Beckford?s Tower Bath Conservation, BPT News, Building Renewal Architects, Stenning & Co
Beckford?s Tower Bath Renewal
12 July 2021
Location: Bath, in southwest England, UK
Beckford?s Tower building in the landscape:

photo © Tom Burrows
Our Tower Bath News
Bath Preservation Trust appoints Design Team for Beckford?s Tower
Bath Preservation Trust (BPT) has announced that architects Thomas Ford & Partners and quantity surveyors Stenning & Co have been appointed to lead the design work for the £3.3 million Our Tower project.
The Our Tower plan, which is funded by Historic England and The National Lottery Heritage Fund, will address urgent repair and conservation works required to the almost 200-year-old Grade I listed Beckford?s Tower, that stands above the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Bath and is the only museum dedicated to William Beckford in the world. Born in 1760, William Beckford was a colourful and controversial character. At just 10-years old he inherited his father?s fortune, which included the Fonthill estate and several sugar plantations in Jamaica. His wealth gave him the freedom to pursue his interests in art, architecture, writing and music.
In 1782, Beckford undertook a Grand Tour, which inspired his travel writing and passion for collecting which continued throughout his life – especially when exiled to Europe for 10 years following the exposure of his relationship with William Courtenay (1784).
In 1826 William Beckford commissioned an e...