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Beckford's Tower and Museum

architectural folly and museum on Lansdown Hill, just outside Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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Beckford's Tower and Museum

Summary

Beckford's Tower and Museum is an observation tower[1]. It draws 40 Wikipedia views per month (observation_tower category, ranking #32 of 79).[2]

Key Facts

  • Beckford's Tower and Museum is located in Bath and North East Somerset[3].
  • Beckford's Tower and Museum is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Beckford's Tower and Museum's image is recorded as Beckfords Tower.jpg[5].
  • Beckford's Tower and Museum's instance of is recorded as observation tower[6].
  • Beckford's Tower and Museum's instance of is recorded as folly tower[7].
  • Beckford's Tower and Museum's instance of is recorded as museum[8].
  • Beckford's Tower and Museum's architect is recorded as Henry Goodridge[9].
  • Beckford's Tower and Museum's commissioned by is recorded as William Beckford[10].
  • Beckford's Tower and Museum's owned by is recorded as Bath Preservation Trust[11].
  • William Beckford is named after Beckford's Tower and Museum[12].
  • Beckford's Tower and Museum's architectural style is recorded as Neoclassical architecture[13].
  • Beckford's Tower and Museum's Commons category is recorded as Beckford's Tower[14].
  • +1827-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Beckford's Tower and Museum[15].
  • Beckford's Tower and Museum's OS grid reference is recorded as ST7374367553[16].
  • Beckford's Tower and Museum's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.40656, 'lon': -2.37885}[17].
  • Beckford's Tower and Museum's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b42cn[18].
  • Beckford's Tower and Museum's official website is recorded as https://beckfordstower.org.uk/[19].
  • Beckford's Tower and Museum's National Heritage List for England number is recorded as 1394133[20].
  • Beckford's Tower and Museum's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[21].
  • Beckford's Tower and Museum's Art UK venue ID is recorded as beckfords-tower-museum-3400[22].
  • Beckford's Tower and Museum's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Beckford's Tower"}[23].
  • Beckford's Tower and Museum's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+47'}[24].
  • Beckford's Tower and Museum's image of interior is recorded as Beckford's Tower staircase down.JPG[25].
  • Beckford's Tower and Museum's category for the interior of the item is recorded as Category:Interior of Beckford's Tower[26].
  • Beckford's Tower and Museum's associated electoral district is recorded as Bath[27].

Body

Founding

+1827-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Beckford's Tower and Museum[15].

Ownership

Beckford's Tower and Museum's owned by is recorded as Bath Preservation Trust[11].

Why It Matters

Beckford's Tower and Museum draws 40 Wikipedia views per month (observation_tower category, ranking #32 of 79).[2]

Related Entities

United Kingdom William Beckford

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for the interior of the item → Category:Interior of Beckford's Tower
    Architect → Henry Goodridge
    Inception → —
    Named after → —
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Building", "BeckfordsTower::hnd65"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
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