Wilder's Folly

Wilder's Folly
Wilder's Folly on Nunhide Hill
Alternative names	Pincent's Kiln, Nunhide Tower and Flint's Folly
General information
Type	Folly, belvedere, dovecote
Architectural style	Eclectic, neoclassical
Location	Sulham, Berkshire, UK
Country	United Kingdom
Coordinates	51°26′53″N 1°04′02″W / 51.44819°N 1.06725°W / 51.44819; -1.06725Coordinates: 51°26′53″N 1°04′02″W / 51.44819°N 1.06725°W / 51.44819; -1.06725
Completed	1769
Design and construction
Client	Henry Wilder

Wilder's Folly (also known as Pincent's Kiln, Nunhide Tower and Flint's Folly^[1]) is a folly and dovecote at Nunhide, near the village of Sulham in the English county of Berkshire.

History

The simple brick tower was built in 1769 by Reverend Henry Wilder while he was courting Joan, younger sister of John Thoyts of Sulhamstead House.^[1] Wilder constructed the belvedere on Nunhide Hill so that it could be seen from Thoyts' home as well as his own residence, Sulham House.

The building featured an open ground-level arcade. The painted first floor room was accessed by an exterior wooden staircase.^[1] The two floors above ground level featured glazed ogive windows. The castellated top contained a flat lead roof.^[1]

In the late 19th century the building's windows were bricked up and the tower became a dovecote.^[1]

Footnotes

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} The Folly Fellowship (2010, p. 2)

Sources

• The Folly Fellowship (2010), "Berkshire Follies", Foll-e (27), http://www.follies.org.uk/pdf/Foll-e%2027%20-%20Berkshire.pdf, retrieved 22 December 2010