Racton Folly lies close to the village of Funtington in West Sussex, on the Stansted Estateis thought to have been completed in 1772.Its original purpose is uncertain, but it might have been intended as a summerhouse to complement the main Stansted House or alternative possibility is that it was built by the then owner so that he could see his trading ships berth at Emsworth Port
ENCCYM, Portmeirion, North Wales, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales, The Prisoner, Patrick McGoohan, Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, David Young, Architecture, classical, Italian, coast, coastal, estuary, sea, Central Piazza, pond, fountain, garden, square, flowers, flower beds, Central Piazza
ENCCYM, Portmeirion, North Wales, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales, The Prisoner, Patrick McGoohan, Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, David Young, Architecture, classical, Italian, coast, coastal, estuary, sea, Central Piazza, pond, fountain, garden, square, flowers, flower beds, Central Piazza
ENCCYM, Portmeirion, North Wales, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales, The Prisoner, Patrick McGoohan, Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, David Young, Architecture, classical, Italian, coast, coastal, estuary, sea, Central Piazza, pond, fountain, garden, square, flowers, flower beds, Central Piazza
ENCCYM, Portmeirion, North Wales, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales, The Prisoner, Patrick McGoohan, Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, David Young, Architecture, classical, Italian, coast, coastal, estuary, sea, Central Piazza, pond, fountain, garden, square, flowers, flower beds, Central Piazza
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.
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; 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; 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
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)
The gatehouse; Penrice Castle ruins; Gower Peninsula; Swansea; South Wales; folly; follies; ruin; historic; history; old; ancient; gothic; 1790; building; architecture; travel; tourism; europe; britain; british isles; united kingdom; rural; countryside; TRWAgl92d; horizontal; landscape; holiday cottage; property; to let; vacation; conversion; converted; accommodation;
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The gatehouse, Penrice Castle, Gower Peninsula, Swansea, South Wales, built as an extravagant Gothic folly in the 1790s to have the appearance of a ruined castle.
MOSTYN DRY BRIDGE; RHEWL-MOSTYN; MOSTYN FAMILY; FOLLY; ARCHITECTURAL FOLLY; ARCHITECTURE FOLLIES; SJ150 800; TWO STORY BUILDING; TUNNEL; TUNNEL UNDER A HOUSE; MOSTYN; SIR Y FFLINT; FLINTSHIRE; GLANNAU DYFRYDWY; DEESIDE; GOGLEDD CYMRU; NORTH WALES;
MOSTYN DRY BRIDGE; RHEWL-MOSTYN; MOSTYN FAMILY; FOLLY; ARCHITECTURAL FOLLY; ARCHITECTURE FOLLIES; SJ150 800; TWO STORY BUILDING; TUNNEL; TUNNEL UNDER A HOUSE; MOSTYN; SIR Y FFLINT; FLINTSHIRE; GLANNAU DYFRYDWY; DEESIDE; GOGLEDD CYMRU; NORTH WALES;
MOSTYN DRY BRIDGE; RHEWL-MOSTYN; MOSTYN FAMILY; FOLLY; ARCHITECTURAL FOLLY; ARCHITECTURE FOLLIES; SJ150 800; TWO STORY BUILDING; TUNNEL; TUNNEL UNDER A HOUSE; MOSTYN; SIR Y FFLINT; FLINTSHIRE; GLANNAU DYFRYDWY; DEESIDE; GOGLEDD CYMRU; NORTH WALES;
MOSTYN DRY BRIDGE; RHEWL-MOSTYN; MOSTYN FAMILY; FOLLY; ARCHITECTURAL FOLLY; ARCHITECTURE FOLLIES; SJ150 800; TWO STORY BUILDING; TUNNEL; TUNNEL UNDER A HOUSE; MOSTYN; SIR Y FFLINT; FLINTSHIRE; GLANNAU DYFRYDWY; DEESIDE; GOGLEDD CYMRU; NORTH WALES;
MOSTYN DRY BRIDGE; RHEWL-MOSTYN; MOSTYN FAMILY; FOLLY; ARCHITECTURAL FOLLY; ARCHITECTURE FOLLIES; SJ150 800; TWO STORY BUILDING; TUNNEL; TUNNEL UNDER A HOUSE; MOSTYN; SIR Y FFLINT; FLINTSHIRE; GLANNAU DYFRYDWY; DEESIDE; GOGLEDD CYMRU; NORTH WALES;
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.
The gatehouse, Penrice Castle, Gower Peninsula, Swansea, South Wales, built as an extravagant Gothic folly in the 1790s to have the appearance of a ruined castle.