Perrott's Folly Tower Edgbaston Birmingham West Midlands England UK

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Perrott's Folly also known as The Monument, or The Observatory, is a 29-metre (96-foot) tall tower, built in 1758. It is a Grade II* listed building in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, tower is one of Birmingham's oldest surviving architectural features. Built in the open Rotton Park by John Perrott, who lived in Belbroughton, the tower now stands high above the local residential and business has been suggestedbut not proven, that the towers of Perrott's Folly and Edgbaston Waterworks may have influenced references to towers in the writings of J. R. R. Tolkien, who lived nearby as a child.

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Size: 4179px × 6288px
Location: Waterworks Road Edgbaston Birmingham West Midlands England UK
Photo credit: © Jon Lewis / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: birmingham, brick, brum, edgbaston, folly, perrott, tower