Description

TA OO NE SOMERBY

4/142 The Monument

1-11-66 II

Monument, 1770. Ashlar. Doric column surmounted by urn to
commemorate 29 years of happy marriage for Edward and Ann Weston
of Somerby Hall. Square rusticated base with plinth and
entablature from which rises a circular entasised pillar with
Doric capital, roses in the necking, a floriated frieze, blocking
course, 3 steps and an urn with a snake, symbol of eternity,
coiled about it biting its tail, and from which a flame issues.
The long Latin inscription on the south face is now illegible.

Listing NGR: TA0604306749

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26316714

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Recommended Books

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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey