Admiral Hood Monument
| Hood monument | |
|---|---|
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  Location within Somerset | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Tuscan column |
| Town or city | Compton Dundon |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 51°06′05″N 2°43′17″W / 51.101356°N 2.721306°W |
| Completed | 1831[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Size | 110 feet (33.5 m) high |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Henry Goodridge |
The Hood monument is a memorial column to Sir Samuel Hood on a hill near Butleigh in the parish of Compton Dundon, Somerset, England. It was completed in 1831 to a design by Henry Goodridge.
Description
The monument is a 110 feet (33.5 m) Tuscan column on a cuboid ashlar base set on two tall steps, the lower supporting a wrought iron railing enclosure.[2] The proportions of the monument were based on those of Trajan's column in Rome.[3] There was originally a doorway in the base, but this was sealed in 1990.[2] The monument culminates in a band of laurel wreaths beneath a naval crown, composed of the sculpted sterns of four galleons interspersed with four mainsails.[4] It was carved by Gahagan of Bath.[3]
The monument was paid for by public subscription and designed by the architect Henry Goodridge.[1][5] It was originally linked to the Hood family home at Butleigh by a mile long avenue of cedar trees.[6] The inscription was composed by Sir James Mackintosh.[3]
It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II* listed building.[7]
References
- 1 2 "Admiral Hood Monument". Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
- 1 2 "Admiral Hood Monument". Somerset Historic Environment Record. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
- 1 2 3 "SIR SAMUEL HOOD". The United Service Magazine: 384. 1831.
- ↑ Holt, Jonathan (2007). Somerset Follies. Bath: Akeman Press. ISBN 978-0-9546138-7-7.
- ↑ The United Service Magazine gives his name as "Goodriche"
- ↑ "Follies". South Somerset. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
- ↑ "Hood family monument". Images of England. Retrieved 2007-10-24.