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Happy Wall Wednesday - Stourhead

            King Alfred's Tower, also known as The Folly of King Alfred the Great or Stourton Tower, is a folly tower. It is in the parish of Brewham in the English county of Somerset, and was built as part of the Stourhead estate and landscape. The tower stands on Kingsettle Hill and belongs to the National Trust. It is designated as a grade I listed building.

Henry Hoare II planned in the 1760s the tower to commemorate the end of the Seven Years' War against France and the accession of King George III near the location of 'Egbert's stone' where it is believed that Alfred the Great, King of Wessex, rallied the Saxons in May 878 before the important Battle of Edington. It was damaged by a plane in 1944 and restored in the 1980s.

The 49-metre (161 ft) high triangular tower has a hollow centre and is climbed by means of a spiral staircase in one of the corner projections. It includes a statue of King Alfred and dedication inscription.

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Kilmington (show map)

Taken on: March 4, 2015

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King Alfreds Tower

Stourhead

Nr Mere

South West

England

Steve Everett

Canon

60D

Tamron 18-270mm f3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD

Folly

Tower

Hoare Family

Kingsettle Hill

Somerset

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Sets appears in: • Wall Wednesday • "Stourhead" National Trust

Groups appears in: • If These Walls Could Talk... (no 30/60 limit!) • Walls, Roads, Stairs, Doors and Windows! more » • Wall Wednesday « less

Camera: Canon EOS 60D, f/20.0, 1/1000 sec, 21mm, ISO 2500 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 60D
Aperture:	f/20.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1000)
Focal Length:	21mm
ISO:	2500
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Microsoft Windows Photo Viewer 6.1.7600.16385
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