Corinthian Temple
Location: Part of Wentworth Castle and Gardens, S75 3EN
Website: http://www.wentworthcastle.org/
Age: Built in 1766
Brief History: Designed to be a summerhouse for the second Earl of Strafford and his family, to take in the vistas.
Date for Folly for Folly: Spring or Autumn 2014, exact date to be confirmed.
What?: Since the point of the folly was to take in the view of nature below, its purpose will be turned on its head. Hundreds and hundreds of glass oak leaves will be hung from the ceiling, creating a new vista to behold. Details will be confirmed at a later date.
Website: http://www.wentworthcastle.org/
Age: Built in 1766
Brief History: Designed to be a summerhouse for the second Earl of Strafford and his family, to take in the vistas.
Date for Folly for Folly: Spring or Autumn 2014, exact date to be confirmed.
What?: Since the point of the folly was to take in the view of nature below, its purpose will be turned on its head. Hundreds and hundreds of glass oak leaves will be hung from the ceiling, creating a new vista to behold. Details will be confirmed at a later date.
Timeline
(For longer updates, please go to the blog page and find the 'Corinthian Temple' category).
January 2012: Due to landscaping taking place around the Corinthian Temple, follification is postponed, to give the landscape a chance to recover.
November 2011: The Corinthian Temple is confirmed as the second Wentworth Castle folly to be 'follified' in 2012.
January 2012: Due to landscaping taking place around the Corinthian Temple, follification is postponed, to give the landscape a chance to recover.
November 2011: The Corinthian Temple is confirmed as the second Wentworth Castle folly to be 'follified' in 2012.
