place

Massey's Folly

Buildings and structures in HampshireEast Hampshire DistrictFolly buildings in EnglandHampshire building and structure stubs
Massey2
Massey2

Massey's Folly was built by Thomas Hacket Massey who served as rector in Farringdon village in Hampshire for 62 years. The folly took thirty years to build. The reason the construction was so protracted was that the folly was entirely built by Massey along with a single bricklayer. Further delays were due to Massey occasionally demolishing completed parts of the structure and making further additions. It has seventeen bedrooms and two towers. Its purpose is unknown but since 1925 it has been used as a school and village hall. Massey is buried just outside the church porch.The folly featured on the BBC's Restoration Village programme. It is now in receipt of National Lottery Heritage Funding.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Massey's Folly (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors, Images).

Massey's Folly
Church Road, East Hampshire Farringdon

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Wikipedia: Massey's FollyContinue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N 51.1132 ° E -0.9845 °
placeShow on map

Address

Church Road
GU34 3EG East Hampshire, Farringdon
England, United Kingdom
mapOpen on Google Maps

Massey2
Massey2
Share experience

Nearby Places