Wherever possible local reclaimed materials have been used. The terrible and continual destruction of old buildings goes on unabated in the local area as it does elsewhere. Some of the buildings that have been salvaged have been fit only for demolition but others knocked down for someone's financial gain. One of the first major purchases was 1000 bricks from the old Worthing Hospital that had recently been demolished. Other materials were acquired from sites mainly around Worthing, Goring, Brighton  and Arundel .In all materials came from some 50 different locations. Some had to be paid for but most were for free. Slipping the foreman a £20 note will work wonders. Bricks, tiles, wood and stone were all reclaimed and painstakingly 'cleaned'. It takes a lot of bricks for even the smallest of buildings and in this case the walls are two bricks thick. It is difficult to estimate how many bricks were used as so many other materials are haphazardly mixed in but a guess could be 8000.

     Local flint was also a major building material. These are freely available around the edges of  farmer's fields. Over the years they are ploughed up and thrown into the hedgerows. When 'knapped' they form a durable and multi-coloured surface. As a locally used material it gives the Folly an air of permanence. the Folly also incorporates many architectural antiques from mansions, farms, ancient buildings, car boot sales, antique fairs, salvage yards and a church. They came from as far a field as France, Belgium and all over England. Incorporated into the structure they form key points of interest

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