The life and letters of William Beckford, of Fonthill (1910)
Benjamin, Lewis Saul, 1874-1932, Storer, James Sargant, 1771-1853 · London : W. Heinemann · leaf 366
a famous landmarkfor the drunken farmers on their return from market;but as the hill was eight hundred feet above the sea-level, from the top of the Tower Beckford through apowerful glass could see the ships entering the BristolChannel. The Tower had several rooms, all hung with finepaintings,… … LANSDOWN TOWER, BATH Willis Maddox from a drawing on stone by c. j. elchardson, f.s.a. LANSDOVVN TOWER 325 at the end facing the entrance stood marble figures of theVirgin and Child, bathed in soft light, concentrated uponthe group from the windows in the roof. * That is thetrue light of devotion,…
Beckford, William, 1760-1844 · Fonthill Abbey · Art -- Collectors and collecting England Biography
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