The Ashton Memorial is a folly in Williamson Park, Lancaster, Lancashire, England built between 1907 and 1909 by the millionaire industrialist Lord Ashton in memory of his second wife, Jessy, at a cost of £87,000.
The Ashton Memorial at the top of Williamson Park
The approach to the memorial
The Ashton Memorial close up
The Ashton Memorial seen from Lancaster city centre, with the spire of Lancaster Cathedral
In architecture, a folly is a building constructed primarily for decoration, but suggesting through its appearance some other purpose, or of such extravagant appearance that it transcends the range of usual garden buildings.
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