Thank you to Guy Savage for suggesting that we take a look at the luxurious garden follies of the 18th and 19th centuries. I may have widened the remit somewhat to include architectural follies from around the world, but the UK seems to have the highest number. What that says about the Brits, I don’t know…
The modest treehouse folly made of wood, from mycookingmagazine.comIzaak Walton’s garden folly, where he wrote about angling (his hobby shed, in other words). From The Telegraph.The medieval reproduction in Northamptonshire, from Youtube.Temple of Apollo in the gardens at Stourhead, from The Daily Mail.A tuscan temple in Yorkshire, from Pinterest.That pinnacle of all follies, Broadway Tower in Worcestershire. From Wikimedia.comThe most breathtaking setting: Swallow’s Nest in Yalta, overlooking the Black Sea, from lonely-bloggers-page.blogspot.comChanteloup tower, near Amboise, France. From Pinterest.Conolly’s Folly in County Kildare, Ireland, apparently built to provide employment during the Irish famine of 1740-41. From Twistedsifter.comIt could be argued that the Temple of the Golden Pavilion (Kinkakuji) is also a type of folly, in Kyoto, Japan. From Japanesequest.com
How about one of these follies for your garden ? Have a great day and week-end. Much love xxx > WordPress.com > MarinaSofia posted: “Thank you to Guy Savage for suggesting that we > take a look at the luxurious garden follies of the 18th and 19th > centuries. I may have widened the remit somewhat to include > architectural follies from around the world, but the UK seems to have > the highest n” >
I love follies. We have one called Sham Castle over looking Bath. Perhaps the greatest English folly was Beckford’s Fonthill Abbey in Wiltshire whose ridiculously grandiose tower collapsed under its own weight not once but twice. Well worth looking up on Wikipedia if you have a minute.
So many lovely possibilities, but I think the Walton wins for me. I could feel at home there, and hopefully there would be some squirrels in those trees to entertain Briar.
I’ll have Walton’s, although the Yalta one is beautiful. (Also, that Tuscan one in Yorkshire looks very familiar – did they film the Keira Knightley Pride and Prejudice declaration of love scene there?)
The Yalta one for me, please! I do like the idea of a folly – I wonder if I could fit a temple into my backyard – ha! The neighbours would be sooo jealous!!!
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Choices, choices! The Yalta one has spectacular views, the Walton one is cosy – but I think Japan wins out for beauty! 😀
Mind you, if I had to write there, I might get a trifle distracted (any excuse…).
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How about one of these follies for your garden ? Have a great day and week-end. Much love xxx > WordPress.com > MarinaSofia posted: “Thank you to Guy Savage for suggesting that we > take a look at the luxurious garden follies of the 18th and 19th > centuries. I may have widened the remit somewhat to include > architectural follies from around the world, but the UK seems to have > the highest n” >
Lovely. I particularly like Walton’s folly – the setting looks beautiful.
I love follies. We have one called Sham Castle over looking Bath. Perhaps the greatest English folly was Beckford’s Fonthill Abbey in Wiltshire whose ridiculously grandiose tower collapsed under its own weight not once but twice. Well worth looking up on Wikipedia if you have a minute.
There was also Beckford’s Tower.
I can see it from my kitchen window!
That is another amazing one – so many spectacularly pointless ones in England – there must have been many wealthy people with an artistic bent!
Thank you so much for the reference. I have looked it up – this Beckford had more money and plans than sense, didn’t he?
He certainly did!
So many lovely possibilities, but I think the Walton wins for me. I could feel at home there, and hopefully there would be some squirrels in those trees to entertain Briar.
I’ll have Walton’s, although the Yalta one is beautiful. (Also, that Tuscan one in Yorkshire looks very familiar – did they film the Keira Knightley Pride and Prejudice declaration of love scene there?)
The Temple of Apollo is the one in Pride and Prejudice, apparently!
Aha!
I thought I wanted the one in the tree until I saw the Swallow’s Nest! I love them all!
Oh, these are lovely, Marina Sofia! Such beautiful settings, too! My choice would be Izaak Walton’s’, but they’re all appealing.
I actually like the first one best.
The temple of Apollo gets my vote
Thank you for the inspiration – they are all pretty amazing, aren’t they?
The Yalta one for me, please! I do like the idea of a folly – I wonder if I could fit a temple into my backyard – ha! The neighbours would be sooo jealous!!!
My garden shed ambitions have just gone up a notch, too…
Can I have the treehouse please? 🙂