Flounders' Folly is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 March 1974. Folly.

Flounders' Folly

WRENN ID
over-plaster-falcon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Country
England
Date first listed
15 March 1974
Type
Folly
Source
Historic England listing

Description

SO 48 NE; 1943-1/7/1

CULMINGTON, Flounders' Folly

15/03/74

II

Folly, in form of square tower. Dated 1836. For Benjamin Flounders. Sandstone rubble; roofless. EXTERIOR: formerly approximately 24m in height, with dressed stone battlements, now fallen. One or two embrasures to each front; chamfered pointed arch to south-east front; tablet inscribed: "B.F. 1836". INTERIOR: remains of simple open-well staircase. HISTORY: erected to mark meeting-point of 4 estates as employment for the poor, by Benjamin Flounders of Medley Park. An important landmark throughout the district.

Listing NGR: SO4605885036

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