Castlebourne folly, the Glossary
The Castlebourne folly in the parish of Belbroughton, Worcestershire, England, was built as a sham castle towards the end of the eighteenth century and is similar in age and design to Clent Castle, another folly, about away in an adjacent parish of Clent.[1]
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8 relations: Belbroughton, Clent, Clent Castle, Cornice, English Heritage, Folly, Listed building, Worcestershire.
- Castles in Worcestershire
- Folly castles in England
- Grade II listed buildings in Worcestershire
- Grade II listed castles
Belbroughton
Belbroughton is a village and civil parish in the Bromsgrove District of Worcestershire, England.
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Clent
Clent is a village and civil parish in the Bromsgrove District of Worcestershire, England, southwest of Birmingham and close to the edge of the West Midlands conurbation.
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Clent Castle
Clent Castle is a sham ruin castellated folly in the grounds of Clent Grove (the site of Sunfield Children's Home) that is situated opposite the Fountain Inn on Adams Hill in Clent, Worcestershire, England. Castlebourne folly and Clent Castle are Castles in Worcestershire, folly castles in England, Grade II listed buildings in Worcestershire and Grade II listed castles.
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Cornice
In architecture, a cornice (from the Italian cornice meaning "ledge") is generally any horizontal decorative moulding that crowns a building or furniture element—for example, the cornice over a door or window, around the top edge of a pedestal, or along the top of an interior wall.
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English Heritage
English Heritage (officially the English Heritage Trust) is a charity that manages over 400 historic monuments, buildings and places.
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Folly
In architecture, a folly is a building constructed primarily for decoration, but suggesting through its appearance some other purpose, or of such extravagant appearance that it transcends the range of usual garden buildings.
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Listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection.
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Worcestershire
Worcestershire (written abbreviation: Worcs) is a ceremonial county in the West Midlands of England.
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See also
Castles in Worcestershire
- Broadway Tower, Worcestershire
- Caldwall Castle
- Castle in Hagley Park
- Castlebourne folly
- Clent Castle
- Elmley Castle (castle)
- Ham Castle
- Hanley Castle (castle)
- Hartlebury Castle
- Inkberrow Castle
- Whittington Tump
- Worcester Castle
Folly castles in England
- Badminton House
- Black Castle, Bristol
- Bladon Castle
- Blaise Castle Estate
- Carn Brea Castle
- Castle in Hagley Park
- Castlebourne folly
- Cleethorpes
- Clent Castle
- Clopton House
- Croome Court
- Dinton Castle
- Durlston Castle
- Grewelthorpe
- Greystoke, Cumbria
- Haldon Hills
- Hooe, Plymouth
- Midford Castle
- Mow Cop Castle
- Port Quin
- Radway
- Rodborough
- Rotherham
- Rothley Castle
- Roundhay Park
- Seaton Sluice
- Severndroog Castle
- Sham Castle
- Sledmere
- Stainland
- Stowe House
- Sundorne
- Watchfield
- Wentworth Castle
- West Ashton
- Weston under Penyard
- Wimpole's Folly
- Wyke Castle
Grade II listed buildings in Worcestershire
- Abberton Hall
- Areley Hall
- Astley Hall, Stourport-on-Severn
- Badge Court
- Barnt Green House
- Bewdley Guildhall
- Broadway Tower, Worcestershire
- Broadway War Memorial
- Castlebourne folly
- Clent Castle
- Corn Exchange, Worcester
- Evesham Town Hall
- Foley House, Malvern
- Holt Fleet Bridge
- Ipsley Court
- Kidderminster Town Hall
- Knowles Mill
- Lea Castle, England
- Malvern Wells War Memorial
- Norgrove Court
- Old Town Hall, Droitwich Spa
- Palace Theatre, Redditch
- Rosedene
- Sodington Hall
- Tardebigge Engine House
- Upton-upon-Severn Memorial Hall
- Wickhamford Manor
Grade II listed castles
- Baginton Castle
- Carn Brea Castle
- Castlebourne folly
- Clent Castle
- Codnor Castle
- Ingress Abbey
- Knepp Castle
- Oswestry Castle
- Ravensworth Castle, Lamesley
- Wyke Castle
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castlebourne_folly
Also known as Castle Bourne.