Sharps Folly |
| Hob Uid: 4616 | |
Location :
Northumberland
Whitton and Tosson
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| Grid Ref : NU0581000940 |
| Summary : Folly, built in the form of a round stone tower, probably in the 1720s. It has a round-headed doorway, very small round windows lighting the stair, four round-headed windows near the top and a castellated parapet. Built for Archdeacon Sharpe as an observatory. |
More information : (NU 05810094) Sharpe's Folly (NAT) (1)
Grade II* Sharp's Folly
Mid C.18. Archdeacon Thomas Sharp built this partly to relieve unemployment among masons and partly for use as an observatory and to give a view of the sea. A round tower about 30ft high, rather plain, but good masonry. Should be preserved as a memorial of a famous churchman who left his mark on the county. (2)
Sharpe's Folly (formerly listed as Sharps's Folly), Grade 2* (for full description see list). (3)
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