A Fine Georgian folly, Luttrell's Tower, Eaglehurst, Calshot, Hampshire UK

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Luttrell’s Tower is an exceptionally fine Georgian folly, possibly the only surviving work of Thomas Sandby, first Professor of Architecture at the Royal Academy. It was built for Temple Luttrell, a Member of Parliament (but reputedly here a smuggler) who died in Paris in 1803. His brother-in-law, Lord Cavan, who commanded our forces in Egypt from 1801, was the next owner and brought with him the two mysterious feet on a plinth of Nubian granite, thought to be the base of a XIXth dynasty statue of Ramses II and now in the cellar

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Size: 4000px × 3000px
Location: Calshot The Solent Hampshire England UK
Photo credit: © Paul Rapson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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