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Memorial details

Memorial type
Tower
District
South Somerset
Town
Brewham
County
Somerset
Country
England
Commemoration
Seven Years' War (1756-1763)
Maker
Henry Flitcroft (Designer)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
68253

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Current location

Part of Stourhead estate. Tower signposted from B3092
about 2.5 miles north of Mere. Also known as Stourton Tower.
King Alfred's Tower
Kingsettle Hill
Brewham
South Somerset
Somerset
BA10 0LB
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 74547 35124
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A triangular brick folly with Chilmark stone dressings. There are round projections at each corner of the tower and a turret at one corner. A spiral staircase provides ascent to a viewing platform with embattled parapet. An inscribed tablet is set above the East-facing door together with a stone statue of King Arthur within a recessed Gothic arch.
Inscription
Stone: ALFRED THE GREAT/ AD 879 ON THIS SUMMIT/ ERECTED HIS STANDARD/ AGAINST DANISH INVADERS/ TO HIM WE OWE THE ORIGIN OF JURIES/ THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MILITIA/ THE CREATION OF A NAVAL FORCE/ ALFRED THE LIGHT OF A BENIGHTED AGE/ WAS A PHILOSOPHER AND A CHRISTIAN/ THE FATHER OF HIS PEOPLE/ THE FOUNDER OF THE ENGLISH/ MONARCHY AND LIBERTY
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Seven Years' War (1756-1763)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tower
    Measurements: height c.49000mm, width c.49000mm
    Materials: Brick, Stone - Chilmark
Listing information
Condition
History
1986: Restoration of tower and statue of King Alfred. The top of the tower had been damaged in 1944 as a result of an air accident.
Costs

Memorial: c. £5,000-£6,000

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Details: Henry Hoare II, owner of Stourhead estate .
Responsibility
National Trust

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