Bitton Parish History Group meets this evening (8th October) at 7.00pm for a 7,30 start at Unity Oldland, Methodist Church, West Street, Oldland Common, BS30 9Q
The speaker will be Jonathan Holt who will be revealing the stories behind and answers the question: ‘Who on Earth built that?!’
The west of England is full of these curious buildings which can take many forms – towers, summer houses, grottoes, shell houses, eyecatchers, mock ruins, temples, hermitages, obelisks, pagodas, rustic seats…the list goes on. The stories behind them are many and various – built out of passion, megalomania, artistry, showing off one’s wealth or to keep up with or block out one’s neighbours.