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Massey's Folly
Massey's Folly, a grade II listed building, was built by Thomas Hacket Massey who served as rector in Farringdon, Hampshire, Farringdon village in Hampshire for 62 years. The folly took thirty years to build as it was entirely built by Massey along with a single bricklayer. Further delays were due to Massey occasionally demolishing completed parts of the structure and making further additions. It has seventeen bedrooms and two towers. Its purpose is unknown, but from 1925 it was used as a primary school (closed 1987) and a village hall (closed 2015). Massey, who died in 1919, is buried just outside the church porch. In 2006 the folly received National Lottery (United Kingdom), National Lottery Heritage Funding and featured on the BBC's ''Restoration (TV series)#Third series, Restoration'' programme. In 2015 Massey's Folly was sold for development as residential units, although final development was delayed, with revised applications for planning permission continuing in 2024. Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Massey may refer to: Places Canada * Massey, Ontario * Massey Island, Nunavut New Zealand * Massey, New Zealand, an Auckland suburb United States * Massey, Alabama * Massey, Iowa * Massey, Maryland People * Massey (surname) Education * Massey College, affiliated with the University of Toronto * Massey University, New Zealand * Massey High School, in Auckland, New Zealand Other uses * Massey Energy, an American coal-producing company * USS Massey (DD-778), USS ''Massey'' (DD-778), a US Navy destroyer * Massey Brothers, a British coachbuilder based in Pemberton, Wigan, purchased by Northern Counties in 1967 * Massey product, a cohomology operation of higher order generalizing the cup product * Massey Ferguson, an American heavy equipment company * An alternative reading of Masei, the final parashah of the Book of Numbers See also * Massee, Massee (surname) * Massey (surname) * Massie (surname) * Massie (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |