke Castle Donkey Wheel – Isle of Wight Vintage Postcard

A fascinating vintage photographic postcard showing the famous donkey wheel at Carisbrooke Castle on the Isle of Wight. The postcard depicts a donkey standing inside the historic wheel used to raise water from the castle well.

Carisbrooke Castle's donkey wheel is located in the Well House and dates back to the 16th century. For hundreds of years, donkeys have been used to operate the tread wheel and draw water from the well, making this one of the castle's most unusual and recognisable features.

This unusual postcard would appeal to collectors of Isle of Wight memorabilia, historic castles, architectural postcards, animals and rural or social history.

Condition: Vintage condition with normal signs of age such as light wear, marks, or corner rounding. Please see images for full detail.

All postcards are original and not reproductions.

Carefully packaged in a board backed envelope to ensure safe delivery.

• Postal Date – Unposted
• Postal Condition – Unposted
• Publisher –  T. Piper, Carisbrooke
• Condition – Please see scanned images of the actual postcard
• Free UK second class Royal Mail postage
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The images shown are of the actual postcard you will receive, to give you the best possible view of its authentic vintage condition.