Memorial details

Memorial type
Other memorial
District
Taunton Deane
Town
Burrowbridge
County
Somerset
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Presented
    Date: Before 27 July 1946
    Attended by: Presented to the National Trust by Major Alexander Gould Barrett
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
24910

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Current location

Near where A361crosses River Parrett
Burrow Mump
Burrowbridge
Taunton Deane
Somerset
TA7 0FA
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 35907 30528
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Burrow Mump hill and the ruined 18th Century Church which surmounts it were presented, in 1946, by Major Alexander Gould Barrett, to the National Trust to serve as a memorial to the Somerset men and women who lost their lives during the Second World War. A dedicatory tablet with inscription is mounted on the external wall of Church. The Church stands with a roofless nave with the remains of the porch and some window openings are without tracery.
Inscription
BURROW MUMP/ This hill was given to the National Trust/ by Alexander Gould Barrett/ THAT THE MEN & WOMEN OF SOMERSET/ WHO DIED SERVING THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR MAY BE/ REMEMBERED HERE/ 1939 IN TIME TO COME 1945/ Sumorsaete ealle
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Land
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
  • Church
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
  • Burrow Mump: a motte castle, later chapel and associated earthworks
  • Grade Not Applicable to this List Entry
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
History
1963: Ruin classified a Grade II listed building. The site is an Ancient Scheduled Monument.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Responsibility
National Trust
Reference
  • Gloucester Journal - Saturday 27 July 1946 Page 7 Burrow Mump, a Somerset landmark at Burrowbridge, has been presented to the National Trust by Major A. G. Barrett as a memorial to the county's war dead.

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