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By bennyIoW

Appley Tower.

Appley Tower is all that remains of a large country house from the 1870s
The mansion was situated on an eminence with views of the sea, a sea wall protecting the property. The estate included a farm with a turreted water tower, as well as stables. A conservatory building measured 63 by 23 feet (19.2 m × 7.0 m).. Near it was an aviary which contained rare species of parrots. The kitchen gardens and forcing houses are on the opposite side of the road. The grounds, described in 1878 in the Journal of Horticulture, included an orangery, Lapagerias, hydrangeas, fuchsias, Eucalyptus globulus (from seeds received from Nice and Algiers), Peach-leaf-shaped Eucalyptus, Araucaria brasiliense, Erythrina Crista-galli, Nerium Oleander, Abutilon Boule de Neige, A. vexillarium, Habrothamnus eleganshad, Eriostcmons, Desfontainea spinosa, Correa Harrisii, Gievillea rosmarinifolia, Acacias longiflora, armata, and coccinea, Borouia serrulata, (ienelyflis fuchsioides, Rhynchospermum jasmiuoides, Dasylirions, Aralia papyrifera, Dracaena indivisa, Phormium tenax, Dieksonia Antarctica, Alsophila excel.sa, and the Breadfruit Tree (Artocarpus incisa), Cassia corymbosa, Bouvardias, Clienthus puniceus and roagnifica, Cantua dependens, Indian Azaleas, Rhododendrons, Aucubas, and Youngii medio-picta.
While the house no longer exists, its folly, Appley Tower is still standing. The tower was built in approximately 1875 in a circular and castellated fashion with a turret and oriel.

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