Beckford's Tower, Bath

Beckford's Tower is an architectural folly built in neo-classical style and situated on Lansdown Hill, just outside Bath, Somerset, England. Broadway Tower, England The folly at Wimpole Hall, England High Service Water Tower (1895), Lawrence, Massachusetts. ... For other uses, see Bath (disambiguation). ... Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK...

Standing 120-feet high, the tower was completed in 1827 for local resident William Beckford to a design by Henry Goodridge. Beckford used the tower as both a library and a retreat located at the end of pleasure gardens called Beckford's Ride that linked his house with the tower. Fonthill Abbey designed for William Beckford by the architect James Wyatt William Thomas Beckford (October 1, 1760 – May 2, 1844) was an English novelist, art critic, travel writer and politician. ... Henry Edmund Goodridge was a 19th Century architect whose work started in the 1820’s. ...

The most striking feature of the tower is the topmost gilded 'Belvedere', reached by a spiral staircase and offering excellent views over the surrounding country side. Today, the tower is both a museum and a holiday home available for rent through the Landmark Trust, although it is owned by an independent trust. The Landmark Trust is a British charity that rescues buildings of historic interest or architectural importance and gives them a new life by making them available to stay in for holidays. ...

A Victorian era cemetery now occupies part of what was once Beckford's Ride. Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her Accession to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian era of Great Britain is considered the height of the British industrial revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ... Graves at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York A cemetery is a place (usually an enclosed area of land) in which dead bodies are buried. ...

External link

Beckford's Tower official website