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Folly Bridge Pool, Bewdley
I have been restoring Riddings Brook with the Riddings Brook Flood Group and in the process have been taken by the grace, beauty and fragile future of a Folly bridge. I believe it was originally built as a part of Capability Browns grand garden design of Spring Grove House, commissioned by Samuel Skey. Spring Grove is now better known as The Bewdley Safari Park ( West Midland Safari Park )
In 1986-88 a new bypass cut the estate, leaving this particular part of the pool in a very quiet corner of Wribbenhall ( the part of Bewdley that is considered "the other side of the river" !! LOL ) During the building of the bypass, a neighbouring landowner badgered the council to restore the Folly and it still remains in very good condition.
Any help in actually pinning down a definitive answer on its architectural importance and origins would be very much appreciated, as I would rest easy if it could be on the list of important buildings locally, possibly nationaly.
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4/Feb/2009, 11:06 am
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Re: Folly Bridge Pool, Bewdley
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4/Feb/2009, 11:09 am
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Re: Folly Bridge Pool, Bewdley
This shows the pool overfull due to culvert that had been neglected for 30 years, once excavated and freed, the weed cleared in a few days. originally a huge trout pool, lower Riddings Brook now has 100s of trout fry that supports a family of Kingfishers. Its a treat to see them back on the pool, 1 day I may managed a shot of one on the Folly.
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4/Feb/2009, 11:22 am
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Re: Folly Bridge Pool, Bewdley
As keeper of the Folly Fellowship Picture Library I searched for pictures related to your subject, but the area is not covered by any of the collections. Sorry!
Nice pictures of the bridge with your query!
Rita Boogaart
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18/Mar/2009, 12:42 pm
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