Admiral Hood Monument
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| Town | Compton Dundon |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Architect | Henry Goodridge |
| Completion date | 1831[1] |
| Style | Tuscan column |
| Size | 110 feet (34 m) high[2] |
The Hood monument is a memorial column to Sir Samuel Hood on a hill near Butleigh in the parish of Compton Dundon, Somerset, England.
The monument is a 110 feet (34 m)[2] Tuscan column on a cuboid ashlar base set on two tall steps, the lower supporting a wrought iron railing enclosure. There was a doorway at the base but this was sealed in 1990.[3] The crown is a sculpure on a nautical theme with the sterns of four galleons interspersed with four mainsails above laurel wreaths and surmounted by a naval crown.[4]
It was paid for by public subscription and designed by Henry Goodridge.[1]
It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II* listed building.[5]
There is an inscription written by Robert Southey.
It was originally linked to the Hood family home at Butleigh by a mile long avenue of cedar trees.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Admiral Hood Monument. Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Retrieved on 2008-03-23.
- ^ a b Butleigh, Blatonsborough and Barton St David. Somerset Gateway. Retrieved on 2008-03-23.
- ^ Admiral Hood Monument. Somerset Historic Environment Record. Retrieved on 2008-03-23.
- ^ Holt, Jonathan (2007). Somerset Follies. Bath: Akeman Press. ISBN 9780954613877.
- ^ Hood family monument. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
- ^ Follies. South Somerset. Retrieved on 2008-03-23.
