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Installation of a Cassegrain type telescope of 8.5 inches (22 cm) aperture was proposed. However, the aperture of the original dome was deemed too narrow for effective use.for a telescope of this aperture to function effectively. Vetterlein was commissioned to design a new dome which was constructed at R N Irving. " The dome rotated by means of ballraced wheels mounted on a circular track and driven by a small electric motor. The dome could be locked against rotation from the wind. There was also provision to prevent the dome from lifting. The Dall-Cassegrain telescope was completed towards the end of 1966. Suffice to say the instrument was something of a prototype (the forerunner to the now familiar Schmidt-Cassegrain). Dall was a highly competent optical draftsman and the system, once adjusted, gave good results. " For more information about them you can visit his site: John Fuller Follies

The Brightling Observatory is located on the Brightling-Burwash road, at latitude 50 57 44 and in longitude 0 22 42E, and is now a private residence. For more information about them you can visit his site: John Fuller Follies

Legend has it that Fuller made a bet that he could see the spire of St Giles, Dallington from his house. Upon realizing that this was not true he had workmen erect this folly in order to win the bet. From a distance this 'Sugar Loaf' structure looks amazingly like a far away church spire. No wonder he won his wager. For more information about them you can visit his site: John 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