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(There are a number of strange buildings in the area)
Follies are defined as buildings with no main purpose, we have many in the area,
most being built by "Mad Jack Fuller" at a small village called
Brightling .
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Brightling Needle
A 40 ft high obelisk built on the top of the
hill at Brightling , used as a beacon point during the
Napoleonic Wars, and now by the Ordnance Survey as the
second highest point in Sussex.
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The Sugar Loaf
This was known as Fullers
Point, and was built to win a wager made by Mad Jack, that
he could see the Spire of Dallington Church from his house,
which he could not.
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The Temple
This is a small
temple/Summer House, in the grounds of Brightling Park,
built to resemble a Greek Temple.
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The Observatory
This is built on the top of
the hill at Brightling , and for many years famous for its
instruments. This area is also believed to be the place
that Turner, the landscape painter, did many of his
paintings.
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The Watch Tower
Again built by Mad Jack , it
was believed that it was built so that he could watch the
restoration of Bodiam Castle, which he had previously
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The Pyramid
Built in the churchyard this
was to be Mad Jack Fullers mausoleum. It was only allowed
to be built by the Rector if a new Public House, replacing
the one opposite the church, was to be built 1/2 mile away.
This is currently a public house and restaurant known as
the Jack Fullers . One final legend of the Pyramid, was
that Jack Fuller was buried inside, sitting up wearing a
Top hat and holding a bottle of claret, this may or may not
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The Wall
Although not
strictly a folly, the wall was built all round Brightling
Park, which provided employment to the poor in an area of
high unemployment, towards the end of the Iron Industry in
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