Fonthill Abbey
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Fonthill Abbey was a vast and extravagant neo-Gothic country house in Wiltshire, England, famed for its towering central structure and association with the wealthy eccentric William Beckford.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fonthill Abbey canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
country house
ⓘ
former house ⓘ historic building ⓘ neo-Gothic building ⓘ |
| architect | James Wyatt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Gothic Revival
ⓘ
neo-Gothic ⓘ |
| associatedWith | William Beckford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod |
early 19th century
ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ |
| category |
Gothic Revival architecture in Wiltshire
ⓘ
buildings and structures in Wiltshire ⓘ former country houses in England ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | William Beckford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1813 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1796 ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| culturalDepiction |
subject of engravings
ⓘ
subject of paintings ⓘ |
| currentStatus | mostly demolished ⓘ |
| demolished | 19th century ⓘ |
| designer | James Wyatt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
country residence
ⓘ
private retreat ⓘ |
| heightOfTower | approximately 90 metres ⓘ |
| influenced | early Gothic Revival architecture in England ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | medieval abbey architecture ⓘ |
| knownFor |
eccentric patron
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extravagant design ⓘ tower collapse ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fonthill Gifford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wiltshire ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Salisbury
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tisbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
central tower
ⓘ
extensive grounds ⓘ great tower ⓘ vast hall ⓘ |
| owner | William Beckford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partiallyCollapsed | 1825 ⓘ |
| patron | William Beckford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronWealthSource |
West Indian plantations
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enslaved labour on Jamaican plantations ⓘ |
| region |
southwest England
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surface form:
South West England
|
| remnant |
Fonthill Abbey gatehouse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
fragments of the building ⓘ |
| saleYear | 1822 ⓘ |
| soldTo | John Farquhar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.