Westerton Folly, Westerton (Westerton)
Westerton Folly, Westerton 2006
Westerton Folly, Westerton 2006
Westerton Folly, Westerton 2006
Westerton Folly from the south-east. May 2001
Plaque erected 1950.
The tower was built as an observatory by Thomas Wright of the nearby village of Byers Green. He was a mathematician, astronomer (famous for his explanation of the Milky Way), architect (of Nuthall Temple Notts), and garden designer. Designs for the tower appear in a manuscript of 1744, but the observatory does not appear to have been completed until after Wright's death in 1786.
A plaque was erected on the building in 1950 by Durham University to commemorate the 200th anniversary of his publication "The Original Theory of the Universe".
This is a Listed Building protected by law.
Early 20th Century (1901 to 1932)
Mid 20th Century (1933 to 1966)
Cold War (1946 to 1991)
21st Century (2001 to 2100)
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