The homage to William Beckford stands in the Guildhall's Great Hall. Officials voted to remove it in 2021 but then decided it could stay if a plaque explaining his links to the slave trade is added.

Prominent City of London figures William Beckford and Sir John Cass will fall; By DAN SALES FOR MAILONLINE . Published: 11:51 EDT, 21 January 2021 | Updated: 14:00 EDT, 21 January 2021 .

William Beckford occupies an odd niche in cultural history. Imagine the various preoccupations of Charles Foster Kane, Howard Hughes, Charles Saatchi, Oscar Wilde and Joris-Karl Huysmans in one ...

A 19th-century engraving of Beckford’s Tower, which was built between 1826 and 1827 by the writer, slave owner and collector William Beckford (1760-1840) and is now owned by the Bath ...

William Beckford Slave plantation owner, lord mayor, politician In the mid-1740s Beckford moved to London to run his business affairs and he became one of the most powerful businessmen in the city.

It is believed that following William Beckford’s death, the Tower-end of the grotto was filled in and the tunnel became obscured Excavations have revealed that a hidden grotto at Beckford's ...

William Beckford statue . City of London Corporation. Miriam Burrell 15 September 2023. Plaques are being fixed to the statues of a former Lord Mayor of London and MP explaining their links to ...

William Beckford (1759-1844) was a dilettante, ... Beckford talked of enjoying a meal at the hotel, which opened in 1764 and lays claims to being the oldest hotel in Iberia.

BECKFORD'S TOWER has been a Bath landmark for more than 170 years. Perched on the summit of Lansdown Hill, where town turns into country, the tower's belvedere offers panoramic views of this most ...

Excavations have revealed that a hidden grotto at Beckford's Tower is double the expected size. A team of archaeologists have uncovered the original steps and retaining walls of William Beckford's ...