English; Europe; Britain; British Isles; Great Britain; United Kingdom; UK; Shropshire; White Tower; folly; tableau; Duke of Wellington; General Lord Hill; Battle of Waterloo; Shrewsbury
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A tableau of the Duke of Welingto A tableau of the Duke of Wellington before the Battle of Waterloo with his second in command General Lord Hill in the White Tower at Hawkstone Park near Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
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;
battle; bayonet; Belgium; black & white; carnage; charge; courage; death; defeat; engraving; fight; foot soldiers; French; glory; historic; infantry; monochrome; musket; soldiers; square; victory; war; warriors; Waterloo; 1815; Napoleonic Wars; Napoleon; Wellington; Old Guard; British; Army, hand to hand,
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The BATTLE OF WATERLOO - 1815 - marked the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Here Wellington's British infantry fight it out with Napoleon's crack Old Guard. Wellington remarked afterwards that it was a "close-run thing" - Waterloo was certainly one the the world's most important and crucial battles. my ref: 12740 from Cassells History of England-circa 1890
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;
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Waterloo Windmill in Hadnall near Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England built circa 1820 to commemorate General Lord Hill's heroic deeds at the Battle of Waterloo.
Edinburgh, Scotland, Wellington, 1st Duke of Wellington, Arthur Wellesley Wellington, Marquess Douro, Marquess of Wellington, The iron Duke, on Horse, Statue, Battle of Waterloo, John Steell
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,
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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
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;
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Waterloo Windmill in Hadnall near Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England built circa 1820 to commemorate General Lord Hill's heroic deeds at the Battle of Waterloo.
Alfred's Tower is a triangular folly tower. It stands 160 feet high of brick, with a view over Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset. Designed in 1765, it was completed in 1772 to commemorate the spot where Alfred the Great in AD 870 erected his standard against Danish invaders and who eventually defeated the Vikings.
The Hawking Tower of Boughton Park Northamptonshire Built Sometime Betreen {1739a1756} The Tower Is a Grade11 Listed Structure. The follies of Boughton Park are the largest of such structures in Northamptonshire UK.
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,
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.
banner; battle; bayonet; Belgium; carnage; cavalry; charge; fight; foot soldiers; French; glory; historic; horsemen; infantry; musket; painting; red coats; soldiers; square; standard; union jack; victory; war; warriors; Waterloo; smoke of battle; Napoleon; Wellington; Quatre Bras; 1815; Napoleonic Wars; Vereker Hamilton,
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BATTLE OF QUATRE BRAS - 1815 - during the Napoleonic War. This fierce battle just two days earlier was the opening engagement of the great and finally decisive battle of Waterloo itself. Marshall Ney attacked a formation of Wellinton's army and here a British square repels French cavalry. my ref 12738 from Cassells History of England-circa 1890
King Alfred the Great; Tower; Stourhead; Stourton; Folly; Henry Hoare; Henry Flitcroft; Wessex; Somerset; Wiltshire; National Trust; Building; Monument; Tall; Landscape; Narrow; Architecture; Historic; Historical; British; Britain; Great Britain; English; England; Countryside; History; King of Wessex; Seven years war; Saxons; Viking; Vikings; Winter; Snow; Blue Sky; Brewham; Landmark; Monument; Stourton Tower; Battle of Ethandun; Commemorative; War; Battle; Viking invaders; Follies; Egberts Stone; Anglo Saxon; Architectural; Towers; Alfreds Tower; Alfred's Tower; Streetscape; Kingdom of Wessex; wintry; winterscape; cloudless
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King Alfred's tower is a 160 ft high triangular brick folly designed in 1765 by Henry Flitcroft and completed in 1772 by Henry Hoare II. It stands on Kingsettle Hill, in the parish of Brewham, on the Somerset / Wiltshire border, as part of the Stourhead estate. It was built on the site where it is believed Alfred the Great, King of Wessex, rallied his troops before going into battle against the Danes in 878 AD.
King Alfred the Great; Tower; Stourhead; Stourton; Folly; Henry Hoare; Henry Flitcroft; Wessex; Somerset; Wiltshire; National Trust; Building; Monument; Tall; Landscape; Narrow; Architecture; Historic; Historical; British; Britain; Great Britain; English; England; Countryside; History; King of Wessex; Seven years war; Saxons; Viking; Vikings; Winter; Snow; Blue Sky; Brewham; Landmark; Monument; Stourton Tower; Battle of Ethandun; Commemorative; War; Battle; Viking invaders; Follies; Egberts Stone; Anglo Saxon; Architectural; Towers; Alfreds Tower; Alfred's Tower; Streetscape; Kingdom of Wessex; wintry; winterscape
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King Alfred's tower is a 160 ft high triangular brick folly designed in 1765 by Henry Flitcroft and completed in 1772 by Henry Hoare II. It stands on Kingsettle Hill, in the parish of Brewham, on the Somerset / Wiltshire border, as part of the Stourhead estate. It was built on the site where it is believed Alfred the Great, King of Wessex, rallied his troops before going into battle against the Danes in 878 AD.
King Alfred the Great; Tower; Stourhead; Stourton; Folly; Henry Hoare; Henry Flitcroft; Wessex; Somerset; Wiltshire; National Trust; Building; Monument; Tall; Landscape; Narrow; Architecture; Historic; Historical; British; Britain; Great Britain; English; England; Countryside; History; King of Wessex; Seven years war; Saxons; Viking; Vikings; Winter; Snow; Blue Sky; Brewham; Landmark; Monument; Stourton Tower; Battle of Ethandun; Commemorative; War; Battle; Viking invaders; Follies; Egberts Stone; Anglo Saxon; Architectural; Towers; Alfreds Tower; Alfred's Tower; Streetscape; Kingdom of Wessex; wintry; winterscape
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King Alfred's tower is a 160 ft high triangular brick folly designed in 1765 by Henry Flitcroft and completed in 1772 by Henry Hoare II. It stands on Kingsettle Hill, in the parish of Brewham, on the Somerset / Wiltshire border, as part of the Stourhead estate. It was built on the site where it is believed Alfred the Great, King of Wessex, rallied his troops before going into battle against the Danes in 878 AD.
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.
Nore Folly; Slindon; follies; West Sussex; follies; travel; tourism; england; britain; british isles; south downs; rural; countryside; building; architecture; historic; history; tower; countess of newburgh; arundel; portrait; vertical; TRENsu83d; holiday; vacation;
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Nore Folly, aka Slindon Folly, West Sussex, England, possibly built originally as a replica italian arch at the request of the Countess of Newburgh in the mid 18th century
Folly Follies, Northamptonshire, Sir Thomas Tresham summer house roofless roman catholic
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Built in the early 17th century, Lyveden New Bield is not a ruin, but an unfinished project. Sir Thomas Tresham died in 1605 before the house was completed and, unpaid, the builders simply downed tools and left. There is evidence of an ornate garden design with terraces and spiral pather hillocks. Today the building is in the care of the National trust.
Folly Follies, Northamptonshire, Sir Thomas Tresham summer house roofless roman catholic
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Built in the early 17th century, Lyveden New Bield is not a ruin, but an unfinished project. Sir Thomas Tresham died in 1605 before the house was completed and, unpaid, the builders simply downed tools and left. There is evidence of an ornate garden design with terraces and spiral pather hillocks. Today the building is in the care of the National trust.
Nore Folly; Slindon; follies; West Sussex; follies; travel; tourism; england; britain; british isles; south downs; rural; countryside; building; architecture; historic; history; tower; countess of newburgh; horizontal; landscape; TRENsu76d
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Nore Folly, aka Slindon Folly, West Sussex, England, possibly built originally as a replica italian arch at the request of the Countes of Newburgh in he mid 18th century
Nore Folly; Slindon; follies; West Sussex; follies; travel; tourism; england; britain; british isles; south downs; rural; countryside; building; architecture; historic; history; tower; countess of newburgh; horizontal; landscape; TRENsu79d
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Nore Folly, aka Slindon Folly, West Sussex, England, possibly built originally as a replica italian arch at the request of the Countess of Newburgh in the mid 18th century
Nore Folly; Slindon; follies; West Sussex; follies; travel; tourism; england; britain; british isles; south downs; rural; countryside; building; architecture; historic; history; tower; countess of newburgh; horizontal; landscape; TRENsu73d; Arundel
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Nore Folly, aka Slindon Folly, West Sussex, England, possibly built originally as a replica italian arch at the request of the Countess of Newburgh in the mid 18th century
Nore Folly; Slindon; follies; West Sussex; follies; travel; tourism; england; britain; british isles; south downs; rural; countryside; building; architecture; historic; history; tower; countess of newburgh; portrait; vertical; TRENsu74d' Arundel
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Nore Folly, aka Slindon Folly, West Sussex, England, possibly built originally as a replica italian arch at the request of the Countess of Newburgh in the mid 18th century
Nore Folly; Slindon; follies; West Sussex; follies; travel; tourism; england; britain; british isles; south downs; rural; countryside; building; architecture; historic; history; tower; countess of newburgh; horizontal; landscape; TRENsu76d; Arundel
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Nore Folly, aka Slindon Folly, West Sussex, England, possibly built originally as a replica italian arch at the request of the Countess of Newburgh in the mid 18th century
Nore Folly; Slindon; follies; West Sussex; follies; travel; tourism; england; britain; british isles; south downs; rural; countryside; building; architecture; historic; history; tower; countess of newburgh; Arundel; landscape; horizontal; TRENsu88d
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Nore Folly, aka Slindon Folly, West Sussex, England, possibly built originally as a replica italian arch at the request of the Countess of Newburgh in the mid 18th century
Nore Folly; Slindon; follies; West Sussex; follies; travel; tourism; england; britain; british isles; south downs; rural; countryside; building; architecture; historic; history; tower; countess of newburgh; vertical; portrait; TRENsu75d; Arundel; Arun
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Nore Folly, aka Slindon Folly, West Sussex, England, possibly built originally as a replica italian arch at the request of the Countess of Newburgh in the mid 18th century
Nore Folly; Slindon; follies; West Sussex; follies; travel; tourism; england; britain; british isles; south downs; rural; countryside; building; architecture; historic; history; tower; countess of newburgh; holiday; vacation; horizontal; landscape; TRENsu85d
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Nore Folly, aka Slindon Folly, West Sussex, England, possibly built originally as a replica italian arch at the request of the Countess of Newburgh in the mid 18th century
Nore Folly; Slindon; follies; West Sussex; follies; travel; tourism; england; britain; british isles; south downs; rural; countryside; building; architecture; historic; history; tower; countess of newburgh; horizontal; landscape; TRENsu80d; landmark; arundel; famous; relic;
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Nore Folly, aka Slindon Folly, West Sussex, England, possibly built originally as a replica italian arch at the request of the Countess of Newburgh in the mid 18th century
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.