The Jolliffe Column

United Kingdom / England / Peasedown Saint John /
 monument, interesting place
The Ammerdown Monument is a 150 foot high structure on top of a hill 600 feet above sea level with various local names,the Ammerdown Park Column, Ammerdown Lighthouse or the Jolliffe Column. It was started in 1853 by Colonel John Jolliffe and is a memorial to his father Thomas Samuel Jolliffe, an MP who died in 1824. It was finished by his brother Rev. Thomas Robert Jolliffe.
It is a near replica of Eddystone Lighthouse with a glass dome or viewing lantern which could be illuminated.
Neither of these Jolliffes had heirs and the estate passed to Hylton family.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammerdown_House,_Kilmersdon
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Coordinates:   51°16'4"N   2°24'19"W
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