Mysterious grave
Mad Jack Fuller's Pyramid
Brightling, East Sussex
John 'Mad Jack' Fuller was an eccentric squire and MP who built many follies around Brightling. He had a stone pyramid built in the churchyard as his tomb.
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- When
- Built 1811
- Where
- 50.9600, 0.3900
- Group
- Mysterious graves
Visiting
St Thomas à Becket churchyard in Brightling. His other follies are nearby.
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