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Description: | Two large legs that turn into an arch thence a round tower, with battlemented edge and a conical roof with a stone ball finial. There is a wooden padlocked door on the south side of the tower. Additional Information: This the fourth folly in Barwick Park is locally called 'Jack the Treacle Eater'. The legend goes that Jack, a celebrated local runner who took messages to and from London for the Messiters. He trained on treacle. The statue of Hermes atop the folly is supposed to be Jack. | Subjects: | Marker | Source: | Vads | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=6804... | Go to resource |
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