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Statue of Romulus and Remus, Beechbarrow

1946 establishments in England1946 sculpturesArts in SomersetBuildings and structures completed in 1946Buildings and structures in Wells, Somerset
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Statue of Romulus and Remus at Beechbarrow on Pen Hill
Statue of Romulus and Remus at Beechbarrow on Pen Hill

The statue of Romulus and Remus is a Grade II listed folly located at Beechbarrow on Pen Hill, by the A39 road to Wells, Somerset, England. It was designed and sculpted by a former Italian prisoner of war (POW) and is made from concrete and plaster over an iron armature. It depicts the legend of Romulus and Remus, twin sons of Mars, suckling the she‑wolf, and is supported on a plinth by four pillars.

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Statue of Romulus and Remus, Beechbarrow
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Statue of Romulus and Remus at Beechbarrow on Pen Hill
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Horrington
Horrington

Horrington is a collection of three small villages (South Horrington, East Horrington and West Horrington) in the parish of St Cuthbert Out 1 mile (2 km) or 2 miles (3 km) east of Wells, Somerset, England. South Horrington is a relatively new village created in the late 1990s from the defunct Mendip Hospital that was closed in 1991. The original hospital opened on 1 March 1848 and was built to house 400 patients and staff. The principal architect was George Gilbert Scott, who is better known for his designs of St Pancras Station and the Albert Memorial in London. His work has largely been retained and the main buildings have been converted into a range of flats and houses. Newer houses have been built on the original kitchen gardens and orchards although the front grounds remain largely unaltered. The nearby Maesbury Railway Cutting of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway exposes approximately 135 metres of strata representing the middle and upper Lower Limestone Shales and the basal Black Rock Limestone. Both formations are of early Carboniferous (Courceyan) age.William Catcott, born 27 Feb 1808 in West Horrington was known as the Baker Poet. He had a book of his poems called "Morning Musings" published which was about the local Mendip Hills and his family. He became a baker in Wells, Somerset and died on 13 Nov 1870. The local paper carried an obituary. Wells Cricket Club are based in South Horrington.The former church of St John at East Horrington was built in 1838 to the designs of Richard Carver.