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Description: | Commanding belvedere with shaft rising to platform and four windows topped by al urn with finial. The pedestal is pierced by an entrance doorway now fitted with a steel door and firmly bolted. Standing on high ground overlooking West Sedge Moor levels and the Taunton suburbs. Additional Information: The estate of Burton Pynsent was gifted by Sir William Pynsent (died 1765) to William Pitt the Elder in gratitude for Pitt's opposition to the Cider Tax. | Subjects: | Obelisk | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Designer: Brown, Capability | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=6803... | Go to resource |
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