Folly tower

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A folly tower is a tower that has been built as an architectural folly, that is, constructed for ornamental rather than practical reasons. Folly towers are common in Britain, and often do have some practical value as landmarks, or as viewpoints, unlike other types of folly.

List of folly towers

Folly towers
Name Location County Year built Notes
Beckford's Tower Bath Somerset 1827 built the owner as a library and a retreat
Bettison's Folly Hornsea East Riding of Yorkshire 19th Century .
Boot's Folly Strines Reservoir South Yorkshire 1927 built as a job creation scheme
Brizlee Tower Alnwick Northumberland 1781 .
Broadway Tower Broadway Worcestershire 1794 .
Brown's Folly Bathford Somerset 1848 .
Clavell Tower Isle of Purbeck Dorset 1830 used as an observatory
Conygar Tower Dunster Somerset 1775 .
Cranmore Tower Cranmore Somerset 1860s .
Culloden Tower Richmond North Yorkshire 1746 built to commemorate the Duke of Cumberland’s victory
Faringdon Folly Faringdon Oxfordshire 1975 .
Flounder's Folly Craven Arms Shropshire 1838 .
Fox Tower, Brough Brough Cumbria 1775 .
Freston Tower Freston Suffolk  ?15th –17th Century .
Hadlow Tower Hadlow Kent 1838 .
Hartcliff Folly Penistone South Yorkshire 1856 .
King Alfred's Tower Brewham Somerset 1760s built to commemorate the end of the Seven Years' War and the accession of George III
Kingfisher Tower Otsego Lake New York 1876 built as a job creation scheme
Luttrell's Tower Calshot Hampshire c 1780 possibly built as a landmark for smugglers
Nicolle Tower Mont Ubé Jersey 1821 .
Paxton's Tower Llanarthney Carmarthenshire 1800s .
Perrot's Folly Edgbaston West Midlands 1758 .
Folly Tower, Pontypool Pontypool Gwent 1760s built as an observatory
Stratton's Tower Little Berkhamsted Hertfordshire 1789 served as a weather station
Uig Tower Uig Skye 1860 .
Volta Tower Finedon Northants 1865 .
Wainhouse Tower Halifax West Yorkshire 1875 served as a factory chimney
Watkin's folly Wembley London 1895 not completed
Wilder's Folly Sulham Berks 1789 built as a belvedere. Also served as a dovecot

Notes

References

  • Barton, Stuart Monumental Follies Lyle Publications, 1972
  • Folly Fellowship, The Follies Magazine, published quarterly
  • Folly Fellowship, The Follies Journal, published annually
  • Headley, Gwyn & Meulenkamp, Wim, Follies — A National Trust Guide, Jonathan Cape, London 1986

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