Low Pyramid at Bealings House
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Low Pyramid at Bealings House
Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 21 Sep 2018
The low pyramidal structure is a homage to India by Major Edward Moor who served with the East India Company and was apparently wounded three times. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society and an author on Indian mythology. He wrote the mystery, Bealings Bells, published in 1841, about an apparently haunted system of bell-pulls. In the 1820s, with the help of his son the Reverend Edward James Moor, he built this low pyramid southeast of Bealings House, about ten feet (three metres) high, of mixed found materials (including mill-wheels) but incorporating at the apex the triple-headed figure of Shiva and in a niche the seated figure of Brahma. These were found by Moor on Malabar Point, Bombay, and appear to be 11th century. Grateful thanks to Mr. Jonathan Peto for the information and allowing me access.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.091421
Longitude
1.27325