{"product_id":"the-welsh-folly-book-the-stories-of-60-strange-buildings-in-wales-paperback","title":"The Welsh Folly Book: The stories of 60 strange buildings in Wales - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatricia Watkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer), \u003cb\u003eGraham Watkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Welsh Folly Book contains the stories behind sixty weird and wonderful Welsh buildings.If you enjoy unusual tales, quirky human history and delight in the ridiculous and the vain you will enjoy this book. Discover why...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe undefeated American Boxing Champion Rocky Marciano lived in a Welsh Folly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6ft 3 inch Mr. Jones slept in a strange house in Conwy with his feet hanging out of the window.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pipe smoking shipping magnate upset his wife and built a folly complete with battlements.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA painter from Monmouth tried to trick the devil by building a strange folly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLord Mostyn built a track through a house with a road underneath. His strange folly is still inhabited today.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eThese are just a few of the entertaining Welsh Follies in this book. Discover why...\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA rocket launched on New Year's Eve was the last resting place of a famous folly builder. His follies are visited by millions of people.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA deserted lighthouse on a golden sandy beach has a strange moaning statue at its top.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA future king turned his nose up when offered a stately folly castle.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere is a folly in Carmarthenshire telling the story of a drunk driver's folly two hundred years ago.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA gothic tower is said to steal water from Wales.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFort Williamsburg would never fire a shot in anger.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere is a folly at Dunraven with a very cool secret.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDiscover who erected these strange buildings and why, what secrets lay hidden in their pasts and how they have been treated over the years. Folly hunters have researched odd and strange buildings but never before have the secrets of so many Welsh follies been told so comprehensively and entertainingly. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery folly has a tale to tell about the special people who built them as if the follies themselves are a window into another age or world, one which is fun and well worth exploring.\u003ci\u003eScroll up, download this eBook today and give your chuckle muscles some exercise.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 04, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42122609819783,"sku":"9798355326753","price":17.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/ca15cd089120d09874df05cbe7a270cc.webp?v=1732561211","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-welsh-folly-book-the-stories-of-60-strange-buildings-in-wales-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}