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Bunn Column - Frome

Rebuilding and recarving of decorative stone column

July 2004 saw the unveiling of a fascinating stone column which marks the site of a proposed 19th century crescent in Christchurch Street West to be built to rival those in nearby Bath. This had been the dream of a well known figure in Frome, Thomas Bunn, who lived in Monmouth House & was very involved throughout his active life in local matters. Sadly his crescent, marked by a fine column (designed and carved in 1846 by Edward Davies of Bath) at either end of the proposed site, never came to fruition and one of the pillars eventually disappeared.

Fragments of the column were discovered in various locations in and around Frome. The pieces were brought to the workshop of Nimbus where they were assembled and the missing sections identified. Using the evidence of the surviving column, new Bath stone was cut and carved. The original site of the column was then prepared and the column itself erected. Finally, mortar repairs were applied and the column with its intricate corbels and scrolls now once again can be seen on Christchurch Street West.

Client: Frome Town Council