Gothic Folly

This architectural anomaly: an unfinished folly in South Woodchester was built and abandoned in the mid 19th century. It is referred to simply as the Mansion by local yokels. Solitary and resplendent it stands, sandwiched between verdant forests and pastures, as if placed there by a giant child, quite an inhospitable place for a building and the reason for its capturing my imagination. Folk flock here to amble through its empty carcass, gaze upon the majestic window arcs and smirk at the hideously exquisite gargoyles. Bats live here in thriving colonies, a fitting attribute for a Gothic Folly. A dead building brimming with so much life.