Folly Tower in Back Garden of Number 130 is a Grade II listed building in the Hackney local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 February 1975. Tower.

Folly Tower in Back Garden of Number 130

WRENN ID
eastward-steel-weasel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Hackney
Constituency
Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP: Ms Diane Abbott (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 February 1975
Type
Tower
Address
Folly Tower in Back Garden of Number 130, Clapton Common E5
OS grid reference
TQ 339 877
Coordinates
51.57306, -0.06882
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Folly Tower in the back garden of Number 130 is a small round tower, likely built in the early to mid-19th century. Constructed from brick burrs, it features a spur wall to the northwest and is designed in a vaguely Gothic style. The tower and wall have pointed arched openings, along with some small round openings in the tower. The structure is largely obscured by creeping plants, adding to its curiosity value.

Local climate

Folly Tower in Back Garden of Number 130 sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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