Luttrells Tower was built in the 1780`s by Thomas Sandby. It has three storeys and a cellar. From the cellar there is a tunnel that leads on to the beach.
Luttrells Tower was built in the 1780`s by Thomas Sandby. It has three storeys and a cellar. From the cellar there is a tunnel that leads on to the beach.;IPSV2678;
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.
UK, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Wales, Carmarthenshire, Llanarthne, Paxton's Tower, Folly, National Trust, Stone Tower, Hilltop, Overlooking, Towy Valley, Three Towers, Folly, Icon, IPSV2678,
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; 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.
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;
Europe; Englsh; British; British Isles; Britain; Great Britain; UK; United KIngdom; Arley Tower; built 1842; tower; battlements; village; River Severn; near Kidderminster; folly; spring; springtime; sunny; Worcestershire; IPSV code 0576;
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Arley Tower otherwise known as the Spite Tower in the village of Upper Arley, near Kidderminster in Worcestershire, England. Built in 1842 to block a neighbour's view of the River Severn.
"(c) Mike Watson"; 1879; Andrew Peterson; England; Europe; Hampshire; Hatchet Pond; New Forest; Peterson's Folly; Sway tower; United Kingdom; Folly; Tower; Concrete; Cement; Building Material
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.
architectural; architecture; Berkshire; building; country; England; EU; Europe; field; Flint's Folly; Follies; folly; footpath; GB; Great Britain; historic; listed building; Nunhide Tower; permissive route; Pigeon Tower; Pincent's Kiln; public footpath; Reading; right of way; rural; Sulham; UK; United Kingdom; Wilder's Folly
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A landscape view of Wilder's Folly set in the countryside outside Reading in Berkshire. A dramatic late summer sky of white clouds set against a blue sky.
architectural; architecture; Berkshire; building; country; England; EU; Europe; field; Flint's Folly; Follies; folly; footpath; GB; Great Britain; historic; listed building; Nunhide Tower; permissive route; Pigeon Tower; Pincent's Kiln; public footpath; Reading; right of way; rural; Sulham; UK; United Kingdom; Wilder's Folly
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A portrait (vertical) view of Wilder's Folly set in the countryside outside Reading in Berkshire. A dramatic late summer sky of white clouds set against a blue sky.
England; English; British; Britain; Great Britain; UK; United Kingdom; Europe; tower; country hotel; copse; trees; Worcestershire; built 19th Century; summer; summertime; IPSV code 2618;
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The tower at Chateau Impney country hotel near Droitwich, Worcestershire, England. Originally built as a water tower in the 19th Century but proved inadequate and was left as a folly to be viewed from the hotel below.
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.
United Kingdom; Britain; British Isles; England; Europe; folly; Cadmore Hotel Estate; Tenbury; Norman look; Doomsday Book; lake; trees; ferns; drawbridge; Great Britain; United Kingdom; Europe; UK; IPSV code 2799;
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The Millenium Tower, a folly built in 2000 on the Cadmore Hotel Estate near Tenbury, Worcestershire, England.The Norman look was chosen because of a nearby mill mentioned in the Doomsday Book.
United Kingdom; Britain; British Isles; England; English; British; Europe; folly; Tenbury; Domesday Book; drawbridge; lake; Great Britain; United Kingdom; UK; Europe; Cadmore Hotel Estate; IPSV code 2799;
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The Millennium Tower, a folly built in 2000 on the Cadmore Hotel Estate near Tenbury, Worcestershire, England.The Norman look was chosen because of a nearby mill mentioned in the Doomsday Book.
In fields just beyond Rickerby Park is an octagonal Victorian folly tower erected by George Head Head. He owned Rickerby House in the 19th Century, at a time when towers and turrets were in vogue.
In fields just beyond Rickerby Park is an octagonal Victorian folly tower erected by George Head Head. He owned Rickerby House in the 19th Century, at a time when towers and turrets were
Mistley Towers, along the River Stour Estuary about a mile from Manningtree, have been a tourist attraction for many years. They were built in 1776 as an extension to Mistley Thorn Church, which was built in 1735 and demolished around 1870 when the present church was built.
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;
England; English; Britain; British Isles; British; United Kingdom; UK; Europe; Great Britain; Worcestershire; country hotel; built 19th Century; former water tower; summer; summertime; trees; copse; IPSV code 2618;
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The tower at Chateau Impney country hotel near Droitwich, Worcestershire, England. Originally built as a water tower in the 19th Century but proved inadequate and was left as a folly to be viewed from the hotel below.
England; English; Britain; British; Great Britain; British Isles; UK; United Kingdom; Shugborough Estate; Stafford; Staffordshire; built 1765; folly; former dairy downstairs and gambling den upstairs; IPSV code 2618
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The Tower of the Winds in the Shugborough Estate near Stafford in England built in 1765
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
England; Europe; Britain; British; British Isles; English; United Kingdom; UK; Shropshire; follies; folly; statue Sir William Hill; built 1795; 12 steps; spring; springtime; sunny; blue sky; IPSV code 2618;
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The Monument at Hawkstone Park of Follies, Shropshire, England with Statue of Sir William Hill ,built in 1795 and accessed by 132 steps.
Mistley Towers, tourist, attraction, folly, follies, Essex, architecture, building, Manningtree, River Stour, Stour, estuary, eccentric, unusual, odd, memorial, 1776, 18th century, East Anglia, IPSV0576, IPSV2262, IPSV2678,
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Mistley Towers, along the River Stour Estuary about a mile from Manningtree, have been a tourist attraction for many years. They were built in 1776 as an extension to Mistley Thorn Church, which was built in 1735 and demolished around 1870 when the present church was built.
Europe; England; English; Britain; British; British Isles; Great Britain; UK; United Kingdom; folly; part of original Norman church; demolished 1752; Church of St John the Evangelist; Shobdon village; summer; summertime; sunny; trees; grassed avenue; 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.
England; English; Britain; British; British Isles; Great Britain; Europe; UK; United Kingdom; Shobdon village; part of original Norman church; demolished 1752; Church of St John the Evangelist; folly; summer; summertime; sunny; trees; avenue; hilltop; 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.