Severndroog Castle – “Lady James’s Folly” – is an eighteenth century tower located in Oxleas woods in Southeast London. It was built as a memorial to Commodore Sir William James, a former chairman of the East India Company by his wife Lady Anne James in 1784. Designed by architect Richard Jupp and based on Shrubs Hill Tower in Windsor, the triangular tower is 19 meters high with three storeys and a viewing platform. It stands within ancient deciduous woodland at the top of Shooter’s Hill – one of the highest natural points in London.
An inscription on the stone tablet above the entrance reads:
This building was erected MDCCLXXXIV by the representative of the late Sir William James, Bart. To Commemorate that Gallant Officer’s Atchievements (sic) in the East Indies during his command of the Company’s Marine Forces in those seas. And in a particular manner to record the Conquest off the Coast of Malabar which fell to his superior Valour and able Conduct on the 2nd day of April MDCCLV.
Survey Details
- Laser Scan
- Leica BLK360 / 13 scans / Medium scan density setting
- Early morning / May / Sunny weather / significant tree coverage
- All scans from ground level, external
- Registration: Recap iPad app / Recap Pro 2021 desktop application
- Post processing: CloudCompare / 3D Studio Max 2020
CloudCompare
Export from Recap Pro as .PTS file
Clone instances of these imports and apply different subsampling settings to vary density of castle vs trees. Blend the results
3D Studio
3DS / V-Ray to render of point cloud – vary settings of Real World Point Size and Level of Detail
Zephyr Aerial
Generate Orthophoto from dense point cloud
Sketchfab
Further Reading / Sources
Official Severndroog Castle Site