
What is recorded here
Freestanding single-bay single-storey folly, extant 1941, on a T-shaped plan with single-bay three-stage tower (north) on a square plan. Pitched slate roof with clay or terracotta ridge tiles, and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber eaves boards retaining cast-iron downpipes. Ribbon or strap pointed rubble stone walls; ribbon or strap pointed coursed rubble stone battered walls (tower) with Irish battlement parapet having lichen-spotted coping. Series of three square-headed openings with chamfered timber posts supporting timber beam on timber spandrels. Square-headed "arrow loop" openings (tower). Paired round-headed openings (top stage). Set overlooking pond in landscaped grounds shared with Park House.
A folly erected to the memory of Martin Pierce (d. 1907) contributing positively to the group and setting values of the Park House estate (cf. 157037--).
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