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Not really a folly I suppose, as it has a set of 12 bells and has also seen service as a mausoleum, but only a purist would say it is anything other than just that - a folly.

The Bells.

It was built in 1819 and is a four-storey 66 foot high tower, with at first glance, what resembles a magnificent miniaturised replica of the Eiffel Tower [of which it pre-dates by some 70 years] sat on the top, taking the whole affair up to 131 feet.

The topmost tower according to some sources was added shortly after the supporting lower tower was built but, whatever the truth, because of the lower tower's use of red brick, the two do not seem to my eye to sit comfortably together. The overall shape of the painted cast iron tower at the top though, with its four tapering convex legs [ Eiffel and Blackpool, use concave ] positioned on each turret of the lower one, is a 'beauty to the eye'.

It was built by a Mr. John Powell, and the tower later underwent restoration by his son in 1896.

Visiting:-
Quex park is open to the public.

Co-Ords: 631200 168500 / TR 309686  

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