SO9540 : Parsons Folly

near to Great Comberton, Worcestershire, Great Britain

Parsons Folly
Parsons Folly
Looking north-west from the top of Bredon Hill with the northern end of the Malvern Hills on the left. This two-storey stone tower is Parsons Folly, built in the mid-18th century by John Parsons V (1732–1805), MP and squire of Kemerton Court. He reputedly built this tower 39 feet tall in order to raise the summit of Bredon Hill to exactly 1,000 feet. Today it is stuffed with communications equipment and has a continuous hum from the air conditioning.
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SO9540, 45 images   (more nearby)
Photographer
Trevor Rickard   (find more nearby)
Image classification
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Date Taken
Monday, 2 November, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 6 November, 2009
Category
Folly   (more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 956 402 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:3.6097N 2:3.8829W
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 957 401
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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