Monument To Lord Robert Edward Somerset is a Grade II* listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 November 1983. Monument. 1 related planning application.
Monument To Lord Robert Edward Somerset
- WRENN ID
- riven-joist-curlew
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 November 1983
- Type
- Monument
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
HAWKESBURY C.P. HAWKESBURY UPTON ST 78 NE 4/126 Monument to Lord Robert Edward Somerset
G.V. II*
Monument. 1846 by Lewis Vulliamy. Ashlar. Slightly tapering square tower approximately 100 feet high. Shallow panelled sides, armorial bearings borne on south-west side. The platform is supported by stone brackets and has a portcullis (for Beaufort) and chain railing around. Open top with 2 semi- circular headed lights to each side and impost band; modillioned cornice and elaborate strapwork, with the effect of Chinese style, which is surmounted by a cross on an orb. Entrance on north-east side, door case with pediment. The tower stands on a plinth which is surrounded by low coped walls. Lord Robert Edward Henry Somerset was a general at Waterloo and died in 1842.
Listing NGR: ST7722787649
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