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In Faringdon the town's landmark folly is a 140ft tower, which dominates a mound half a mile east of the town. The mound was known for centuries as Folly Hill despite being Folly less. Until Lord Berners in 1935 decided to rectify the problem. "The great point of this tower is that it will be entirely useless". He is supposed to have said. Architect friend, Lord Gerald Wellesley. Lord Berners went on holiday. On his return instead of the Gothic one-off he had envisaged was a more modest and sober looking tower. With just the top of the tower, still to be finished, Lord Berners insisted on Gothic flourishes. An octagonal room and mock battlements were added. It was the last major folly to be built in England Faringdon Oxfordshire, UK 20 miles SW of Oxford 12 miles NE of Swindon

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Faringdon Folly; Oxfordshire; England; Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson; 14th Lord Berners; Lord Gerald Wellesley; 7th Duke of Wellington; Folly Hill; Vale of the White Horse; Old North Berkshire; brick; tower

Faringdon Folly in Oxfordshire England. built 1935, by Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th Lord Berners. Architect: Lord Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington. On Folly Hill in the Vale of the White Horse. 140ft high. believed last folly built in England

Faringdon Folly; Oxfordshire; England; Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson; 14th Lord Berners; Lord Gerald Wellesley; 7th Duke of Wellington; Folly Hill; Vale of the White Horse; Old North Berkshire; brick; tower

Faringdon Folly in Oxfordshire England. built 1935, by Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th Lord Berners. Architect: Lord Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington. On Folly Hill in the Vale of the White Horse. 140ft high. believed last folly built in England

Faringdon Folly; Oxfordshire; England; Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson; 14th Lord Berners; Lord Gerald Wellesley; 7th Duke of Wellington; Folly Hill; Vale of the White Horse; Old North Berkshire; brick; tower

Faringdon Folly in Oxfordshire England. built 1935, by Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th Lord Berners. Architect: Lord Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington. On Folly Hill in the Vale of the White Horse. 140ft high. believed last folly built in England

poppies, poppy, papaver rhoeas, field, folly, trees, copse, tower, landscape, petals, flowers, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, England, UK, Lord Berners

A field of wild poppies just below Folly Hill, in Faringdon, Oxfordshire which appeared in June 2004. Folly built by Lord Berners in 1935, 140 feet high, and the last folly to be built.

Faringdon, Folly, follies, Oxfordshire

Faringdon Folly in Oxfordshire

MUSFOL Wainhouse Tower Yorkshire, England, UK, United Kingdom, built 1875, Tower, Chimney, Smoke, Astronomical, Observatory, Richard Dugdale, Gothic, Belvedere, Sir Harry Edwards, Butresses, Folly, Follies,

Wainhouse Tower Octagonal Tower, MUSFOL Wainhouse Tower Yorkshire, England, UK, United Kingdom, built 1875, Tower, Chimney, Smoke, Astronomical, Wainhouse Tower Octagonal Tower, Observatory, Richard Dugdale, Gothic, Belvedere, Sir Harry Edwards, Butresses, Folly, Follies,

Wainhouse Tower Octagonal Tower, MUSFOL Wainhouse Tower Yorkshire, England, UK, United Kingdom, built 1875, Tower, Chimney, Smoke, Astronomical, Wainhouse Tower Octagonal Tower, Observatory, Richard Dugdale, Gothic, Belvedere, Sir Harry Edwards, Butresses, Folly, Follies,

Wainhouse Tower Octagonal Tower, MUSFOL Wainhouse Tower Yorkshire, England, UK, United Kingdom, built 1875, Tower, Chimney, Smoke, Astronomical, Wainhouse Tower Octagonal Tower, Observatory, Richard Dugdale, Gothic, Belvedere, Sir Harry Edwards, Butresses, Folly, Follies,

Wainhouse Tower Octagonal Tower, MUSFOL Wainhouse Tower Yorkshire, England, UK, United Kingdom, built 1875, Tower, Chimney, Smoke, Astronomical, Wainhouse Tower Octagonal Tower, Observatory, Richard Dugdale, Gothic, Belvedere, Sir Harry Edwards, Butresses, Folly, Follies,

Wainhouse Tower Octagonal Tower, MUSFOL Wainhouse Tower Yorkshire, England, UK, United Kingdom, built 1875, Tower, Chimney, Smoke, Astronomical, Wainhouse Tower Octagonal Tower, Observatory, Richard Dugdale, Gothic, Belvedere, Sir Harry Edwards, Butresses, Folly, Follies,

Wainhouse Tower Octagonal Tower, MUSFOL Wainhouse Tower Yorkshire, England, UK, United Kingdom, built 1875, Tower, Chimney, Smoke, Astronomical, Wainhouse Tower Octagonal Tower, Observatory, Richard Dugdale, Gothic, Belvedere, Sir Harry Edwards, Butresses, Folly, Follies,

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Follies Architecture folly tower, Kinfauns Hill, Perth, Scotland, UK, observatory, Lord Grey, 1818

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WORCESTERSHIRE, COTSWOLDS : BROADWAY TOWER stands on the lip of the Cotswold escarpment at 1,048 feet overlooking the wide Vale of Evesham. It was built in Gothic revival style by the Earl of Coventry in 1798 as a prospect-tower for his wife - this is the south-facing entrance doorway. Bredon Hill and the distant Malvern Hills are visible in the distance towards the left.

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WORCESTERSHIRE - BROADWAY TOWER stands high on the Cotswold Edge at 1,048 feet overlooking the Vale of Evesham. It was built by the Earl of Coventry in 1798 as a prospect tower for his wife. View southwards with Bredon Hill and the Malverns at right centre and Cleeve Hill and the Cotswold Escarpment at left centre.

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SJ159 789; WHITFORD TOWER; 1810; ARCHITECTURAL FOLLY; 2 STOREY TOWER; CRENELLATED BATTLEMENTS; CASTELLATED BATTLEMENTS; CASTLE; TREES; GARDEN; STONE TOWER; SIDE TURRETS; DOWNING PARK; GRASS; WELSH FLAG; SIR Y FFLINT; FLINTSHIRE; GLANNAU DYFRYDWY; DEESIDE; GOGLEDD CYMRU; NORTH WALES; ARCHITECTURE FOLLIES; LATIN PLAQUE;

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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.

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Greensand Hills, Surrey : LEITH HILL - Richard Hill built this 64 foot TOWER on the 965 foot summit of the hill in 1766 - and is buried within. The view from the top extends from London to the English Channel. ref: 01.6/12/12(7)

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Broadway Tower is a folly located on Broadway Hill, A44 between Evesham and Moreton-in-Marsh, one mile (1.6 km) south-east of the village of Broadway, Worcestershire, England, at the second highest point of the Cotswolds after Cleeve Hill.[2] Broadway Tower's base is 1,024 feet (312 metres) above sea level. The tower itself stands 55 feet (17 metres) high. Today, it is a tourist attraction with various exhibitions open to the public for a small fee. The "Saxon" tower was designed by James Wyatt in 1794 to resemble a mock castle, and built for Lady Coventry in 1799. The tower was built on a "beacon" hill, where beacons were lit on special occasions. Lady Coventry wondered if a beacon on this hill could be seen from her house in Worcester - approximately 22 miles (35 km) away - and sponsored the construction of the folly to find out. The beacon could be seen clearly. Over the years, the tower was home to the printing press of Sir Thomas Phillipps, and served as a country retreat for artists including William Morris. The tower is on the Cotswold Way; it is easily reached by following the Cotswold Way from the A44 road at Fish Hill, or by a steep climb out of Broadway village

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Broadway Tower is a folly located on Broadway Hill, A44 between Evesham and Moreton-in-Marsh, one mile (1.6 km) south-east of the village of Broadway, Worcestershire, England,[1] at the second highest point of the Cotswolds after Cleeve Hill.[2] Broadway Tower's base is 1,024 feet (312 metres) above sea level. The tower itself stands 55 feet (17 metres) high. Today, it is a tourist attraction with various exhibitions open to the public for a small fee.[1] The "Saxon" tower was designed by James Wyatt in 1794[3] to resemble a mock castle, and built for Lady Coventry in 1799. The tower was built on a "beacon" hill, where beacons were lit on special occasions. Lady Coventry wondered if a beacon on this hill could be seen from her house in Worcester - approximately 22 miles (35 km) away - and sponsored the construction of the folly to find out. The beacon could be seen clearly. Over the years, the tower was home to the printing press of Sir Thomas Phillipps, and served as a country retreat for artists including William Morris. The tower is on the Cotswold Way; it is easily reached by following the Cotswold Way from the A44 road at Fish Hill, or by a steep climb out of Broadway village

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Greensand Hills, Surrey ; Leith Hill (965 ft) is crowned by this 64 foot Tower, built in 1766 by Richard Hill who is buried within. ref: 1011974

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BUCKINGHAM GAOL - the ancient town gaol beside the Market Place was built in Gothic castle style by Lord Cobham in 1748. S.W. elevation. ref: 01.5/10/21(01)

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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.

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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;

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Flounders Folly on Callow Hill near Craven Arms, Shropshire, England

Broadway Tower, built by Lady Coventry in 1797, near Broadway village, situated at the highest point in the Cotswolds at 1024 feet, beacon hill, folly, mock castle, architect James Wyatt, James Wyatt. UK, United Kingdom, Great Britain, England, Cotswolds, Cotswold Hills, Gloucestershire, Broadway, English Village, Cotswolds Village, Visitor Attraction, Pretty Village, Picturesque Village, Summer, Sunny Day, White Clouds, Sunshine, English, Nigel Cummings, Broadway, Tower, Worcestershire, Country Park, Blue Sky, building, ancient, monument, Cotswolds, Earl of Coventry, Europe

Broadway Tower, built by Lady Coventry in 1797, near Broadway village, situated at the highest point in the Cotswolds at 1024 feet, beacon hill, folly, mock castle, architect James Wyatt, James Wyatt. UK, United Kingdom, Great Britain, England, Cotswolds, Cotswold Hills, Gloucestershire, Broadway, English Village, Cotswolds Village, Visitor Attraction, Pretty Village, Picturesque Village, Summer, Sunny Day, White Clouds, Sunshine, English, Nigel Cummings, Broadway, Tower, Worcestershire, Country Park, Blue Sky, building, ancient, monument, Cotswolds, Earl of Coventry, Europe

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Eastern aspect of the water tower sitting next to the M40 motorway north of Oxford.

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Hull's Tower, Leith Hill, Surrey, tall, Gothic, tower, folly, historic, monument, building structure, castellated, fortified, trees, Dorking, Coldharbour, IPSV2678, IPSV5265, IPSV0015, IPSV0937

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.

Broadway Tower, built by Lady Coventry in 1797, near Broadway village, situated at the highest point in the Cotswolds at 1024 feet, beacon hill, folly, mock castle, architect James Wyatt, James Wyatt. UK, United Kingdom, Great Britain, England, Cotswolds, Cotswold Hills, Gloucestershire, Broadway, English Village, Cotswolds Village, Visitor Attraction, Pretty Village, Picturesque Village, Summer, Sunny Day, White Clouds, Sunshine, English, Nigel Cummings, Broadway, Tower, Worcestershire, Country Park, Blue Sky, building, ancient, monument, Cotswolds, Earl of Coventry, Europe

Wayneflete Tower, Wolsey's Tower, Esher, Surrey, folly, tower, ivy, battlements, William Wayneflete, Provost of Eton, Magdalen College, Oxford, Bishop of Winchester, Lord High Chancellor, gatehouse, River Mole, Esher Place, IPSV2678, IPSV0576, IPSV2262, IPSV2647,

Esher Tower, originally a gatehouse to Esher Place. Built by William Wayneflete, Bishop of Winchester and Lord High Chancellor of England in 1642. Seen here in an uncredited photo from a used postcard with no date stamp. Best guess on date is Edwardian. The postcard captions the photo as Wolsey's Tower.

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Esher Tower, originally a gatehouse to Esher Place. Built by William Wayneflete, Bishop of Winchester and Lord High Chancellor of England in 1642. Seen here in an uncredited photo from a 1947 book. The book captions the picture as Wolsey's Tower.

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Flounders Folly on Callow Hill near Craven Arms, Shropshire, England

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Flounders Folly on Callow Hill near Craven Arms, Shropshire, England

England; English; Europe; British Isles; Britain; Great Britain; British; UK; United Kingdom; folly; Callow Hill; Craven Arms; spring; springtime; blue sky; built 1838 AD; footpath; walker; fence; trees; IPSV code 2618; Shropshire Hills; AONB

Flounders Folly on Callow Hill near Craven Arms, Shropshire, England

Broadway Tower, built by Lady Coventry in 1797, near Broadway village, situated at the highest point in the Cotswolds at 1024 feet, beacon hill, folly, mock castle, architect James Wyatt, James Wyatt. UK, United Kingdom, Great Britain, England, Cotswolds, Cotswold Hills, Gloucestershire, Broadway, English Village, Cotswolds Village, Visitor Attraction, Pretty Village, Picturesque Village, Summer, Sunny Day, White Clouds, Sunshine, English, Nigel Cummings, Broadway, Tower, Worcestershire, Country Park, Blue Sky, building, ancient, monument, Cotswolds, Earl of Coventry, Europe. TIF, extreme wide angle perspective

David Young, landscape, Oxfordshire, England, Great Britain, United Kingdom, UK, holiday, vacation, tourism, country, countryside, South West England, the South West, Buscot Park, stately home, garden, heritage, National Trust, Lord Faringdon, pleasure gardens, parkland,

Follies Architecture folly, Whalley, Lancashire, England, 1780, C18, Clerk Hill Hall, Mr Waller

England; English; Britain; British Isles; built circa 1820; Battle of Waterloo; blue sky; Great Britain; General Lord Hill; Shrewsbury; spring; springtime; sunny; Hadnall; folly; IPSV code 0576;

Waterloo Windmill in Hadnall near Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England built circa 1820 to commemorate General Lord Hill's heroic deeds at the Battle of Waterloo.

18th century; antiquity; architecture; Bath; battlements; bizarre; building; castle; city; deception; England; fake; fantasy; folly; Gothic; hill top; imposing; landmark; portal; Ralph Allen; romantic; sham; viewpoint; Wessex; Sham Castle; skyline

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)

18th century; antiquity; architecture; Bath; battlements; bizarre; building; castle; city; deception; England; fake; fantasy; folly; Gothic; hill top; imposing; landmark; portal; Ralph Allen; romantic; sham; viewpoint; Wessex; Sham Castle; skyline

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)

Cumbria, folly, follies, Duke of Norfolk, built 1789, Bunker's Hill

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,

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.

Architecture; follies; castles; stables; fort; Lord Byron; mock; naval; battles; Newstead Abbey; Nottingham; England; UK; upper; lake; reflections; Autumn; 2007;

From those fortifications there are some wonderful views back across the lake. Zooming in we see the aforementioned Stable Block complete with bell tower and fronted by the Mock Fort. All of this is now in private hands and not open to the public but the forts facing each other on the Upper Lake were built by the fifth Lord Byron so that he could fight mock naval battles with a miniature fleet of ships each with their own crew. He also erected Folly Castle on a hill overlooking the lake but this has now been demolished.

folly; Kingsgate; Thanet; Kent; coast; Architecture Follies; Arx Ruohim; Neptune's Tower; Lord Holland

The remains of Neptune's Temple or 'Arx Ruohim'; one of Lord Holland's follies.

Wimpole; medieval castle; tower; Cambridgeshire; folly; landscape;

18th century; architecture; building; castle; crenellated; England; folly; fortress; Gothic; hill top; historic; landscape format; Romantic; rural; stone; tower; Castle Inn; Pub; Edgehill; battlefield ; King Charles; Sanderson Miller; Warwickshire, Civil War

WARWICKSHIRE - EDGEHILL : the Castle folly - now the CASTLE INN - stands on the crest of EDGEHILL on the site of the battlefield HQ of King Charles lst. The twin Gothick towers of the original folly by Sanderson Miller date to 1746-7. ref: 1026452

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Follies Architecture 1838, Architecture, England, Gothic, Hadlow, Kent, P1983, tower,

Follies Architecture 1920s, Architecture, Chinthurst Hill Tower, England, Folly, P1999, Surrey, Wonersh

Broadway Tower, built by Lady Coventry in 1797, near Broadway village, situated at the highest point in the Cotswolds at 1024 feet, beacon hill, folly, mock castle, architect James Wyatt, James Wyatt. UK, United Kingdom, Great Britain, England, Cotswolds, Cotswold Hills, Gloucestershire, Broadway, English Village, Cotswolds Village, Visitor Attraction, Pretty Village, Picturesque Village, Summer, Sunny Day, White Clouds, Sunshine, English, Nigel Cummings, Broadway, Tower, Worcestershire, Country Park, Blue Sky, building, ancient, monument, Cotswolds, Earl of Coventry, Europe. TIF, extreme wide angle perspective, moody, broody, sun burst, menacing, menace, menacing tower, horror, TIFF, contra jour, against the light

England; English; Britain; Britain; British Isles; Great Britain; United Kingdom; UK; Hadnall; Shrewsbury; built circa 1820; General Lord Hill; Battle of Waterloo; folly; spring; springtime; sunny; blue sky; IPSV code 0576;

Waterloo Windmill in Hadnall near Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England built circa 1820 to commemorate General Lord Hill's heroic deeds at the Battle of Waterloo.

antiquity; architecture; building; England; folly; landmark; memorial; tower; 19th Century; obelisk, tower, Somerset, Blackdown Hills, Wellington, Napoleonic Wars, Iron Duke, Vale of Taunton Deane, commemorative, Duke of Wellington, hill top, needle,

Blackdown Hills, Somerset : the WELLINGTON OBELISK, built in 1817-18 to commemorate the Iron Duke, stands on the crest of the Blackdown Hills overlooking the Vale of Taunton Deane and the little town of Wellington itself. ref: 1035489

fountain, Plantation Gardens, Norwich, Norfolk, East Anglia, Victorian, Pulhamite, stone, folly, mock Gothic, Gothic style, Henry Trevor, 1857, renovated, renovation, rebuilt, Italianate terrace, wall,

19th century; architecture; autumn; column; cross; England; estate; folly; hill top; historic; landscape format; Lindsay; lonely; long distance trail; memorial; obelisk; Oxfordshire; pillar; remote; rural; tall; track; tranquil; Victoria; Ridgeway; Baron Wantage; Lockinge; bicycle

OXFORDSHIRE - RIDGEWAY DOWN : the Lord Wantage Column commemorates local magnate Robert Lindsay, VC, KCB, Baron Wantage 1834-1901. It stands beside the Ridgeway on the crest of the downs above the Lockinge Valley. ref: 02825

Building, England, Tower, 1838, Callow Hill, Flounder's Folly, Shropshire, 1977

Follies, Folly, England Britain

fountain, Plantation Gardens, Norwich, Norfolk, East Anglia, Victorian, Pulhamite, stone, folly, mock Gothic, Gothic style, Henry Trevor, 1857, renovated, renovation, rebuilt, St John's Cathedral

Cotswolds, worcestershire, Broadway, hill-top, folly, tower, building, Architecture, viewpoint, prospect-tower, Earl-of-Coventry, Georgian, Gothic-revival, dramatic, country-park, Vale-of-Evesham,

COTSWOLDS, WORCESTERSHIRE : BROADWAY TOWER stands on the summit of Broadway Hill (1,048 ft) overlooking the Vale of Evesham. It was built as a prospect tower in Gothic Revival style by the Earl of Coventry in 1798, View westwards.

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