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Brown's Folly

Brown's Folly

The Limbo Connection
10 May 2019 73
Monkton Farleigh, Wiltshire. The tower was built in 1845 by Colonel Wade Browne, the squire of Monkton Farleigh Manor, to provide employment during an agricultural recession. It replaced a semaphore tower which had previously stood on the site.
Brown's Folly, Monkton Farleigh

Brown's Folly, Monkton Farleigh

The Limbo Connection
29 May 2014 1 1 123
Wade Brown, a quarry owner, built the tower in 1848. Various motives have been suggested, including a desire on Brown's part to provide employment during a period of economic depression.