Follies of North and East Yorkshire (Follies of England)

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"An Account of those Architectural Eccentricities commonly known as Follies to be found in the Counties of North and East Yorkshire."

Headley & Meulenkamp's classic definitive architectural folly guides are now available as completely revised and updated county-by-county ebooks, each one packed with colour images and active links to live location-finding maps. The Yorkshire titles are augmented with new material from architectural historian and folly expert Karen Lynch.

Follies, towers, arches, grottoes, monuments, arches, obelisks, garden buildings, eyecatchers — exuberant architecture that makes you catch your breath in delight — all these wonderful buildings are enthusiastically described, illustrated with many colour photographs. Tap on a location and a map will show you precisely where the building stands.

Find out the astonishing, crazy, passionate, lunatic and loving stories behind Britain’s most bizarre buildings. This new ebook covers landmarks and hidden treasures in areas such as Allerton Mauleverer, Aske Hall, Aysgarth, Azerley, Bishopthorpe, Brough, Carnaby, Castle Howard, Clapham Cum Newby, Constable Burton, Cottingham, Crayke, Dallowgill, East Witton, Ebberston, Elloughton, Eston Nab, Gilling West, Great Ayton, Grewelthorpe, Grimston, Halsham, Hartforth, Hauxwell, Hazlewood, Hedon, Helmsley, Hillam, Hilston, Hornsea, Howsham, Hull, Hunmanby, Kirkleatham, Knaresborough, Levisham, Leyburn, Little Ribston, Masham Moor, Middleton Tyas, North Cave, North Grimston, Oldstead, Pateley Bridge, Riccall, Ripley Castle, Ripon, Robin Hood’s Bay, Rowley, Saltburn-By-The-Sea , Scampston, Seaton, Settle, Skelton, Skipton Castle, Sledmere, Sneaton Moor, South Cave, South Dalton, Studley Royal, Sutton Moor, Swinton, Tadcaster, Thirsk, Thornton Steward, Tupgill, West Witton, Yarm and more.

This is an engaging and amusing interactive guide book to the eccentric, strange, bizarre, odd and obscure architectural curiosities, landmarks and monuments of the county. Heavily illustrated in full colour, with digital online maps to guide you precisely to the location of each building. This is a fully revised and updated chapter from the bestsellers "Follies — A National Trust Guide" , "Follies — A Guide to Rogue Architecture" and "Follies Grottoes & Garden Buildings" by the same authors. Enhanced with many brilliant brand new photographs and images from fotoLibra.com photographers.