Flounders' Folly
Description
- Title:
- Flounders' Folly
- Caption / Description:
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Flounder's Folly was built in 1838 by Benjamin Flounders, a prominent Quaker and industrial entrepreneur, who owned the nearby Culmington Estate.
The reason Flounders built the folly is not known, but the most commonly accepted reasoning is that he built it to celebrate his seventieth birthday.
The tower stands at the boundaries between four large estates. It is 80 feet tall and 16 feet square, built from local stone, with two foot thick walls and small slits of windows. The top can be reached by a wooden staircase which goes from side to side, and affords excellent views across the Shropshire Hills and into Wales.
After Flouders' death in 1846, the folly slowly fell into disrepair. In 1987 the castellated top of the tower finally collapsed. The Flounders Folly Trust was set up to preserve the tower in 2000, and since then has managed to purchase the tower and restore it.
- Tags / Keywords:
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- Europe
- UK
- Britain
- England
- West Midlands
- Shropshire
- Stone
- Callow Hill
- Benjamin Flounders
- Flounders' Folly
- Tower
Admin
- Date Original Photo Taken:
- Original File Name:
- _DSC4703a.NEF
- Event:
- Rating:
- ☆
- Date this image added/last updated on website:
- Original File Dimensions:
- 2592px x 3872px
- File Type:
- JPEG
- Color Mode:
- RGB
- Original Image Color Profile:
- Nikon Adobe RGB 4.0.0.3000
Location
- Location Shown:
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- Sublocation:
- City:
- Callow Hill
- Province/State:
- Shropshire
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- World Region:
- Europe
- Location Created:
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- Sublocation:
- City:
- Callow Hill
- Province/State:
- Shropshire
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- World Region:
- Europe
- Geo-location:
- 52.460610659139, -2.7953895 View on map
Rights
- Copyright Status:
- Copyrighted
- Licensing Status:
- N/A
- Available for Editorial Use:
- No
- Available for Commercial Use:
- No
- Copyright Notice:
- © 2009 Dave Kennard
Camera Data
- Date Digital Resource was created:
- Shutter speed:
- 1⁄50 s
- Aperture:
- f/8
- Camera Model:
- Nikon D200
- ISO:
- 100
- Exposure Compensation:
- +1
- Focal Length:
- 10mm
- Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
- 15mm
- Metering Mode:
- Multi-segment
- Flash:
- No Flash
- Exposure Mode:
- Manual
- White Balance:
- Manual
- Light Source:
- Cloudy
- Exposure Program:
- Manual
Additional shooting metadata
- Lens:
- Tokina ATX107 DX FishEye 10-17mm F3.5-4.5
- Filters used:
- Additional Optics used:
- Setup:
- Benro C-428 Tripod
Nodal Ninja 3 II Rotator and lower rail
Nodal Ninja 3 vertical arm and upper rail
Kirk QRC-4 Quick Release Clamp
Remote shutter release
Post Processing
- Image Modified:
- Software used:
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- Nikon Capture NX
- Post Processing:
Color Control Point in Capture NX to brighten shadow side of tower
Black & White filter in Capture NX