Interning at the Tower: my first year in heritage at Beckford’s Tower and Museum by Joe Baker
Heritage is a notoriously competitive field, so, with the support of the National Lottery Heritage Fund we created a paid…
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New Beckford’s Tower bursaries available for specialist building conservation training
Beckford’s Tower is pleased to announce a new bursary scheme, designed to help tradespeople, artisans and apprentices in Bath to…
Sold-out Cane Warriors performance at the Arnolfini Bristol marks culmination of initial collaboration
This weekend, following a year of research and development in conjunction with Beckford’s Tower and The National Lottery Heritage Fund,…
New digital interpretation preview
In collaboration with Zubr Curio, when we reopen we will be introducing new digital experiences to Beckford’s Tower, including an…
New lighting installed on the Tower’s lantern
QODA Light have installed lighting to illuminate the gilding on the lantern. Now that the scaffolding is coming down, the…
Tickets on sale for “emotional” new ‘Cane Warriors’ production at Bristol Arnolfini in March 2024
Following months of research and development, tickets are now on sale for a public performance of ‘Cane Warriors’, a dynamic…
Trustees and staff enjoy early preview of restoration work on Beckford’s Tower’s golden lantern ahead of 2024 reopening
Yesterday Beckford’s Tower welcomed a small group of guests, including Bath Preservation Trust staff and trustees, for an exclusive first…
Abbot Alphege Academy pupils return to Beckford’s Tower to learn new videography skills
Following a visit earlier this year, pupils from Abbot Alphege Academy returned to Beckford’s Tower again on 17 November 2023…
Watch Webinar Three: State of Trust’s interpretation of Cane Warriors for dance-theatre
On October 25th 2023 we held our third and final webinar in partnership with State of Trust. The panelists Alex…
Excavation reveals Beckford’s hidden Grotto is double the expected size
For the first time in over 100 years, William Beckford’s hidden Grotto Tunnel is publicly visible again. A team of…
Watch Webinar Two: Historic Buildings and the Slave Trade
On September 27th 2023 we held our second webinar in partnership with State of Trust. The panelists Cleo Lake, Rob…
Timelapse of the scaffolding build at Beckford’s Tower
Building scaffolding around a Grade II listed historic tower is quite an impressive enterprise, so we filmed a timelapse video…