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Conolly's Folly, built by Katherine Conolly on her neighbour's land. #Castletown #Celbridge #Ireland #FollyFellowship #ForeignFollyFriday #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
December 12, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Conolly's Folly, built by Katherine Conolly on her neighbour's land. #Castletown #Celbridge #Ireland #FollyFellowship #ForeignFollyFriday #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
Lindeth Tower was Mrs Gaskell's favourite writing nook. #Silverdale #Lancashire #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
December 11, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Lindeth Tower was Mrs Gaskell's favourite writing nook. #Silverdale #Lancashire #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
Slap a tower on one end of your shed and a spire on the other and you've got yourself a sham chapel. #Blackfen #Bexley #London #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
December 10, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Slap a tower on one end of your shed and a spire on the other and you've got yourself a sham chapel. #Blackfen #Bexley #London #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
A beautiful C17 garden pavilion by John Webb. #TheVyne #SherborneStJohn #Hampshire #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
December 9, 2025 at 9:22 AM
A beautiful C17 garden pavilion by John Webb. #TheVyne #SherborneStJohn #Hampshire #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
The landscape around the Waterloo Tower looks a little bit like that of Waterloo. Any excuse for patriotism. #WaterlooTower #Finedon #Northamptonshire #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
December 8, 2025 at 10:27 AM
The landscape around the Waterloo Tower looks a little bit like that of Waterloo. Any excuse for patriotism. #WaterlooTower #Finedon #Northamptonshire #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
The Gazebo at Marston Hall has murals by Barbara Jones. #MarstonHall #Lincolnshire #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
December 7, 2025 at 10:37 AM
The Gazebo at Marston Hall has murals by Barbara Jones. #MarstonHall #Lincolnshire #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
Time for The Folly Fellowship Peace Prize? Nominations please.
When markets move on they sometimes leave time behind. #CaledonianMarketClockTower #London #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
When markets move on they sometimes leave time behind. #CaledonianMarketClockTower #London #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
December 6, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Time for The Folly Fellowship Peace Prize? Nominations please.
When markets move on they sometimes leave time behind. #CaledonianMarketClockTower #London #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
When markets move on they sometimes leave time behind. #CaledonianMarketClockTower #London #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
7 Wonders: The Tomb of King Mausolus at Halicarnassus — nope, sorry, just a full-size replica in Washington DC. #TempleScottishRite #WashingtonDC #USA #FollyFellowship #ForeignFollyFriday #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
December 5, 2025 at 9:57 AM
7 Wonders: The Tomb of King Mausolus at Halicarnassus — nope, sorry, just a full-size replica in Washington DC. #TempleScottishRite #WashingtonDC #USA #FollyFellowship #ForeignFollyFriday #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
A pyramid so sharp you could cut yourself on it. #BlicklingHall #Norfolk #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
December 4, 2025 at 9:09 AM
A pyramid so sharp you could cut yourself on it. #BlicklingHall #Norfolk #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
Thomas Sharp relieved unemployed stonemasons by employing them to build an unnecessary observatory. #SharpsFolly #Whitton #Northumberland #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
December 3, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Thomas Sharp relieved unemployed stonemasons by employing them to build an unnecessary observatory. #SharpsFolly #Whitton #Northumberland #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
Why do they have to build folly towers on the top of such steep hills? #FloundersFolly #CallowHill #Shropshire #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
December 2, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Why do they have to build folly towers on the top of such steep hills? #FloundersFolly #CallowHill #Shropshire #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
What remains of Nuthall Temple. The rest of it is under the M1. #NuthallTemple #Nottinghamshire #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
December 1, 2025 at 10:13 AM
What remains of Nuthall Temple. The rest of it is under the M1. #NuthallTemple #Nottinghamshire #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
Carfax Conduit, much better set in a park than cluttering up Oxford city streets. #NunehamCourtenay #Oxfordshire #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
November 30, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Carfax Conduit, much better set in a park than cluttering up Oxford city streets. #NunehamCourtenay #Oxfordshire #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
Duck's Head Staircase, Avenida Palace Hotel, Barcelona. #AvenidaPalaceHotel #Barcelona #Spain #ForeignFollyFriday #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
November 28, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Duck's Head Staircase, Avenida Palace Hotel, Barcelona. #AvenidaPalaceHotel #Barcelona #Spain #ForeignFollyFriday #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
The 5th Duke of Portland's underground ballroom at Welbeck Abbey, now a gym. #Welbeck #Nottinghamshire #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:19 AM
The 5th Duke of Portland's underground ballroom at Welbeck Abbey, now a gym. #Welbeck #Nottinghamshire #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
The Gothick Gatehouse at Hardwick Hall. #Sedgefield #Durham #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 9:06 AM
The Gothick Gatehouse at Hardwick Hall. #Sedgefield #Durham #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
Neptune relaxing in a caravan park at Warmley near Bristol. #Warmley #Gloucestershire #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
November 25, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Neptune relaxing in a caravan park at Warmley near Bristol. #Warmley #Gloucestershire #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
The Temple of Harmony at Halswell before its restoration. #Goathurst #Somerset #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
November 24, 2025 at 10:09 AM
The Temple of Harmony at Halswell before its restoration. #Goathurst #Somerset #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
A spectacular tower ignored by the holidaymakers in the surrounding camp. #Haggerston #Northumberland #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
November 23, 2025 at 11:21 AM
A spectacular tower ignored by the holidaymakers in the surrounding camp. #Haggerston #Northumberland #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
The Tower of Beauty and Friendship, Eller How. Perhaps the sweetest name for a folly. #EllerHow #Cumbria #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
November 22, 2025 at 10:22 AM
The Tower of Beauty and Friendship, Eller How. Perhaps the sweetest name for a folly. #EllerHow #Cumbria #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
The Devil Heads at Želízy, Czech Republic. #Čertovy hlavy #Czechia #ForeignFollyFriday #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
November 21, 2025 at 10:27 AM
The Devil Heads at Želízy, Czech Republic. #Čertovy hlavy #Czechia #ForeignFollyFriday #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
You used to be able to see Sulham Tower (the Lovers' Tower) from the M4 #Sulham #Berkshire #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
November 20, 2025 at 8:58 AM
You used to be able to see Sulham Tower (the Lovers' Tower) from the M4 #Sulham #Berkshire #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
Might have worked better if the octagonal tower hadn't been built upside down. #ShipleyPark #Derbyshire #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
November 19, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Might have worked better if the octagonal tower hadn't been built upside down. #ShipleyPark #Derbyshire #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
Published today! EXCLUSIVELY for members of the Folly Fellowship — 'Follies and Garden Buildings of Shropshire' by Alan Terrill. Get it FREE when you join the FF here: follies.org.uk/index.php/me... #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
November 18, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Published today! EXCLUSIVELY for members of the Folly Fellowship — 'Follies and Garden Buildings of Shropshire' by Alan Terrill. Get it FREE when you join the FF here: follies.org.uk/index.php/me... #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
What a lovely discovery to make at the bottom of the garden. #Alkerton #Gloucestershire #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 9:09 AM
What a lovely discovery to make at the bottom of the garden. #Alkerton #Gloucestershire #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk