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    Severndroog Castle is a folly designed by architect Richard Jupp, with the first stone laid on 2 April 1784. While commonly referred to as a castle due...
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    hornbeam and coppice hazel. Severndroog Castle, built in 1784 as a memorial to William James of the East India Company, stands in Castle Wood. Sutcliffe Park...
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    Triangular Lodge, Northamptonshire (16th century) Severndroog Castle, Shooter's Hill, south-east London Sham Castle, Bathwick Hill, Bath, Somerset The Sledmere...
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    home on 16 December 1783, leaving behind his wife and two children. Severndroog Castle was built in 1784 by his widow to memorialise him. William James was...
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    1910 and can be seen from far around. Other local landmarks include Severndroog Castle, a folly designed by the architect Richard Jupp in 1784 and built...
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    Rothley Castle, Roundhay Castle, Sebergham Castle, Severndroog Castle, Shaldon Castle, Sham Castle (Bath), Sledmere Castle, Speedwell Castle, Stainborough...
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    south side of Shooter's Hill: other parts are Jack Wood, Castle Wood (home to Severndroog Castle), Oxleas Meadows, Falconwood Field, Eltham Common and Eltham...
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    (1774–1777) Wilton Park House, near Beaconsfield (c. 1780) a folly, Severndroog Castle (built as a memorial to Commodore Sir William James – a former chairman...
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    Park. Points of interest in this section include the Thames Barrier, Severndroog Castle, Eltham Palace and the remains of The Crystal Palace. In this section...
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  • Survey (1784–1790) on Hounslow Heath. 2 April: The construction of Severndroog Castle on Shooter's Hill begins. 21 August: Joseph Bramah patents the Bramah...
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