What to do and see in Somerset, England: The Best Monuments & Statues

April 1, 2022 Kiesha Cripe

Discover the best top things to do in Somerset, United Kingdom including Taunton War Memorial, Queen Victoris 60th Jubilee Memorial, Ancient Mariner Statue, St Andrew's Church, Mells, St Nicholas Church, Yankee Jack Statue, Admiral Arthur Phillip Memorial Globe, Peel Tower, 2ND Battn Somerset Light Infantry, War Memorial.
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1. Taunton War Memorial

Vivary Park Mount Street, Taunton TA1 3QE England http://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1059909
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5.0 based on 1 reviews

Taunton War Memorial

2. Queen Victoris 60th Jubilee Memorial

Queen's Square, North Curry England
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Queen Victoris 60th Jubilee Memorial

Reviewed By Mobile35942195053 - Bristol, United Kingdom

While visiting local points of interest in the area I came across the grand memorial to Queen Victoria at the heart of the village in North Curry. Beautiful sculpture, a monument that still stands the test of time. The commonwealth Queen. Just around the corner in the village is the war memorial, a tribute to the fallen in the two 20th century wars.

3. Ancient Mariner Statue

Watchet Harbour, Watchet England
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4.5 based on 112 reviews

Ancient Mariner Statue

Reviewed By france036 - Winchester, United Kingdom

I have seen this statue several times and it is very evocative especially as Samuel Taylor Coleridge spent some time at nearby Nether Stowey

4. St Andrew's Church, Mells

9 New Street, Mells, Frome BA11 3PW England http://www.mellsparishcouncil.org.uk/pages/church.html
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St Andrew's Church, Mells

Reviewed By LynnB2524

Your heart lifts as you spy this church through the hedgerows. It is next to the manor house owned by the Horners who brought Eri Gill, Lutyens, Burne-Jones, William Nicholson and Alfred Munnings to add to the church fabric and magic. See Munnings' rare sculpture of a WW1 horse and rider, a memorial to a scion of the family. A tapestry by a family member is part of the fabric. A Somerset tower, fan vaulted vault are notable. The churchyard has stones by Lutyens and Gill and is peopled with both acolytes and family members of the Asquiths: Ronald Knox, Siegfried Sassoon, Violet Bonham Carter. And Ron's wife and daughter.

5. St Nicholas Church

Church Close, Bathampton, Bath BA2 6TU England +44 1225 442311 http://www.stnicholasbathampton.org.uk
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4.5 based on 12 reviews

St Nicholas Church

6. Yankee Jack Statue

Watchet England
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4.5 based on 31 reviews

Yankee Jack Statue

Reviewed By JuneBug1939 - Weston super Mare, United Kingdom

Yankee Jack (John Short) was born in Watchet and went to sea as a lad,bringing back many sea shanties which were collected in later years by the famous folklorist Cecil Sharp. This has to be one of the most beautiful locations for a statue.

7. Admiral Arthur Phillip Memorial Globe

Bennett Street Bath Assembly Rooms, Bath BA1 2QH England
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Admiral Arthur Phillip Memorial Globe

Reviewed By BritOz31415926536 - London, United Kingdom

I was there at the unveiling of this memorial in 2014, which was quite a grand occasion. Governor Phillip lived out his last days in the house opposite (a private residence but has a plaque outside). He is marked by quite a few sites in Australia (e.g. Port Phillip Bay, a big memorial in Sydney) but until 2014 was little known or celebrated in his homeland. A nice spot on a sunny day to have lunch and contemplate Australia's early colonisation and the achievements of this remarkable but humble man. Phillip is buried in nearby Bathampton if you are on an Arthur Phillip pilgrimage, and there's a stone in the floor of the nave of Westminster Abbey too. I acknowledge, of course, the traditional aboriginal inhabitants of Australia.

8. Peel Tower

Holcombe Hill, Holcombe BL8 4NR England
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Peel Tower

9. 2ND Battn Somerset Light Infantry

Fore Street, Taunton England http://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/121180
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10. War Memorial

High Street, Yeovil BA 20 England
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War Memorial

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