20th Century; Anglesey; bizarre; building; eccentric; folly; hotel; Inn; inscription; landscape format; lettering; Llanfair P G; modern; name; notice; Penrhos Arms; Pub; public house; Wales
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ISLE of ANGLESEY, NORTH WALES : village inn - once a coaching inn on the London to Holyhead Road at the village with the longest name in Britain, usually shortened to mere LLANFAIR P G. ref: 04.1/3/4(01)
Isle of Anglesey, North Wales : this is the LLANFAIR P G. railway station on the main London to Holyhead ( for the Irish ferries ) line. The full name of the village, as on the sign, is the longest of any habitation in Britain. ref: 04.1/3/3(01)
North Wales Island Anglesey UK Britain Llanfair PG P G Aerial Overhead View Road Town Village Anglesey Monument Straight House Housing Field Horizontal DCP0312
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)
Isle of Anglesey folly Marquess of Anglesey column - fisheye distorted shot from top of column with 'Marquess' looking out across Menai Straits and toward his home Plas Newydd
Isle of Anglesey folly Marquess of Anglesey column - fisheye distorted shot from top of column with 'Marquess' looking out across Menai Straits and toward his home Plas Newydd and further to Lleyn peninsular
Architecture; Monument; Isle of Anglesey; Menai Straits; Arts; outsider art; heritage; antiques; history; follies; sculpture; buildings; statue; conservation; holidays; hotels; tourism; Plas Newydd; Lleyn peninsular; North Wales
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Isle of Anglesey folly Marquess of Anglesey column - portrait fisheye view from top of column and the 'Marquess' point of view - down the Menai Straits and his home Plas Newydd and further to Lleyn peninsular
Isle of Anglesey folly Marquess of Anglesey column - fisheye/panoramic view, Menai Straits, Snowdonia range, lleyn Peninsular, Plas Newydd - even Nelson monument almost dead centre on banks of Straits
OBAN, West Highlands : McCaig's Folly or 'Tower' overlooks the port of Oban with a fine view out towards the hills of Mull. It was built by the banker, John Stuart McCaig, to provide work for the local unemployed. ref: 07.5/1/2
Pembrokeshire : 'Mobile Folly' by artist Buzz Knap-Fisher outside his studio at the tiny hamlet of Llanwdna above Carregwastad Point, Fishguard. Wales. ref: 09460
PEMBROKESHIRE - the artist, Buzz Knap-Fisher, lives at the tiny hamlet of Llanwdna above Carregwastab Point, where he creates what only be described as Mobile Follies. ref: 09458
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
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)
Gower, South Wales : memorial in the wall of St. Cathwg's churchyard at Port Eynon to the three crewmen of the lifeboat 'Janet' who were lost on a mission of mercy on January 1st 1916. ref: 04.5/1/15(01)
Gower, South Wales : this memorial set into the wall of the little church of St.Cathwg at Port Eynon commemorates the three crewmen of the lifeboat 'Janet ' lost on a mercy mission on January 1st. 1916 ref: 04.5/1/14(01)
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)
Pembrokeshire - decorated motor car, essentially a modern 'Mobile Folly', created by the artist Buzz Knap-Fisher at his studio at the remote hamlet of Llanwdna above Carregwastad Point, Fishguard. ref: 612/2/19
Cranborne Chase, Dorset : a faux SCOTS PINE - actually an aerial for a mobile phone network - rises from a clump of real Scots Pines at Sutton Clump, above Fontmell Magna. ref: 1038259
PAXTON's TOWER is a neo-gothic folly built in 1811 by Sir William Paxton in honour of Admiral Lord Nelson - it stands on a hilltop near Llanarthney in Carmarthenshire. Western elevation. ref: 07.5/1/10
ISLE of RHUM : Kinloch Castle, S.E.aspect. The fancifull castle was built close to the shore of Loch Scresort by the Lancashire industrialist Sir George Bullough in 1901. Both the building stone and the soil for the exotic gardens was imported from southern Scotland. ref: 1010266 (03.2/1/13(3)
WILTSHIRE : the PEPPERBOX (or Eyre's Folly) was built by local landowner Gyles Eyre about 1650. The hexagonal brick building stands at 525 ft altitude on Pepperbox Hill above West Grimstead to the S.E. of Salisbury. ref: Dscn2007
18th century; antiquity; architecture; artistic; bizarre; Buckinghamshire; bust; classical; England; estate; exotic; folly; historical; inscription; landscape format; lettering; memorial; park; romantic; sculpture; shrine; Stowe; temple; Temple of British Worthies; Thomas Gresham; wall; William Kent; worthies; celebrities; personalities
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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
HORTON TOWER, Cranborne Chase, 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 Lord of the Manor, Humphrey Sturt, who may have used it as an astronomical observatory. Now a ruin though it contains modern telecommunications aerials. North Eastern aspect. ref: 01.6/2/23(2)
Isle of Rhum, Kinloch Castle, eastern aspect : the castle was built close to the shore at the head of Loch Scresort in 1901 by the Lancashire industialist Sir George Bullough with stone shipped from the southern Scotland. The surrounding lush gardens were also created with imported soil. ref: 1002466 (03.2/1/17(3)
OBAN - West Highlands : the strange classical Colosseum of McCaig's Folly - or 'Tower' - dominates the busy harbour. It was built in 1890 by local banker John Stuart McCaig to provide work for local people and it commands spectacular views across the Firth of Lorne to the Hebrides. ref: 02.7/6/14(50)
antiquity; architecture; bizarre; building; Clwyd; Clwydian Hills; folly; hiker; hill top; inscription; Jubilee Tower; landmark; landscape format; Moel Fammau; National Trail; Offa's Dyke; remote; ruin; summit; tower; Wales
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Clwydian Hills, North Wales : ruins of the 'Jubilee Tower' folly crown the summit of Moel Fammau (1,817 ft) , the highest point in the Clwydians. It was built in 1810 to commemorate the Jubilee of George lll. The Offa's Dyke National Trail passes right by. ref: 04.2/4/11(01)
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)
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
SHETLAND : a modern vernacular folly in a residential street in SCALLOWAY, the second largest settlement in Shetland. The decor comprises mostly pebbles and sea-shells ref: 03.7/2/22(01)
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.
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
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)
DERBYSHIRE - the White Peak : at ILLAM HALL, a National Trust property in Manifold Dale, the Gentleman's toilet is situated in this bizarre folly tower. ref: 07.3/19/7
HAMPSHIRE - FARRINGDON : 'MASSEY'S FOLLY' , the bizarre village hall in high Victorian red brick was built by the rector himself, the Rev. T.H. Massey,in 1875. Near Alton. ref: 01.6/4/21(22)
Cranborne Chase - Dorset : Faux SCOTS PINE - actually a mobile phone aerial disguised as a tree - stands in a clump of real pines at Sutton Clump, above Fontmell Magna. ref:1038263
abbey; ancient; antiquity; artistic; bizarre; Borders; burial place; carving; Christian; churchyard; close up; Dryburgh; figures; folly; inscription; King James; landscape format; medieval; melancholy; memorial; pillar; Scotland; statue; stone
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Scottish Borders : at Dryburgh Abbey - this sandstone memorial pillar to King James 1st of Scotland stands among the ruins of the abbey founded by his predecessor King David 1st in 1150. ref: 07.1/6/10
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WILTSHIRE DOWNS : mysterious GREEN MAN, sculpted on a living oak tree by an anonymous wood carver, stands over the Mud Lane Ridgeway in woodland above Wootton Rivers, Vale of Pewsey. ref: 01.6/31/8(35)
OBAN, West Highlands : the strange classical Colosseum of McCaig's Folly - or 'Tower' - dominates Railway Quay and the busy harbour. Commanding spectacular views over the Firth of Lorne to the Hebrides, the Folly was built in 1890 by successful local banker and philanthropist, John Stuart McCaig, to provide work for local people. ref: 02.7/6/12(50)
Wiltshire - Bremhill near Chippenham : MAUD HEATH's Column stands on the brow of Wick Hill, looking down over the vale towards her causeway into Chippenham. Maud, the market woman who in 1474 commissioned the causeway to be built across the marshes into Chippenham, sits on top of the column complete with her shopping basket. The column was erected in 1838 by the Marquess of Lansdowne and the Rev. Bowles, vicar of Bremhill. ref: 21410
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 wass built.
Isle of Anglesey : the Anglesey Column, some 90 feet in height, was completed in 1817 as a tribute to Henry Paget, Marquess of Anglesey (1768-1854) who, as an aide to the Duke of Wellington, lost a leg at Waterloo. It stands close to the village of Llanfairpwll and overlooks the Menai Strait. ref: 04.1/3/5(01)
Architectural; Architecture; Building; Buildings; Follies; Folly UK Georgian Gothicised Gothic Historic Eighteenth-century Horizontal landscape Boughton park Structures
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The Hawking Tower, Boughton park Northamptonshire Built some time Between 1739 and 1756 The Tower a Grade11 Listed Structure. The Follies of Boughton park are the Largest collection of such structures in Northamptonshire.
Architectural; Architecture; Building; Buildings; Follies; Folly UK Georgian Gothicised Gothic Historic Eighteenth-century vertical landscape Boughton park Structures
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The Hawking Tower, Boughton park Northamptonshire Built some time Between 1739 and 1756 The Tower a Grade11 Listed Structure. The Follies of Boughton park are the Largest collection of such structures in Northamptonshire.
BATH : the 'Temple of Minerva' was rebuilt in the Botanic Gardens in 1926, having been Bath's exhibit at Wembley Empire Exhibition 124. ref: 07.6/1/13(11)