Fonthill Abbey

 

Here are some pictures of Beckford's folly, Fonthill Abbey:

 

 A view of the Abbey from John Britton's Graphical and Literary Illustrations of Fonthill Abbey (London, 1823), in the collection of the Beinecke Library, Yale University [image found on the web].

 

 This is a watercolour of the interior of Fonthill, by the architect James Wyatt.

 

Follow this link to a page of information about architect James Wyatt.

 

 William Beckford's Fonthill , a wonderful page featuring Mike Harrison's recreation of the Abbey. Harrison's 3D Model was created using Graphisoft's ArchiCad program, a specialist Architectural CAD program. A must-see page!

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