Veryan is a village on the Roseland peninsula, in a lush wooded hollow. Probably best known for its round houses , which were designed to keep the devil out as there were no corners for him to hide in. It is unclear as to why the devil was more likely to appear in Veryan than in other Cornish villages, but they were built in the 19th century, with the round houses topped with a conical thatched roof and a cross for extra protection.
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A little known folly in the Cumbrian hamlet of Stennerskeugh. It is in the grounds of Hwith House which was built by John Hewetson in 1868 and demolished in 1927. A modern house now stands in its place. The house got its unusual name from the first letter of the christian names of Hewetson's five sons. The folly is behind a high stone wall opposite an entrance to the garden, facing the road. Grid ref 74200140.
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This is one of three Dutch cottages built on Canvey Island, Essex, in the early seventeenth century. This one is now a museum, while the others are residential.
This is one of three Dutch houses on Canvey Island, Essex, dating from the same period. This one is a museum, while the other two are lived in on other parts of the island.
Communal folly follies Georgian bath house public row Stamford Lincolnshire market town former private stone built 1823 conservation area old building Britain UK England
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A public bath house was established in Bath Row, Stamford, by four local surgeons in 1722 in response to dire sanitary conditions in the town. The present Gothis style building was erected by the Marquis of Exeter in 1823.
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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
Folly statuary, York House gardens, Twickenham, Middlesex, UK. Note: These statues have since been restored in 1989. They were originally imported from Italy in 1904 by a fraudulent financier (Mr Whitaker Wright) and acquired by the last owner of York House, the Indian grandee Sir Ratan Tata; which passed into the ownership of Twickenham Town Council.
Folly statuary, York House gardens, Twickenham, Middlesex, UK. Note: These statues have since been restored in 1989. They were originally imported from Italy in 1904 by a fraudulent financier (Mr Whitaker Wright) and acquired by the last owner of York House, the Indian grandee Sir Ratan Tata; which passed into the ownership of Twickenham Town Council.
Folly statuary, York House gardens, Twickenham, Middlesex, UK. Note: These statues have since been restored in 1989. They were originally imported from Italy in 1904 by a fraudulent financier (Mr Whitaker Wright) and acquired by the last owner of York House, the Indian grandee Sir Ratan Tata; which passed into the ownership of Twickenham Town Council.
Folly statuary, York House gardens, Twickenham, Middlesex, UK. Note: These statues have since been restored in 1989. They were orignially imported from Italy in 1904 by a fraudulent financier (Mr Whitaker Wright) and acquired by the last owner of York House, the Indian grandee Sir Ratan Tata
Folly: 18th Century: C18: Salisbury: Stone Arched building: Public garden: Bourne Hill House: Wyndham House:
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A four-arched, conical-towered stone structure installed in the 18th century garden development of Bourne Hill House, in Salisbury. Now called Wyndham House it formerly housed Salisbury's Council offices.The garden is an attractive public park. Some have suggested the building may have originated in the Cathedral Close.
The gate and front wall of Folly House, Saffron Walden. Folly House is the modern building just through the gate. Satellite image shows the back garden is only marginally bigger than the house itself and has no buildings. The doorway in the stone wall has a plaque 'The Old Estate Office' with the number 11 as if this is now a seperate dwelling, though very small. It does appear to be in the grounds of Folly House and would seem that, with the wall and the building behind it so different, this is the folly that gives the house its name.
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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.
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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.
The neo-Norman Gatehouse folly at Benington Lordship during the spring display of naturalized snowdrops of which the gardens of Benington is famous for. The folly was designed and built by James Pulham of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire in 1838.
The neo-Norman Gatehouse folly at Benington Lordship during the spring display of naturalized snowdrops of which the gardens of Benington is famous for. The folly was designed and built by James Pulham of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire in 1838.
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doyden castle overlooking porth quin in north cornwall, uk. it was built in 1830 by samual symons a wealthy man from wadebridge, to entertain his friends, with wine drinking parties in it.
Follies Architecture 1889-1885 Folly, Sway, New Forest, Hampshire, England, UK, Judge Andrew Thomas Turton Peterson, Sir Christopher Wren's Ghost, concrete
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The Hermitge at Hawkstone Park of Follies near Shrewsbury, Shropshire,England
The Folly dates from the early nineteenth century, but is thought to be a remodelling of an earlier, possibly Georgian house, by the Fergusons, who were Reading brewers. There are bricks dated in the 1750s and 60s, and the stamp 18 WHF 05 [or 09] set in the gable wall. However, the building in its present form probably dates from between 1820 and 1840. Inside, the doors, skirting boards, shutters and staircase are all original.
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.