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Old 9th May 2012, 06:03 PM
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Charlie, I havnt been right up to the tower as it was behind a fence, but I see a large oak tree was blown over , so is the tower 'dry walled', or cemented? If the former it must have been well done to last all this time!
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Charlie, another question - isn't one of the other follies in the park called 'Jack the Treacle Eater'?
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It has no purpose, it is a folly, built in the late 1800's I believe by unemployed local workers and paid for by the then landowner. .
I thought it had the look of a dove cote.
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Its name is Barwick Park Cone,never a dove cote,70ft tall,Jack the Treacle Eater lies to the east.
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Its name is Barwick Park Cone,never a dove cote,70ft tall,Jack the Treacle Eater lies to the east.
The four follies are said to have been built to mark the four compass points at the limits of the park....... Messiter's Cone is also known as the Rose Tower.
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Old 11th May 2012, 12:21 PM
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Charlie, another question - isn't one of the other follies in the park called 'Jack the Treacle Eater'?
he was alleged to have earnt a living from running messages ect to freinds and family in london prior to the 1st mail coaches and trained on treacle around 1775
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