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The Count's House Folly

The Count's House Folly

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The Count's House Folly

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Location: City Of Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom

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2. Durham Castle – The Count's House Folly loop from Elvet

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Brian

April 14, 2017

Though called the Count's House, this building is in fact a former summer house dating from about 1820. The original Count's House was about 100 yards nearer to Prebend's Bridge and was the home of Count Boruwlaski, a Polish dwarf who stood just 39 inches high.

The Wandering Fiona

January 4, 2022

The was built as a folly and summerhouse by the Dean of the cathedral

Bumble-Bee

December 3, 2022

Durham Count's House is actually a folly - a building erected for the sole purpose of looking nice in a rural setting and usually made to look like a forgotten piece of history. The Georgians and Victorians were great ones for building follies, and you'll often find miniature mock medieval ruins and classical temples in the grounds of country houses. The Count's House folly was built by the Dean and Chapter of Durham Cathedral in about the 1820s.

Of course, I say that follies have no other purpose, but they did sometimes serve as a place to rest, take tea or as a hunting lodge; the Count's House was sometimes used as a summerhouse.

(explorar.co.uk/durham/history/who-was-durhams-little-count/)

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