Lansdown Crescent, Bath
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Lansdown Crescent is a well-known example of Georgian architecture in Bath, Somerset, England, designed by John Palmer and constructed by a variety of builders between 1789 and 1793. The buildings hav
Lansdown Crescent Bath
Entrances to the two central houses
William Beckford (novelist)
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William Thomas Beckford was a British writer and politician. He was reputed at one stage to be England's richest commoner. Beckford was the son of William Beckford and Maria Hamilton, the daughter of
Lansdown Crescent, Bath
…first floor has a blind niche. The archway connecting 20, Lansdown Crescent and 1, Lansdown Place West, which is a Grade I listed structure dates from William Beckford's ownership of both properties. Beckford bought the house at the west end of the Crescent in 1822 after selling Fonthill abbey. He later bought the…
Portrait of William Beckford by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1782
William Beckford's Grand Tour through Europe, shown in red
The Fonthill vase, of Chinese Jingdezhen porcelain but adorned with metallic mounts in Europe, was the earliest piece of Chinese porcelain documented to reach Europe, in 1338. It was once in the possession of William Beckford. It is now in the National Museum of Ireland.
The Rubens Vase