Arch/Tower in Rhyddings Park

flashy · 01-03-2009, 17:50

just been browsing through some old pics in the gallery and there was a few of the Arch/tower in Rhyddings park, i remember playing in, around and up the side of it when i was a kid.... what is the history behind this arch/tower? does anyone know?

Morecambe Ex Pat · 01-03-2009, 20:01

I think it was a folly in the gardens of the old house. I don't remember the big house which I think was where the top bowling green was, but have spent many hours playing in there when we lived on Laburnum Drive in the early 70's.
I had my first kiss in the playground there (on top of the slide) - that wasn't you was it? Of course it wasn't, she moved away years ago. I wonder where HB is now?

Ah the memories come flodding back.
I think there is another thread on here about this very subject.

flashy · 01-03-2009, 20:05

its a lovely park, one of the best i've seen in east lancs for a long time, i wonder if it ever had a wall attached to it or it was just built like that?

garinda · 01-03-2009, 23:11

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Originally Posted by flashy

just been browsing through some old pics in the gallery and there was a few of the Arch/tower in Rhyddings park, i remember playing in, around and up the side of it when i was a kid.... what is the history behind this arch/tower? does anyone know?

The Folly was apparently built around 1870.

It was built to look like a romantic ruin, even when it was brand new.

flashy · 02-03-2009, 06:21

i think its lovely, was looking at a thread in the archives last night, ossygobbin has some beautiful pics on there of the park

jaysay · 02-03-2009, 10:58

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Originally Posted by flashy

i think its lovely, was looking at a thread in the archives last night, ossygobbin has some beautiful pics on there of the park

Ya flashy Mike has some great picks, I often spend an hour just going through his own site, as for the arch it brings back a lot of memories of my youth which I won't be describing on Accy Web thank you

flashy · 02-03-2009, 11:47

lol

i've just been down the library and got a few books on 'old accy' got one of the books co-wrote by Bob Dobson so i shall be flicking through those trying to look like i can read

Gayle · 02-03-2009, 13:44

There's a bit of history on our website

FoRP - Home

jaysay · 02-03-2009, 16:09

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Originally Posted by Gayle

There's a bit of history on our website

FoRP - Home

Thanks for the link Gayle, its now in my favourites

flashy · 02-03-2009, 16:43

i saved it to my favourites too, i've just read two of the books i got from the library today, the pics in them are excellent, one was by Garth Dawson and the other by Frank Watson and Bob Dobson, they really impressed me