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Jorolat
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In the early 1800s two brothers, Stephen and Rogers Court of Snargate Street, Dover, built a folly in the shape of a miniature castle on the Western Heights cliffs.
Very, very few local people know of the building's existence and even less have visited it. The appended photos are among the first to be published on the internet.
For much of its history the miniature castle has been neglected. The ruins are now hidden behind trees on the cliff-face and access is quite difficult.
More information on Court's the Wine Merchants is available at this Dover Museum webpage.
A video slideshow, titled "Dover's 'Other Castle': The Court's Folly", contains nearly 80 photos of the folly and its immediate surroundings. It's available on both Google and YouTube with YouTube giving the better picture.
I'll be adding subtitles soon (the maggots in the underground cistern speak for themselves - just be thankful you can't see them moving) and will replace the slideshow with a 'proper' video in the near future.
The slideshow is pretty basic (my first attempt), I spent ages adding video effects only to find neither Google or YouTube like .wmv files - or my version of .wmv files, more likely.
If you can't be bothered with the video, below are some thumbnails of the folly (just click on them for a larger image).
John Latter / Jorolat
    
    
The Court Brothers' Miniature Castle of Dover Folly
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g a r
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Is this anywhere near the Grand Shaft on the western heights?
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g a r
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Had a short holiday in the 90's, which included a visit to Dover. I seem to recall hearing something about barracks being located somewhere on the western heights in the 40's but could be memory playing tricks on me. This would be separate from the folly I presume.
Never did get to see the Grand Shaft, so I appreciate the photos.
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Thanks for those John! It's almost as good as being on holiday again! 
cheers,
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Is the Roman Painted House still there?
I know when we were in Dover, work was being done on the A20 (a new interchange or something) and it was being held up because the archaeologists were cataloging the site.
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Once again, many thanks, John.
Panoramio.com seems to be quite interesting as well. Enjoyed roaming the map and seeing some of the different sights.
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Bill749
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Hi John
I've was born in Dover and have looked up at those cliffs hundreds of times, but I don't recall ever seeing this folly - several other buildings on the cliff-face though.
I have pictures and history of the Grand Shaft and many different parts of Dover and the surrounding areas on my website: www.eastkent.freeuk.com
Regards, Bill
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