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Folly to North of Morland House

A Grade II Listed Building in Chislehurst, London

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Latitude: 51.4082 / 51°24'29"N

Longitude: 0.0608 / 0°3'39"E

OS Eastings: 543429

OS Northings: 169705

OS Grid: TQ434697

Mapcode National: GBR NQ.207

Mapcode Global: VHHNY.0VJT

Plus Code: 9F32C356+78

Entry Name: Folly to North of Morland House

Listing Date: 12 March 1997

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1257691

English Heritage Legacy ID: 463545

ID on this website: 101257691

Location: Bromley, London, BR7

County: London

District: Bromley

Electoral Ward/Division: Chislehurst

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Bromley

Traditional County: Kent

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: Chislehurst St Nicholas

Church of England Diocese: Rochester

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TQ 46 NW
785/5/10043

SUSAN WOOD
Folly to north of Morland House

II

Garden folly. Circa 1860. One of a pair of towers erected by George Baskcomb for his landscape garden, using reject bricks from on-site works in Chislehurst Caves. Burr bricks with stone dressings. Gothic style tower of four storeys, circular with circular stair turret. Arrowslit openings on each floor. Ground floor has three round-headed openings to main tower and one to stair turret. Remains of stone spiral stairs with open treads. Roof and floors missing at time of survey.

Listing NGR: TQ4342969705

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