Fonthill Splendens was a country mansion in Wiltshire, built by Alderman William Beckford; building began in 1755 and was largely complete by 1770. The...
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It was built near the site of the Palladian house, later known as Fonthill Splendens, which had been constructed by 1770 by his father William Beckford...
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demolished the old parish church. Fonthill House burnt down in 1755 and was replaced with a new one, Fonthill Splendens, built for Beckford to the south...
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William Beckford (novelist) (section Fonthill Abbey)
consisted of £1 million in cash, an estate at Fonthill in Wiltshire (including the Palladian mansion Fonthill Splendens), several sugar plantations in Jamaica...
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Alderman William Beckford, the builder of the house later known as Fonthill Splendens. In 1987 the extensive landscaped park, including the lake, was recorded...
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grand tour. In 1787 Soane remodelled the interior of Fonthill Splendens (later replaced by Fonthill Abbey) for Thomas Beckford, adding a picture gallery...
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build it up again," Beckford promptly declared, and rebuilt it as Fonthill Splendens. On 8 June 1756, aged 47, he married Maria Marsh, daughter of the...
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Grade I listed. The Fonthill estate, formerly the site of country houses including Fonthill Splendens (18th century) and Fonthill Abbey (from 1796), straddles...
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Rauzzini, long settled in England, and took place at Beckford's mansion Fonthill Splendens, near Bath. The third soloist was another castrato, Giusto Fernando...
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the furnishings were purchased from the Palladian mansion known as Fonthill Splendens, owned by William Thomas Beckford. Interior French glass doors and...
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construction. The ceiling was decorated with panels from Fonthill Splendens, a mile from Fonthill Abbey, which were painted by Andrea Casali and donated...
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Mozart had given a few lessons to William's cousin William, then of Fonthill Splendens.) Although William became possessed of his inheritance of four sugarcane...
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the furnishings were purchased from the Palladian mansion known as Fonthill Splendens, owned by William Thomas Beckford and interior French glass doors...
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elsewhere and re-fitted at Abercamlais. Examples include a fireplace from Fonthill Splendens and wood panelling from Brecon Priory. Also of note is an early eighteenth...
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