Ron Layters
the lantern
a Lyme Park folly in the mist.
The top part of this sandstone folly is believed to originally have sat above the north archway of the main house, and was probably placed on the hill next to the woods in the 1720s.
The view from the Lantern looks out over the park and the Cheshire plain. It also creates a line of sight that leads the eye from the Dining Room windows, over the gardens and to the east. It is said that if Lord Newton could see the Lantern clearly from the Dining Room, it was good enough weather for hunting....
the lantern
a Lyme Park folly in the mist.
The top part of this sandstone folly is believed to originally have sat above the north archway of the main house, and was probably placed on the hill next to the woods in the 1720s.
The view from the Lantern looks out over the park and the Cheshire plain. It also creates a line of sight that leads the eye from the Dining Room windows, over the gardens and to the east. It is said that if Lord Newton could see the Lantern clearly from the Dining Room, it was good enough weather for hunting....