Information for record number MWA2291:
Halford Folly

Summary Halford folly, a building which was constructed during the Imperial period. It is now in use as a dwelling. The folly is situated 400m south west of the church in Halford.
What Is It?  
Type: Folly
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Halford
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 26 45
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Listed Building (Grade: II)
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1 Folly, now house. c1790, with later alterations and additions. Limestone ashlar front with squared coursed limestone rubble to sides and rear. Hipped slate roof. Renewed stone lateral stack. 2 storeys. 2 octagons placed side by side. Entrance to right with hipped porch on slender supports. Sashes with stone lintels and stone sills to each floor. Flat bands to first and second floors. Limestone single-storey extension with gabled stone slated roof to left. Early 19th century ashlar extension to century. The smaller 'lodge', contains a doorcase with segmental head and side lights with key blocks and modern casements. The main building has sash windows. The Folly owes its existence to a Mr Thomas Webb, land surveyor 1774/5. The model is of an upright knife box of the period. The high pitched roof of blue slate dates from 1891, its construction involved the destruction of the upper (5th) storey of the building.
2 Located E of the church, beyond the A-road. A curious three-storeyed Georgian house of grey stone, consisting of two octagons placed side by side so that the S front is simply a pair of canted bays. In one of the octagons the drawing room, in the other a room and the staircase. To the N a brown-stone addition, also Georgian.
3 Press cuttings.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Listed Buildings List
Author/originator: DoE
Date: 1986
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 7_87
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: The Buildings of England: Warwickshire
Author/originator: Pevsner N and Wedgwood A
Date: 1966
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Warwicks
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Newspaper/Magazine Article
Title: The Folly, Halford
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designation Listed Building Buildings and structures, such as bridges, that are of architectural or historical importance are placed on a statutory list. These buildings are protected by planning and conservation acts that ensure that their special features of interest are considered before any alterations are made to them.

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period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument LODGE * A small building, often inhabited by a gatekeeper, gamekeeper or similar. Use specific type where known. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument FLOOR * A layer of stone, brick or boards, etc, on which people tread. Use broader site type where known. back
monument DWELLING * Places of residence. back
monument MODEL * Use for miniaturized monument type. Index with actual monument type where possible. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument FOLLY * A structure, often found in 18th century landscape gardens, that demonstrates eccentricity or excess rather than practical purpose. They can take many forms - ruins, sham castles, towers, hermits' cells or grottoes. back

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