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Trustees and staff enjoy early preview of restoration work on Beckford’s Tower’s golden lantern ahead of March ’24 reopening

2 Dec at 7:55 am

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

28 Nov at 3:00 pm

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

1 Nov at 9:41 am

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

1 Nov at 9:39 am

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

28 Sep at 10:35 am

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

20 Sep at 11:29 am

Building scaffolding around a Grade II listed historic tower is quite an impressive enterprise, so we filmed a timelapse video…

Beckford’s Grotto Tunnel: Revealed!

18 Sep at 10:04 am

One of the most exciting and highly anticipated elements of the “Our Tower” project has been the excavation of a…

Heritage Open Day at Beckford’s Tower

18 Sep at 9:15 am

On Saturday 16th September 2023 we were thrilled to be able to open up the Tower for the first time…

Watch Webinar One: Beckford’s Tower & Tacky’s Rebellion

18 Aug at 12:28 pm

On August 16th 2023 we held our first webinar in partnership with State of Trust. The panellists Deborah Baddoo, Alex…

Abbot Alphege schoolchildren get snappy at Beckford’s Tower

15 Aug at 9:34 am

Last month pupils from Abbot Alphege Academy spent a day with videographer, Justin Towell, learning technical skills on how to…

Beckford’s Tower and State of Trust announce three new online events

20 Jul at 7:14 am

Beckford’s Tower is pleased to announce three new online events as part of its ongoing collaboration with State of Trust.…

Reopening the East Vault

3 Jul at 10:49 am

Another day on site, another exciting milestone! The construction team have started work opening up access to the East Vault.…

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