The immense size and scale of Fonthill Abbey, William Beckford's architectural wonder, is clearly seen in this incredibly rare paper and card model. Dating from c.1800 it was probably used by ...

Beckford was a man of precocious talent and constant scandal. Fonthill Abbey, his Gothic masterpiece, was designed by James Wyatt with a 295 foot tower that collapsed on several occasions. The rest of ...

Very few people were allowed inside the world that William Beckford created at Fonthill Abbey, but in 1800 a famous Christmas party took place for a small group, including Beckford's second cousin ...