SHARPE'S FOLLY
Overview
Heritage Category: Listed Building
Grade: II*
List Entry Number: 1155472
Date first listed: 21-Oct-1953
Date of most recent amendment: 29-May-1987
Statutory Address: SHARPE'S FOLLY
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Location
Statutory Address: SHARPE'S FOLLY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
District: Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
Parish: Whitton and Tosson
National Grid Reference: NU 05823 00939
Summary
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Reasons for Designation
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History
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Details
TOSSON WHITTON
NU 00 SE
4/97 Sharpe's Folly
(Formerly listed as
21.10.53 Sharp's Folly)
GV II*
Folly. Probably 1720s, by Archdeacon Sharpe, Rector of Rothbury. Ashlar. Round
tower c30 ft high.
Blocked round-headed doorway with moulded keystone and slightly chamfered surround.
Very small round windows light the staircase. High up, 4 round-headed windows with
raised imposts and slightly chamfered surrounds; joinery has almost gone. Boldly
projecting cornice, and castellated parapet.
Interior has cantilevered stone stair.
Said to have been built partly to alleviate local unemployment and partly to satisfy
the Archdeacon's taste for astronomy. Probably the earliest folly in the county.
Hodgson J. : History of Northumberland, Part II Vol I : Newcastle : 1827.
Listing NGR: NU0582300939
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
Legacy System number: 236336
Legacy System: LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Crawford Hodgson, J, 'A History of Northumberland' in Hexhamshire Part II Hexham Whitley Chapel Allendale and St John Lee and the Parish of Chollerton the Chapelry of Kirkheaton the Parish of Throcrington, , Vol. 1, (1897)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
End of official listing