Comments on: ‘Famous Follies’: a Nineteenth Century View https://thefollyflaneuse.com/famous-follies-a-nineteenth-century-view/ Rambles to, and ramblings about, Follies and Garden and Landscape Ornament. Sat, 30 Jul 2022 13:51:18 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Editor https://thefollyflaneuse.com/famous-follies-a-nineteenth-century-view/#comment-9676 Sat, 30 Jul 2022 13:51:18 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=7758#comment-9676 In reply to Moira Garland.

Thank you Moira. As you say, Mr le Martin-Breton has a point, and some follies are very much what we would now call status symbols. It’s just a shame that he fails to see the pleasure they brought to their builders, and to future generations.

]]> By: Editor https://thefollyflaneuse.com/famous-follies-a-nineteenth-century-view/#comment-9675 Sat, 30 Jul 2022 13:37:13 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=7758#comment-9675 In reply to Kate Dyson.

Hello Kate. Yes, he’s not their greatest fan! But hopefully his article sent readers off in search of follies, and they appreciated them more than he did.

]]> By: Moira Garland https://thefollyflaneuse.com/famous-follies-a-nineteenth-century-view/#comment-9674 Sat, 30 Jul 2022 09:21:52 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=7758#comment-9674 Well, I can see Mr le Martin-Breton’s point that follies are built by men ‘possessed of more money than they know what to do with’ to proclaim their ‘wealth and position’. All true, but it doesn’t stop me appreciating them for what they are! Thanks for another of your entertaining and informative blogs.

]]> By: Kate Dyson https://thefollyflaneuse.com/famous-follies-a-nineteenth-century-view/#comment-9672 Sat, 30 Jul 2022 08:00:29 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=7758#comment-9672 Le Martin-Breton sounds like a right old curmudgeon in the follies department!
Kate

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