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'''Massey's Folly''' was built by Thomas Hacket Massey who served as rector in [[Farringdon, Hampshire|Farringdon]] village in [[Hampshire]] for 62 years.<ref name=Headley89 /> The [[folly]] took thirty years to build.<ref name=Headley89 /> The reason the construction was so |
'''Massey's Folly''' was built by Thomas Hacket Massey who served as rector in [[Farringdon, Hampshire|Farringdon]] village in [[Hampshire]] for 62 years.<ref name=Headley89 /> The [[folly]] took thirty years to build.<ref name=Headley89 /> The reason the construction was so protracted was that the folly was entirely built by Massey along with a single bricklayer.<ref name=Headley89 /> Further delays were due to Massey occasionally demolishing completed parts of the structure and making further additions.<ref name=Headley89>{{cite book |title=Follies a National Trust Guide |last=Headley |first=Gwyn |last2=Meulenkamp |first2=Win |year=1986 |publisher=Jonathan Cape |isbn=0-224-02105-2 |pages=89–90}}</ref> It has seventeen bedrooms and two towers. Its purpose is unknown but since 1925 it has been used as a school and village hall. Massey is buried just outside the church porch.<ref>"A Field Guide to the English Clergy' Butler-Gallie, F p16: London, Oneworld Publications, 2018 {{ISBN|9781786074416}}</ref> |
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The folly featured on the [[BBC]]'s ''[[Restoration (TV series)|Restoration Village]]'' programme. It is now in receipt of [[National Lottery (United Kingdom)|National Lottery]] Heritage Funding. |
The folly featured on the [[BBC]]'s ''[[Restoration (TV series)|Restoration Village]]'' programme. It is now in receipt of [[National Lottery (United Kingdom)|National Lottery]] Heritage Funding. |
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==References== |
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* David Hancock ''AA 50 walks in Hampshire and Isle of Wight'' 2001; ISBN |
* David Hancock ''AA 50 walks in Hampshire and Isle of Wight'' 2001; {{ISBN|0-7495-2873-7}} |
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*[http://www.farringdon.biz/parish/hall.htm Farringdon village ''Massey's Folly''] |
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*[https://www.bbc.co.uk/hampshire/content/articles/2006/07/20/restoration_feature.shtml BBC Restoration Village programme] |
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Latest revision as of 10:51, 29 December 2023
Massey's Folly was built by Thomas Hacket Massey who served as rector in Farringdon village in Hampshire for 62 years.[1] The folly took thirty years to build.[1] The reason the construction was so protracted was that the folly was entirely built by Massey along with a single bricklayer.[1] Further delays were due to Massey occasionally demolishing completed parts of the structure and making further additions.[1] It has seventeen bedrooms and two towers. Its purpose is unknown but since 1925 it has been used as a school and village hall. Massey is buried just outside the church porch.[2]
The folly featured on the BBC's Restoration Village programme. It is now in receipt of National Lottery Heritage Funding.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Headley, Gwyn; Meulenkamp, Win (1986). Follies a National Trust Guide. Jonathan Cape. pp. 89–90. ISBN 0-224-02105-2.
- ^ "A Field Guide to the English Clergy' Butler-Gallie, F p16: London, Oneworld Publications, 2018 ISBN 9781786074416
- David Hancock AA 50 walks in Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2001; ISBN 0-7495-2873-7
External links
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