Summer House and Shed.

Follies are fun.

     The two roomed building does of course have a practical purpose as a storage area for furniture and equipment. It is, however, still built in the folly style. On one corner a smaller turret is attached purely as a further aesthetic feature. This added to the complexity of construction. Nothing about the design of the building made construction at all easy. One side is curved and the ground plan is irregular. At all times appearance was put ahead of time and cost. There is a small tourelle jutting out from the side at the front.

Externally the bricks have been laid in patterns 

and knapped flints in panels. Stone within the walls 

is both rough and cut. Internally there are two rooms 

linked by a keyhole doorway. Several carved 

stone panels reclaimed from a defunct Belgium 

church decorate the inside and the ecclesiastical 

feeling is further enhanced by the inclusion of five 

stained glass windows. The Summerhouse has leaded 

light French doors and the shed a solid studded door 

made from scrap wood. The 'studs' are mainly 19th

 Century hand beaten nails from France.

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