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The Beacon[edit]

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Original - A folly in Staunton Country Park built in 1830 in the style of an ionic temple to a design by Lewis Vulliamy. It is largely built with material from the demolished Purbrook house. It features a hole in a roof designed to allow a flagpole to be placed there.
Reason
It has good contrast, accurate exposure and neutral colour balance (well at least that is what the image histogram strongly suggests). It meets the pixel criteria. Its probably the most photogenic of what's left of Sir George Staunton's work in Staunton Country Park (The Shell House is heavily shaded and damaged, the Chinese bridge has been reduced to it's bare structure and the lake has been altered). It adds value to the article in that it shows the structure and gives some idea of what the park would have been like before William Henry Stone got his hands on it and the trees became somewhat overgrown. The only editing done is a slight rotation and crop.
Articles in which this image appears
Staunton Country Park,Lewis Vulliamy,Folly
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Geni

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 00:14, 9 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]