Built in 1799, Broadway Tower is a folly located on Broadway Hill, near the village of Broadway, in the English county of Worcestershire.
This odd looking “Folly” is hiding a water storage tower.
DrFumblefinger explores the architecture in “Downtown Casablanca”. Most were constructed in the period between WWI and WWII, and show art deco and art nouveau features combined with Moroccan/Moorish features.
A delicious lunch was capped by a pleasant young Berber girl pouring mint tea for us.
I was visiting a friend, and this was the view from their house. I could understand why they built their house facing this direction. I was taken by the beauty!
Samantha shares some street art pictures from her recent trip to Bogotá, Colombia.
A garden in South Wales is the topic of today’s post from ProfessorAbe
Before being consecrated in the year 1170, this site was a Saxon burial ground. St Helen’s R.C. Church is now
In my never-ending search to find somewhere you’ve never seen before I’ve been sent this photo of Dracula’s Castle in
GarryRF joins his family at Delaware’s version of the German festival.
Ah spent many happy sunny hours at Broadway Tower gazing over the surrounding countryside before going into pretty Broadway village for an ice cream! Follies were also often built ‘just because’ the landowner wanted to make his ‘statement’ to show how wealthy he was.
Seems most government buildings in North America, by this definition, are follys.
The Broadway Tower and its overview from the hill are quite an eye pleaser, Garry. Nice photo and a good education on a folly. Thanks.