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4.02.2007

Folly
A name given to any costly structure considered to have shown folly in the builder,
- Shorter Oxford English Dictionary

But it's much, much more than that. The folly, particularly in Britain, is an attitude, a statement, a style, a fashion, a passion, a different world. . .
Follies may be found all over the world, but the British were first to recognise their worth and importance. . .
Gwyn Headley and Wim Meulenkamp have spent over thirty years reasearching 'rogue architecture'. They are co-founders of the Folly Fellowship.

Above text taken from the blurb on the back cover of Follies Grottoes and Garden Buildings by Headley and Meulenkamp, Aurem Press, 1999

3.01.2007

Folly n. a popular name for any costly structure considered to have shown folly in the builder.
Oxford English Dictionary