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[4976] Bath : Beckford's Tower - The View
Beckford's Tower, Lansdown, Bath, 1827.
By Henry Edmund Goodridge (1797-1864).
Grade ll listed.
A view from the Belvedere.
The 120 foot neo-classical Tower was built for wealthy eccentric William Beckford in 1827 as a study retreat which housed part of his art collection & library. Today it contains a museum collection on the first floor illustrating his life & interests. Visitors can climb up the newly restored Tower into the Belvedere for panoramic views over Bath & countryside.
[4976] Bath : Beckford's Tower - The View
Beckford's Tower, Lansdown, Bath, 1827.
By Henry Edmund Goodridge (1797-1864).
Grade ll listed.
A view from the Belvedere.
The 120 foot neo-classical Tower was built for wealthy eccentric William Beckford in 1827 as a study retreat which housed part of his art collection & library. Today it contains a museum collection on the first floor illustrating his life & interests. Visitors can climb up the newly restored Tower into the Belvedere for panoramic views over Bath & countryside.