Rapunzels tower...

Out exploring today with Life's Journey #RepunzelsTower

Horton Tower ~ A little blurb!

Said to have once been the tallest non-religious building in Britain, Horton's Tower near Chalbury Common is a classic example of a folly - monuments built by rich eccentrics with no obvious purpose.

This one was built in 1750 by architect and Lord of Horton Manor, Humphrey Sturt, who was also an MP for Dorset (1745 - 1786).

It was a grand, gothic five storey red brick tower, but over the years it has fallen into a state of disrepair and has become not much more than a shell....

Now used by Vodafone to amit their mobile signal/network from and keep the tower in basic repair!