Lord Boston's Folly
LORD BOSTON'S FOLLY, HARVEST HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1159277
- Date first listed:
- 05-Apr-1977
- List Entry Name:
- Lord Boston's Folly
- Statutory Address:
- LORD BOSTON'S FOLLY, HARVEST HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1159277
- Date first listed:
- 05-Apr-1977
- List Entry Name:
- Lord Boston's Folly
- Statutory Address 1:
- LORD BOSTON'S FOLLY, HARVEST HILL
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- LORD BOSTON'S FOLLY, HARVEST HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Buckinghamshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Hedsor
- National Grid Reference:
- SU9057086627
Details
SU 98 NW
6/55
5.4.77
HEDSOR
HARVEST HILL
Lord Boston's Folly
II
Folly. Late C18. Flint with brick dressings. 4 castellated towers, one
round, one semi-circular, one hexagonal and the other square, with link
walls on S. and W. sides, the round tower free-standing. Tall free-standing
buttressed wall between round and hexagonal towers. Round tower is of
3 storeys, with battlements, blind pointed windows, and door in 2-centred
arch. Square tower is of 2 storeys and has stepped battlements with
small open roundels, pointed first floor windows, and 2-centred arches
to ground floor. Arches have raised flint dripmould. Hexagonal tower, formerly
used as gardeners house, is also of 2 storeys and has remains of similar
battlements and dripmould over lower openings. Arched windows to ground
floor, pointed windows above, some blind; doorway with pointed head in E.
side. All towers have blind brick arrow slits. Link walls have small
open roundels. Wall between square and hexagonal towers has mostly collapsed.
Listing NGR: SU9057086627
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 46939
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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