BATH : hilltop SHAM CASTLE overlooking the city was commissioned in the mid 1700s by the entrepreneur Ralph Allen to improve the view from his home on North Parade. ref: 07.6/1/15(01)
BATH : SHAM CASTLE was built on a hilltop overlooking the city in the mid-1700s by the entrepreneur Ralph Allen to improve the view from his home on North Parade. ref: 07.6/1/16(01)
BATH : SHAM CASTLE folly on the crest of Bathampton Down, a mere wall, was commissioned by entreprenur Ralph Allen to improve the view from his home on North Parade in the mid 18th century. ref: 07.6/1/17(01)
BATH - the city is seen through the arched gateway of SHAM CASTLE, the folly built on a hilltop overlooking the city by the entrepreneur Ralph Allen in the mid-1700s to improve the view from his house on North Parade. ref: 07.6/1/18(01)
English; Britain; British; British Isles; folly; built early 19th Century; house added in 1933; Warwickshire; summer; summertime; farmland; trees; IPSV code 2618; IPSV code 2673;
Hull's Tower, Leith Hill, Surrey, tall, Gothic, tower, folly, historic, monument, building structure, castellated, fortified, trees, Dorking, Coldharbour, IPSV2678, IPSV5265, IPSV0015, IPSV0937
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Hull's Tower, Leith Hill, at Coldharbour, near Dorking, Surrey, stands at the highest point in south-east England at 965 feet (294 metres), with the original tower standing a further 60 feet. Richard Hull built the original tower in 1765, and was buried beneath the tower in 1772. The turreted structure was built around a hundred years later. Now owned by the National Trust, the Gothic tower is seen here in an uncredited photo on a 1938 postcard.
Hull's Tower, Leith Hill, Surrey, tall, Gothic, tower, folly, historic, monument, building structure, castellated, fortified, trees, Dorking, Coldharbour, architecture, building, IPSV0576, IPSV2262, IPSV, 2678, IPSV5265,
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Hull's Tower, Leith Hill, at Coldharbour, near Dorking, Surrey, stands at the highest point in south-east England at 965 feet (294 metres), with the original tower standing a further 60 feet. Richard Hull built the original tower in 1765, and was buried beneath the tower in 1772. The turreted structure was built around a hundred years later. Now owned by the National Trust, the Gothic tower is seen here in an uncredited photo from a 1947 book.
England; English; Europe; early 19th Century; Britain; British; British Isles; Great Britain; UK; United Kingdom; near Bridgnorth; sham castle; spring; springtime; folly; IPSV code 2673;
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Lower section of Quatford Castle, near Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England
English; Europe; Britain; British; British Isles; Great Britain; folly built early 19th Century; house added in 1933; summertime; summer; Warwickshire; trees; outhouses; tower; crenellated; IPSV code 2618; IPSV code 0576;
The ruined Castle Urquhart on the North shore of Loch Ness near Inverness, Scotland. Dating from the early 13th Century. In 1977 from a place nearby a sighting of the Loch Ness monster was reported.
England; English; Europe; Britain; British; British Isles; Great Britain; UK; United Kingdom; folly; Shobdon village; part of original Norman church; demolished 1752; Church of St John the Evangelist; reconstructed as a folly; summer; summertime; sunny; side elevation; carving detail; trees; IPSV code 0576; IPSV code 2618
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The Shobdon Arches folly near the village of Shobdon in Herefordshire, England.Originally part of a Norman Church that was demolished in 1752 to build the Church of St John the Evangelist about 400 metres away. The arches were then re-constructed as a folly.
Sham: Sham castle: Folly: Corsham: Corsham Court: North Wiltshire: Near Bath: 19th century:
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"The Sham" was started in the early 1800s to screen Ethelred House from the view of the main house at Corsham Court. Embellishments such as abbey windows and an incomplete arch were incorporated.
England; Britain; British Isles; Great Britain; United Kingdom; UK; Europe; built 2000 AD; Cadmore Lodge Estate; Tenbury Wells; Norman look; Doomsday Book; drawbridge; pond; trees; spring; blue sky; steps; folly; IPSV code 2618; IPSV code 0576;
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The Millenium Tower built in 2000 AD on the Cadmore Lodge Estate near Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, England. The Norman look is chosen because a nearby site was mentioned in the Doomsday Book.
England; English; Britain; British; British Isles; Great Britain; United Kingdom; UK; summer; summertime; folly; Warwickshire; built 1876; one of largest in the country; IPSV code 2618; IPSV code 0576;
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The Obelisk in the grounds of Welcombe Hotel, near Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England. Built in 1876 and one of the largest in the country.
England; Britain; British Isles; Great Britain; UK; United Kingdom; English; British; Europe; built 2000 AD; Cadmore Lodge Estate; Tenbury Wells; trees; pond; Doomsday Book; Norman look; drawbridge; spring; steps; blue sky; folly; IPSV code 2618; IPSV code 0576;
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The Millennium Tower built in 2000 AD on the Cadmore Lodge Estate near Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, England. The Norman look is chosen because a nearby site was mentiond in the Doomsday Book.
England; English; Europe; Britain; British Isles; British; Great Britain; United Kingdom; UK; Shropshire; springtime; spring; sunny; blue sky; statue Sir William Hill; trees; avenue; tourists; visitors; Park of Follies; folly; follies; IPSV code 2618;
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The Monument at Hawkstone Park of Follies, Shropshire, England
Built in 1931 by the Homeyard family. Mrs Homeyard "took tea" and played bridge here.The garden is cared for by Teignbridge District Council, and is a botanical and Italianate garden.