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No one really knows what this little Norf Lunnon tower was for. #BruceCastleTower #Tottenham #London #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
December 18, 2025 at 9:28 AM
No one really knows what this little Norf Lunnon tower was for. #BruceCastleTower #Tottenham #London #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
Perhaps our northernmost folly? #BroughLodgeFolly #Fetlar #Shetland #Scotland #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
December 17, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Perhaps our northernmost folly? #BroughLodgeFolly #Fetlar #Shetland #Scotland #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
Clearly visible from miles around, almost impossible to find. #WillettTower #Elworthy #Somerset #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
December 16, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Clearly visible from miles around, almost impossible to find. #WillettTower #Elworthy #Somerset #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
Liverpool Castle was built as a sham ruin by a soap magnate in 1916. #LiverpoolCastle #Rivington #Lancashire #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
December 15, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Liverpool Castle was built as a sham ruin by a soap magnate in 1916. #LiverpoolCastle #Rivington #Lancashire #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
Keppel's Column supports nothing; it's not a column but a tower in the shape of one. #KeppelsColumn #WentworthWoodhouse #SouthYorkshire #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
December 14, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Keppel's Column supports nothing; it's not a column but a tower in the shape of one. #KeppelsColumn #WentworthWoodhouse #SouthYorkshire #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
Darwen's Jubilee Tower commemorates Queen Victoria's Jubilee and the Right to Roam. #Darwen #Lancashire #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
December 13, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Darwen's Jubilee Tower commemorates Queen Victoria's Jubilee and the Right to Roam. #Darwen #Lancashire #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
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