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Amazing collection of folly buildings in Cobham, Surrey.

Unusual British home built to disguise a water tower.

This Gothic Revival castle used as a shooting location for "The Secret Garden" and other films.

Gothic tower where Lord Alfred Tennyson wrote the poem "The Sleeping Beauty."

Remnants of a Victorian garden feature sitting in public woodland.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.

Part museum, part piece of Arthurian-inspired history, this stately hall attracts King Arthur fans from miles away.

Huge concrete structures designed as an early warning system for Britain to detect enemy aircraft.

Hidden behind a wall for decades, this masonic lodge was only rediscovered during renovations.

One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.

A folly built to satisfy a gentleman's bet that he could drive his horses through the eye of a needle.

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

Once the largest unsupported dome in the world, beating out the Pantheon and St Peters in Rome.

A slightly surreal menagerie of structures that were lovingly spared from demolition and reconstructed in a field.

The UK's largest private house was the subject of a long-lasting political dispute.

A majestic mansion designed in Mughalai style, complete with a turquoise onion dome.

This 15th-century fortification was built to defend bunnies.

Henry VIII's forgotten castle was built by the gunpowder-obsessed king to be defended solely by cannons.

The medieval-looking hammer beam teak roof may be a Victorian vanity, but it's still absolutely magnificent.

This tallest folly in the world began its life as an elaborate factory chimney.

This Gothic castle-like portal is a testament to the amazing craftsmanship of the navvies who built the railway tunnel.

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.