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ST43SE
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COMPTON DUNDON CP
REYNALD'S WAY (South side)
Admiral Hood Monument

17.4.59

GV
II*

Commemorative monument. Early C19. Ham stone. In form of Doric column on almost cuboid ashlar base set on two tall steps, the lower supporting a wrot iron railing enclosure; above column a dome/crown featuring sails and sterns of men-o'-war.

Commemorates Sir Samuel Hood, Admiral (1762-1814); inscription on south face of base reads 'This monument is dedicated/to the late Commander/by the attachment and reverence/of British officers/of whom many were his admiring followers/in these awful scenes of war/in which while they call forth/the grandest Qualities of human nature/in his likewise gave occasion/for the exercise of its most amiable virtues/He died at Madras, December 24th 1814.

Listing NGR: ST4959233808

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Admiral Hood Monument at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q4683688

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)