Not quite the clear and crisp autumnal morning I had hoped for as I made the walk up the steep incline to 'Old John'. Instead a low mist and persistant driving rain was the order of the day. This Folly or Prospect Tower was built in 1784 by the 5th Earl of Stamford. The circular stone tower replaced a former wooden windmill (which had been made unsafe in an earlier storm) and stands on Bradgate’s tallest hill and one of Leicestershire’s highest points – some 690 feet above sea level.
Saturday, 19 October 2013
Bradgate Park - Leicester
Not quite the clear and crisp autumnal morning I had hoped for as I made the walk up the steep incline to 'Old John'. Instead a low mist and persistant driving rain was the order of the day. This Folly or Prospect Tower was built in 1784 by the 5th Earl of Stamford. The circular stone tower replaced a former wooden windmill (which had been made unsafe in an earlier storm) and stands on Bradgate’s tallest hill and one of Leicestershire’s highest points – some 690 feet above sea level.
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