Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The Hartcliff Folly (or Tower) near Penistone, South Yorkshire, England was built in 1856 by a linenmerchant called Henry Richardson. At this time the Linen works wereBarnsley’s largest industry. Richardson also built Hartcliffe Lodgebefore becoming the first Mayor of the borough of Barnsley.The tower looks as though it’s a Folly but it has stairs runningthrough the middle of it and some believe that it was used as a viewing platform for game shooting. Other ideas are that it was used as a look out for Mr. Richardson returning from Manchester onbusiness.The furthest landmark visible from the tower is Hawkstone Park inShropshire (60 miles away). In ancient time, folk would rest bythe tower.The Folly was in disrepair but was restored in 1999/2000 by Mr. Jeff Pears on whose land it is sited on. He re-built it with his own money as a gift to the community of Penistone. It has since occasionally been open to the public, such as on 1 August 2006 when Penistone hosted the‘Yorkshire Day’ celebrations."@en }
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- Hartcliff_Folly abstract "The Hartcliff Folly (or Tower) near Penistone, South Yorkshire, England was built in 1856 by a linenmerchant called Henry Richardson. At this time the Linen works wereBarnsley’s largest industry. Richardson also built Hartcliffe Lodgebefore becoming the first Mayor of the borough of Barnsley.The tower looks as though it’s a Folly but it has stairs runningthrough the middle of it and some believe that it was used as a viewing platform for game shooting. Other ideas are that it was used as a look out for Mr. Richardson returning from Manchester onbusiness.The furthest landmark visible from the tower is Hawkstone Park inShropshire (60 miles away). In ancient time, folk would rest bythe tower.The Folly was in disrepair but was restored in 1999/2000 by Mr. Jeff Pears on whose land it is sited on. He re-built it with his own money as a gift to the community of Penistone. It has since occasionally been open to the public, such as on 1 August 2006 when Penistone hosted the‘Yorkshire Day’ celebrations.".
- Q15223118 abstract "The Hartcliff Folly (or Tower) near Penistone, South Yorkshire, England was built in 1856 by a linenmerchant called Henry Richardson. At this time the Linen works wereBarnsley’s largest industry. Richardson also built Hartcliffe Lodgebefore becoming the first Mayor of the borough of Barnsley.The tower looks as though it’s a Folly but it has stairs runningthrough the middle of it and some believe that it was used as a viewing platform for game shooting. Other ideas are that it was used as a look out for Mr. Richardson returning from Manchester onbusiness.The furthest landmark visible from the tower is Hawkstone Park inShropshire (60 miles away). In ancient time, folk would rest bythe tower.The Folly was in disrepair but was restored in 1999/2000 by Mr. Jeff Pears on whose land it is sited on. He re-built it with his own money as a gift to the community of Penistone. It has since occasionally been open to the public, such as on 1 August 2006 when Penistone hosted the‘Yorkshire Day’ celebrations.".