Perrott's Folly - The Two Towers of Birmingham

Описание: Perrott’s Folly towers above Edgbaston in Birmingham. Built in 1758 by John Perrott as a gazebo overlooking parkland - a place for entertainment and relaxation. The tower is 29m tall and built from warm red brick in Strawberry Hill Gothic style. There are 7 levels connected by a spiral staircase.

The fortified chimney of Edgbaston waterworks is a close neighbour. https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&vide...

Many people think these two towers were the inspiration for Tolkien’s towers in the Lord of the Rings as he lived and studied nearby. There is no reference to them in the Tolkien archive so it is, perhaps, a Middle Earth myth.

Birmingham landmarks and the countryside beyond, can be seen from the round and arched Windows. Birmingham Oratory is to the south east of the folly. Tolkien was an altar boy beneath the gilded dome. To the north, high rise buildings of Birmingham city centre. Old Joe, Birmingham university clock tower, is due south.

Perrott’s Folly is a Georgian delight entwined in legend.
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Thank you to AJ Pilkington of Manicks Productions Ltd for filming and Mags Martin for participating. http://www.manicks.co.uk/
Voice over by Gill Fraser Lee, of HistoryNeedsYou.

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Music: Danzi: Wind Quintet Op 67 No 2 In E Minor, 2 Larghetto, performed by Soni Ventorum Wind Quintet, licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.
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