This Week’s Crazy Building: Broadway Tower

“Broadway Tower” by Robyn Cox is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
The Broadway Tower in Worcestershire, England stands at 55 feet high. This “folly” or building made for purely decorative or conversational purposes was built in 1798. The location affords a view of a pre-medieval trading route and beacon hill. The Tower includes turrets, battlements, gargoyles, and balconies. Visitors can climb three floors to the top
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This Week’s Crazy Building: House In The Clouds

Thorpeness 13-5-2004 by Martin Pettitt is licensed under CC BY 2.0
House In The Clouds is located in Thorpeness, England. This type of building is termed a “folly” and is a building made for purely decorative or conversational purpose. Follies were especially prevalent in England in the 18th century. In the early 1900’s Glencairn Stuart Ogilvie came up with the idea to develop the whole town
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This Week’s Crazy Building: The Dunmore Pineapple

Dunmore pineapple by giannandrea is used under CC0 1.0
The Dunmore Pineapple is part of Dunmore House, the former family estate of the Earls of Dunmore, located in Scotland. The Pineapple is about 45 feet high and flanked with two small guest rooms. Inside the estate are walled gardens. The protective walls keep the temperature inside the garden a few degrees warmer than outside
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