John "Mad Jack" Fuller Follies

Also known as Fuller's point, this folly stands 35 feet (10.7 m ) tall in a meadow just off the Battle-Heathfield road. For more information about them you can visit his site: John Fuller Follies

In the early 1960's this building was in danger of being demolished. The farmer whose property it rests on was worried about its upkeep and the liability. The 'Repair the Sugar Loaf Fund' was started by Brightling residents and this paid for the first repairs done in 1966. Since then the County Council agreed to maintain the building. For more information about them you can visit his site: John Fuller Follies

Sugar Loaf is still used as a surveyors point today. During the Second World War, the Sugar Loaf became used as an anti-invasion machine gun post. For more information about them you can visit his site: John Fuller Follies

It is thought that Simeon Crouch and his family may have lived in the Sugar Loaf in the late 1870s, as family members have been told that one of his daughters, Mabel, was born there in 1879. Relatives of the Lulham family are believed to be the last people to live in the Sugar Loaf. The stone building had two storeys, with windows on each floor. There was a ladder between the two floors and there was also a lean-to kitchen. For more information about them you can visit his site: John Fuller Follies

It fell into disrepair during the 1950s and when Dennis Baker bought Christmas Farm, on which the Sugar Loaf stands, he donated it to the East Sussex County Council in 1962. For more information about them you can visit his site: John Fuller Follies

It is thought to have been built in the early 1820s and gets its name from the conical loaf form that sugar was sold in at that time. Believe it or not, it was actually used as a two storey dwelling up until the 1930s. Considering that it is only 15 feet (4.57 m) in diameter it's hard to imagine. For more information about them you can visit his site: John Fuller Follies

St Giles Church, Dallington with Spire. For more information about them you can visit his site: John Fuller Follies

St Giles Church, Dallington For more information about them you can visit his site: John Fuller Follies

St Giles Church Dallington Full View For more information about them you can visit his site: John Fuller Follies

View from churchyard. From a distance this looks amazingly like the Sugar Loaf structure, made to resemble this spire to win a bet. For more information about them you can visit his site: John Fuller Follies

Ordanence Survey Marks For more information about them you can visit his site: John Fuller Follies

Legend has it that John Fuller made a bet with the vicor of St Giles, that he could see the spire of St Giles, Dallington from his house. Upon realizing that this was not true he had workmen erect the 'Sugar Loaf' folly in order to win the bet. For more information about them you can visit his site: John Fuller Follies

This lovely church's victor must have been quite miffed when he finally discovered how John Fuller had played him to win a wager. But he must have laughed at the lengths John went to in order to win. For more information about them you can visit his site: John Fuller Follies

Dallington Churchyard For more information about them you can visit his site: John Fuller Follies

Dallington East Sussex. For more information about them you can visit his site: John Fuller Follies

Jack Fuller's first venture into folly building was the Coade stone summerhouse erected in 1803. It is located in the woods on the west side of Brightling Park. The magnificent molded Coade stone facade is backed by a semicircular structure made of brickwork. There are two inscriptions on the inside of the arch that both read: "COADE SEALY LONDON". Coade stone, an exceptionally hard and durable artificial material that closely resembles stone and was molded and then fired in a kiln. Fine examples that have weathered well include the Westminster Bridge Coade Stone Lion and Captain Bligh's Tomb both in London. The Summerhouse had fallen into disrepair and was restored with funding from British Heritage in 1992. For more information about them you can visit his site: John Fuller Follies

The view from the 'Sugar Loaf' structure you can see the Temple and the Summer house in the distance. By our calculations almost all of the follies would be visible from each other if not for tree obstructions. For more information about them you can visit his site: John Fuller Follies

Jack Fuller's pyramid is a 25 foot (7.62 m) high mausoleum built in 1811, twenty-three years before his death. For more information about them you can visit his site: John Fuller Follies