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Tag: Monk Bretton

architecture, belvedere, eyecatcher, Folly, landscape, Observatory, South Yorkshire

Burton Summer House, Monk Bretton, South Yorkshire

Posted on October 9, 2020by Editor
Burton Summer House, Monk Bretton, South Yorkshire
Image courtesy of Barnsley Archives & Local Studies

In the early 19th century the Reverend William Wordsworth (1783-1869) built an observatory on high land near the village of Monk Bretton. The lofty landmark was demolished in the mid-20th century, and is known today only from a few photographs.

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