Comments on: Crumbles Castle, Islington, London https://thefollyflaneuse.com/crumbles-castle-islington-london/ Rambles to, and ramblings about, Follies and Garden and Landscape Ornament. Sun, 10 May 2026 05:47:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Editor https://thefollyflaneuse.com/crumbles-castle-islington-london/#comment-25881 Sun, 10 May 2026 05:47:12 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=15422#comment-25881 In reply to TOM GARDNER.

Hello Tom. Yes, I think it is wonderful that generations of children have been introduced to follies when playing at Crumbles Castle, and that it is a memorial to the homes that once stood there.

]]> By: TOM GARDNER https://thefollyflaneuse.com/crumbles-castle-islington-london/#comment-25880 Sat, 09 May 2026 18:41:03 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=15422#comment-25880 TOM (NYC)
I AGREE WITH THE REUSE OF VINTAGE MATERIAL TO CREATE … MAGIC!
I’M ALSO A BIG FAN OF THE BRIT TV SHOW: ‘CALL THE MIDWIFE.’
YOUR BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO SO CAPTURES THAT TIME LINE.
NOW 80 MYSELF, I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO SEE MANY WONDERFUL
EXAMPLES OF ARTISTIC SUCCESS, SOME SADLY, NOW GONE. EGO:
ENJOY THE MOMENT, CHERISH THE PAST, AWAIT THE FUTURE WITH HOPE.
TOM

]]> By: Editor https://thefollyflaneuse.com/crumbles-castle-islington-london/#comment-25878 Sat, 09 May 2026 15:20:10 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=15422#comment-25878 In reply to Janet.

Thank you Janet.

]]> By: Janet https://thefollyflaneuse.com/crumbles-castle-islington-london/#comment-25877 Sat, 09 May 2026 14:55:26 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=15422#comment-25877 Fascinating story, thank you.

]]> By: Editor https://thefollyflaneuse.com/crumbles-castle-islington-london/#comment-25876 Sat, 09 May 2026 11:16:31 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=15422#comment-25876 In reply to jon callan.

Thanks Jon. I will investigate.

]]> By: jon callan https://thefollyflaneuse.com/crumbles-castle-islington-london/#comment-25875 Sat, 09 May 2026 07:47:39 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=15422#comment-25875 at about that time I worked with the London adventure play ground association,
who operated as cover organisation for playgrounds in the city which operated independatly

as a long shot they may just have an archive
you never know

Jon
https://londonadventureplaygrounds.org.uk

]]> By: Editor https://thefollyflaneuse.com/crumbles-castle-islington-london/#comment-25874 Sat, 09 May 2026 07:07:11 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=15422#comment-25874 In reply to Marijana.

Good morning Marijana. I hope it has captured the imagination of many a child. Hopefully they will grow up to be folly fans!

]]> By: Marijana https://thefollyflaneuse.com/crumbles-castle-islington-london/#comment-25873 Sat, 09 May 2026 07:00:57 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=15422#comment-25873 A lovely story! I can’t claim it’s my favourite folly looks-wise but how exciting to have something like that to encourage you to play outside!

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