Watkin’s Folly and the English game

In the late 19th Century an industrialist, railwayman and distinguished member of parliament named Sir Edward Watkin proposed the splendid idea of building a structure, most likely that of a tower, in London to rival that of the recently built Eiffel Tower. An eclectic range of sixty-eight designs were submitted to Watkins from across Europe and the world. Submissions included one tower that […]