Folly In Garden Approximately 12 Metres South Of Rosemullion (Not Included) is a Grade II listed building in the Torridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 November 1987. Folly.
Folly In Garden Approximately 12 Metres South Of Rosemullion (Not Included)
- WRENN ID
- dark-hammer-frost
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Torridge
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 November 1987
- Type
- Folly
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
BIDEFORD
SS42NW SLADE 842-1/1/220 (South side (off)) 03/11/87 Folly in garden approx 12m S of Rosemullion (not included) (Formerly Listed as: SLADE ROAD (South side (off)) Slade Folly)
II
Folly, originally related to Moretonk, Abbotsham Road (qv), but now in garden of late C20 house (not listed) called Rosemullion. Early C19. Stone rubble. Consists of a semi-circular piece of walling designed on the W side to resemble a small medieval castle. Slightly convex 2-stage centre with round turret at each side. Raised band between the stages. Each turret has a pointed-arched doorway (blocked in 1990) in the lower stage with a narrow flat-headed window in the upper stage. Double raised band at the top of each turret, that to left with a plain parapet above, that to right with 8 mock arrow-slits and part of a conical roof. Centre has in upper stage 3 tall blind recesses with cranked heads and parapet with 3 arrow-slits. There is no INTERIOR to the structure, but before the doorways were blocked in it is said to have been possible to climb the turrets.
Listing NGR: SS4421926740
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