Comments for The Folly Fancier http://follyfancier.wordpress.com Encounters with Modern Follies Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:32:29 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Topiary Elephants Troop into Wales by kate quin http://follyfancier.wordpress.com/2009/07/02/topiary-elephants-troop-into-wales/#comment-660 kate quin Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:32:29 +0000 http://follyfancier.wordpress.com/2009/07/02/topiary-elephants-troop-into-wales/#comment-660 Hi Folly Fancier - came across your website when doing a piece for my blog. Loved your site and its great photos. I've put you on my blog list and recommended your site. Thanks for posting such interesting stuff - it's presented so beautifully. Hi Folly Fancier -

came across your website when doing a piece for my blog. Loved your site and its great photos. I’ve put you on my blog list and recommended your site. Thanks for posting such interesting stuff – it’s presented so beautifully.

]]> Comment on About by Lina http://follyfancier.wordpress.com/about/#comment-659 Lina Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:58:46 +0000 #comment-659 well done on such an informative site! stumbled across it randomly, looking for info on follies. love the fact you are focusing on contemporary ones. I'm currently staying in a city-folly as I call it - Saint Petersburg (Russia). well done on such an informative site! stumbled across it randomly, looking for info on follies. love the fact you are focusing on contemporary ones. I’m currently staying in a city-folly as I call it – Saint Petersburg (Russia).

]]> Comment on A"butt-er" class of goat shed by Peggy Coolican http://follyfancier.wordpress.com/2008/03/22/abutt-er-class-of-goat-shed/#comment-657 Peggy Coolican Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:17:09 +0000 http://follyfancier.wordpress.com/2008/03/22/abutt-er-class-of-goat-shed/#comment-657 I really must know more. I really must know more.

]]> Comment on The House that Books built by follyfancier http://follyfancier.wordpress.com/2009/02/17/the-house-that-books-built/#comment-621 follyfancier Mon, 11 May 2009 08:49:21 +0000 http://follyfancier.wordpress.com/2009/02/17/the-house-that-books-built/#comment-621 Thanks for visiting and your comments. Keep coming back as we keep adding new follies when we come across them. Thanks for visiting and your comments. Keep coming back as we keep adding new follies when we come across them.

]]> Comment on About by follyfancier http://follyfancier.wordpress.com/about/#comment-620 follyfancier Mon, 11 May 2009 08:48:40 +0000 #comment-620 This site is mostly for "modern" follies - in the last 50 years but it sounds enchanting, I will visit the site and see if I can squeeze in something here. Thanks for letting us know about it. This site is mostly for “modern” follies – in the last 50 years but it sounds enchanting, I will visit the site and see if I can squeeze in something here. Thanks for letting us know about it.

]]> Comment on About by follyfancier http://follyfancier.wordpress.com/about/#comment-619 follyfancier Mon, 11 May 2009 08:41:23 +0000 #comment-619 Sounds very interesting can you tell us more - although it is probably too early for this site - which is mainly 20th century follies - I can point you in the direction of someone who runs a website about earlier follies - who would be interested. I should like to hear more too. Can you send any information? Sounds very interesting can you tell us more – although it is probably too early for this site – which is mainly 20th century follies – I can point you in the direction of someone who runs a website about earlier follies – who would be interested. I should like to hear more too. Can you send any information?

]]> Comment on The Barn from Middle Earth by Elizabeth http://follyfancier.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/the-barn-from-middle-earth/#comment-617 Elizabeth Mon, 11 May 2009 03:35:26 +0000 http://follyfancier.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/the-barn-from-middle-earth/#comment-617 Lovely, thanks very much for posting this delightful piece! Lovely, thanks very much for posting this delightful piece!

]]> Comment on About by Jazhara7 http://follyfancier.wordpress.com/about/#comment-604 Jazhara7 Sat, 02 May 2009 16:39:47 +0000 #comment-604 Hey there, I just found this website, and I had to immediately think of a structure at a local hunting castle in my town. I am not quite sure if it qualifies, but here it goes. It's the playhouse of Princess Elisabeth of Hesse, and was built by one of the local Jugendtstil (Basically Art Nouveau, though I find that Jugendstil is a bit more toned down and more applicable to actual use in architecture, even if you don't have too much space.) artists. It's like a regular house, but in a smaller size, perfect for a little girl to play in. I think there was even a bed in there, but it was not intended for living in, but only for play. It also has a rather sad story. It was built in 1902, and only one year later, in 1903 the Princess died of Typhoid fever while visiting Tzar Nicholas II of Russia (who was her Uncle). Here's a link to a page about it. It's in German, as I sadly couldn't find an English page about it, but it has pictures: http://www.gg-online.de/html/wolfsgarten_prinzessinnenhaus.htm It's not quite obvious from the pictures, as there's no people on the pictures for comparisons, but it really is a miniature house, with miniature furniture and garden outside it. The height of the ceiling is 1,90 cm, so an average sized adult could stand inside it without problems, but the door is a bit lower. I would have to duck my head a bit to walk through the door, and I'm just 1,70 cm. Does this qualify as a Folly? :) Hey there, I just found this website, and I had to immediately think of a structure at a local hunting castle in my town. I am not quite sure if it qualifies, but here it goes.

It’s the playhouse of Princess Elisabeth of Hesse, and was built by one of the local Jugendtstil (Basically Art Nouveau, though I find that Jugendstil is a bit more toned down and more applicable to actual use in architecture, even if you don’t have too much space.) artists. It’s like a regular house, but in a smaller size, perfect for a little girl to play in. I think there was even a bed in there, but it was not intended for living in, but only for play.

It also has a rather sad story. It was built in 1902, and only one year later, in 1903 the Princess died of Typhoid fever while visiting Tzar Nicholas II of Russia (who was her Uncle).

Here’s a link to a page about it. It’s in German, as I sadly couldn’t find an English page about it, but it has pictures:

http://www.gg-online.de/html/wolfsgarten_prinzessinnenhaus.htm

It’s not quite obvious from the pictures, as there’s no people on the pictures for comparisons, but it really is a miniature house, with miniature furniture and garden outside it. The height of the ceiling is 1,90 cm, so an average sized adult could stand inside it without problems, but the door is a bit lower. I would have to duck my head a bit to walk through the door, and I’m just 1,70 cm.

Does this qualify as a Folly? :)

]]> Comment on The House that Books built by Mike http://follyfancier.wordpress.com/2009/02/17/the-house-that-books-built/#comment-591 Mike Sun, 01 Mar 2009 11:22:53 +0000 http://follyfancier.wordpress.com/2009/02/17/the-house-that-books-built/#comment-591 Just passing by.Btw, your website have great content! _________________________________ Making Money <a href="http://tinyurl.com/rich-quickly/1050393" rel="nofollow">$150 An Hour</a> Just passing by.Btw, your website have great content!

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]]> Comment on About by anthony.sowerby http://follyfancier.wordpress.com/about/#comment-587 anthony.sowerby Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:57:07 +0000 #comment-587 I have just unearthed a folly, a new one built 1820ish please reply i have been contacting everyone I have just unearthed a folly, a new one built 1820ish please reply i have been contacting everyone

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