Folly In Garden Of The Vicarage 50 Metres West Of House

This structure is a folly located in the garden of the Vicarage, 50 metres west of the house. It dates from the mid-19th century and incorporates medieval masonry features, primarily from the 12th and 15th centuries, which were taken from Romsey Abbey during its restoration. The folly, designed by Benjamin Ferrey, is made of ashlar and rubble and serves as a decorative element in the garden.

The folly acts as a screen extending north from a partial enclosure against the south boundary wall of the Vicarage, constructed in three phases. The most prominent feature is a 15th-century five-light arched window with perpendicular tracery, flanked by 19th-century rubble buttresses and a 15th-century buttress with ashlar offsets on the south side. The adjoining enclosure to the south includes a two-light perpendicular window on the west side and a three-light screen on its north side, made from fragments of 15th-century windows. In the angle of the south return of the garden boundary wall, there is a 12th-century doorway featuring the inner order of a moulded semi-circular arch and carved capitals on the south side. Other minor medieval fragments are also incorporated into the structure. The folly has group value with the Vicarage.