The life and letters of William Beckford, of Fonthill (1910)
Benjamin, Lewis Saul, 1874-1932, Storer, James Sargant, 1771-1853 · London : W. Heinemann · leaf 258
within agiven time resulted in the use, not of stone and brick, butof timber and cement: with the consequence that mighthave been anticipated. The great tower which rose tothe height of three hundred feet, and was furnished withpinnacles and weather vanes, was built so hastily that timewas not… … FONTHILL ABBEY—INTERIOR of the great western hallJohn Rutter i FO NTH ILL ABBEY 225 superb nonchalance, was, that he regretted he had notwitnessed the catastrophe. William Beckford to Sir Isaac Heard* FoNTHiLL, 9,\st May, 1800. Impavidum ferient ruinae It is perfectly true that the Showers fell and…
Beckford, William, 1760-1844 · Fonthill Abbey · Art -- Collectors and collecting England Biography
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