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Stowe, Buckinghamshire : The TEMPLE of BRITISH WORTHIES, featuring such names as King Alfred, Raleigh, Drake, Hampden, Shakespere, Newton, Sir Thomas Gresham and others, was designed by William Kent in 1735 and is just one of the many folly features on the extensive Stowe estate. ref: 07.4/1/7

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Stowe Landscape Gardens; Buckinghamshire; Bucks; National Trust; Temple of British Worthies; Folly; Sheep;

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Buckinghamshire - STOWE : the CORINTHIAN ARCH was built at the northern end of the Grand Aveue in 1765 on the orders of Lord Camelford. Sixty feet high and sixty feet wide, it actually contains two, four storeyed gamekeepers' cottages. ref: 07.3/15/10

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Buckinghamshire - STOWE : the 104 foot high, octagonal COBHAM COLUMN - with a statue of Lord Cobham on its summit - was built in 1749 probably by Capability Brown himself. ref: 07.3/15/12

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Wilton House, Wiltshire : 'The Herald' overlooks the southern facade of the mansion. ref: 23058

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YORKSHIRE : STUDLEY ROYAL - the Temple of Piety folly is seen over the Water Gardens of the River Skell. June. Completed in 1742 by Walter Aislabie, it was dedicated to his father John, who had originally created the estate. ref: 1025991

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Co.DURHAM - WASHINGTON : the PENSHAW MONUMENT, built in 1844, commemorates Lord Durham, sometime Govenor General of Canada. A classical, Parthenon-style folly, it overlooks the deep valley of the River Wear and the town of Washington beyond. S.E.aspect. ref: 01.4/9/1(01)

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WILTON HOUSE, Wiltshire : the Palladian Bridge spanning the River Nadder was designed by the 9th Earl of Pembroke together with Roger Morris, and completed in 1737. The first of its kind, it inspired several copies, notably at Stowe and Prior Park. ref: 07.3/28/15

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STOURHEAD, Wiltshire : the PANTHEON, built by Henry Flitcroft in 1754, overlooks the lake. ref: 07.3 /8/9

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Wilton House, Wiltshire : 'The Loggia' is a discreet folly in the wooded grounds of the stately home. ref: 23083

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Wiltshire : PHILLIPS HOUSE, Dinton. southern aspect from Dinton Park . Built 1820 for William Wyndham by Jeffry Wyatville, now a National Trust property Photograph from Public Right of Way ref: 13447

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Gothic Temple, Stowe, Buckinghamshire, England, Triangular Folly, house, Landmark Trust, James Gibbs, templa quam dilecta

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WIMPOLE, Cambridgeshire : This is the Tower of Wimpole's Folly, an extensive sham medieval castle designed by Sanderson Miller for the Earl of Hardwicke in 1751 but actually built by Capability Brown in 1769. ref: 07.3/14/24

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Wiltshire : NEW WARDOUR CASTLE, Tisbury. Southern aspect. Built 1769-76 for the Arundell family by James Paine, with the surrounding Park by Capability Brown' The building was a school from 1945-1990 and is now the home of Nigel Tuersley who has converted the house into ten luxury appartments. Photograph from a public Right of Way ref: 01.6/32/8(2)

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SOUTH PENNINES, Rivington Moor : the peculiar DOVECOTE FOLLY above the terraced gardens of Lever Park stands on the lip of the open moor high above Bolton. ref: 01.4/1/7(35)

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The Palladian Bridge spanning one of the ornamental lakes created by Capability Brown. Built in 1738 - 1744 to Gibb's design. The trees beyond are part of the Japanese Gardens.

Temple of Ancient Virtue, Stowe Gardens, Stowe, Buckinghamshire, England

Temple of Ancient Virtue, Stowe Gardens

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The Gothic Temple at Stowe Landscape Gardens, Buckinghamshire England, also known as the Temple of Liberty. designed by James Gibbs 1741 in ironstone. It is actually a house and has a triangular floor plan with two floors, a tower and two lanterns.

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The Gothic Temple at Stowe Landscape Gardens, Buckinghamshire England, also known as the Temple of Liberty. designed by James Gibbs 1741 in ironstone. It is actually a house and has a triangular floor plan with two floors, a tower and two lanterns.

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The Gothic Temple at Stowe Landscape Gardens, Buckinghamshire England, also known as the Temple of Liberty. designed by James Gibbs 1741 in ironstone. It is actually a house and has a triangular floor plan with two floors, a tower and two lanterns.

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The Gothic Temple at Stowe Landscape Gardens, Buckinghamshire England, also known as the Temple of Liberty. designed by James Gibbs 1741 in ironstone. It is actually a house and has a triangular floor plan with two floors, a tower and two lanterns.

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BATH : Kennet & Avon Canal -this ornate chimney is all that remains of Widcombe Locks Punmping Station. ref: 07.6/1/24(13)

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Daffodils in bloom at Stowe House, Buckinghamshire

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Buckinghamshire : STOWE - James Gibb's Gothic Temple of 1741. Southern aspect. Restored, it has been converted into an unusual holiday-home by the Landmark Trust.

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WINCHESTER - St.CATHERINE'S HILL - the Mizmaze, N.E.aspect : the rare turf cut Mizmaze or Labyrinth sits on the 328 foot hilltop that overlooks Winchester. The earliest mention of the Mizmaze is 1710 but it may have existed far earlier. The trees of the Clump mask an iron-age hill fort and ruins of a medieval chapel. ref: 01.6/4/7(26)

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Portmerion, North Wales : This statue of Atlas in the folly village of Portmerion was erected in celebration of certain specific good summers -a whimsy of the arcxhitect Clough Williams-Ellis. ref: 04.2/6/9(3)

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Chiltern Hillls, Hertfordshire - TRING PARK: the Ionic Temple folly, deep in the woods, was built in the 1720s. ref: 03427

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TRING PARK - hikers shelter in the Ionic Temple folly, constructed in the 1720s. October 1st. 2008 ref: 03431.031

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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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MONTACUTE HOUSE, Somerset : romantic gazebo at corner of the East Lawn. ref:1025910

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BATH : PRIOR PARK mansion is seen over the Sham Bridge. The landscape gardens were designed by Alexander Pope and constructed by Capability Brown for the local magnate Ralph Allen between 1734 and 1764. The mansion itself is by John Wood and dates to 1742. ref: 07.6/1/8(15)

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Essex - AUDLEY END : the Lion Gate, southern aspect. This is the main entrance to the mansion itself. ref: 07.3/22/01

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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)

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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)

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Suffolk - Rendlesham : this folly cottage was built around 1820 as a lodge to Rendlesham Hall, a mansion unfortunately destroyed by fire in 1830. ref: 07.5/1/15

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The Temple of Concord and Victory, Stowe Gardens, Stowe, Buckinghamshire, England

The Temple of Concord and Victory, Stowe Gardens

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NORTHAMPTONSHIRE : HOLDENBY HOUSE - these two base-court archways dating to 1583 survive from the original mansion, long since demolished. ref: 01.5/8/5(3)

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Buckinghamshire : STOWE PARK - James Gibb's Gothic Temple folly of 1741. It is now an unusual holiday home after conversion by the Landmark Trust.

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BATH : PRIOR PARK - view towards the Palladian Bridge - built by Richard Jones in 1755 - and the mansion from the lower lake. The estate was planned and constructed by Alexander Pope and Capability Brown between 1734 and 1764 for the local magnate Ralph Allen while the mansion itself, by John Wood, dates to 1742. ref: 07.6/1/18(12)

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BATH : PRIOR PARK was laid out and designed by Capability Brown and Alexander Pope for local magnate Ralph Allen between 1734 and 1764. View northwards from below the mansion to the Palladian Bridge and three lakes, and beyond to Bath city and Beacon Hill. ref: 07.6/1/14(12)

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Stowe House, Buckinghamshire

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Wiltshire : PYT HOUSE, Tisbury - ( originally 1725, rebuilt 1805 by John Benett )- the seat of the Benett family until the mid-1950s, scene of the Pythouse Swing Riots, 1830. Recently returned to private ownership (2010) after years as luxury appartments. Photograph taken from public lane. ref: 01.6/32/16(2)

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Dorset : DEWLISH HOUSE, the home of Mr & Mrs Tony Boyden near Milborne St Andrew. Built in 1702 by Hutchins on the site of a Roman villa. Southern aspect over the lake on the Devil's Brook, tributary of the River Piddle. November. N.B. photograph commissioned by Mr Henry Boyden - no public access to location ref: 1026112 (07.330/14)

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Ashley, Hampshire : the BEWARE CHALK PIT momument on Farley Down. This obelisk was erected in the memory of a horse named Beware Chalk Pit which, having saved the owner's life when falling into the chalk pit the previous year, went on to win the Hunters Plate at Worthy Down Races in October 1734. ref: 07.5/2/6

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BATH : Beckford's Tower ( Henry Goodridge 1827 ) stands on the crest of Lansdown Hill overlooking the city. In the foreground is the massive tomb of William Beckford himself (died 1844) ref: 01.6/34/1(01)

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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)

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DORSET - Cranborne Chase : Horton Tower folly - otherwise known as Sturt's Folly - stands 140 feet high and was once considered to be the tallest non-religious building in the country. Built in 1750 by the local MP, architect and local Squire, Humphrey Sturt, who may have used it as an astronomical observatory. Now a ruin though it contains modern telecommunications aerials. N.W. aspect. ref: 01.6/2/17(2)

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Essex - AUDLEY END : the Bull motive of the Howard family graces the West Gate. ref: 1006052

grotto, Stowe Gardens, Stowe, Buckinghamshire, England

Grotto, Stowe Gardens

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WILTSHIRE - FONTHILL GIFFORD : this small wing is all that remains of William Beckford's magnificent FONTHILL ABBEY, the folly to end all follies, destroyed when the tall spire collapsed in 1825. N.W. aspect. ref: 18569

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Folly Water reflections Gothic Temple Stowe Buckinghamshire Gardens Autumn

The Gothic Temple from across Half Acre lake

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Savernake Forest, Wiltshire : the AILESBURY COLUMN was erected in honour of King George lll by the Earl of Ailesbury in 1781. ref: 01.6/31/19(41)

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BATH : bust of Jupiter by John Osborn 1879. Botanic Gardens, Royal Victoria Park ref: 07.6/1/12(11)

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WIMPOLE HALL, Cambridgeshire : Kendall's exotic 1851 Stable block is a classic of its kind. ref: 07.3/14/22

David Young, National Trust, house, home, castle, garden, landscape, Architecture, heritage, palace, mansion, landscaped gardens, tree, park, Architecture, Stowe, Stowe House, Stowe School, Palladian Bridge, Octagon Lake, temple, column, pillar, alcove, recess, shelter

19th century; antiquity; architecture; artistic; bizarre; brickwork; building; folly; garden; houses; landscape format; quaint; red brick; rural; vernacular; Victorian; cottages; terrace; Farthingstone; Northamptonshire; Pension Row; broken crockery; .

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE - FARTHINGSTONE : this terrace of cottages, known as 'Pension Row' , is faced, for some strange reason, with shards of broken crockery. ref: 01.5/8/20(01)

Stowe Buckinghamshire palace

Temple Newsam Leeds Yorkshire England Aerial M1 estates stately houses country estates Capability Brown Tudor-Jacobean Leeds City Council public spaces

Aerial shot of Temple Newsam Estate, Leeds, Yorkshire, England with the M1 in the back ground.

Asia; India; Khajuraho; Western Temple Group; Western temples; Temples; New Temple; 20th Century; UNESCO; Heritage; listed; Architecture; Building; Sightseeing; Tourist; Tourism; Travel; Holidays; vacation; Landscape; Green; Maharajah of Chhattarpur

New Temple at Khajuraho, India

Lake Pavilion, Stowe Gardens, Stowe, Buckinghamshire, England

Lake Pavillion, Stowe Gardens

17th century; antiquity; Arch; architecture; Beckford; building; England; estate; fantasy; folly; Fonthill; Fonthill Abbey; heritage; historic; landscape format; park; quaint; road; Romantic; rural; Wiltshire; Fonthill Splendens; John Vardy; Inigo Jones; portal; gateway; classical

The FONTHILL ARCH : once the imposing entrance to Alderman Beckford's long-gone Fonthill Splendens mansion and Fonthill Park. Built by John Vardy in 1756, the Arch was probably designed by Inigo Jones. It is now the 'portal' to Fonthill Gifford parish and spans the lane connecting Fonthill Bishop to Tisbury in South West Wiltshire. ref: 01.6/34/16(3)

Stowe Landscape Gardens; Buckinghamshire; Bucks; National Trust; Temple of British Virtues; Captain Grenville's Column; Palladian Bridge; Folly; Follies;

18th century, Architecture, Cobham, England, Folly, Gothic Temple, Painshill Park, Surrey, 1989

17th century; 18th century; Church; Churches; Georgian; Honington; Neo-classical; Warwickshire; eighteenth century; seventeenth century

A interesting late Seventeenth century church in a very beautiful village