Fonthill Abbey

British  

/ ˈfɒnthɪl /

noun

1. a ruined Gothic Revival mansion in Wiltshire: rebuilt (1790–1810) for William Beckford by James Wyatt; the main tower collapsed in 1800 and, after rebuilding, again in 1827

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Example Sentences

In the smoking-room is to be seen a remarkable chimney-piece of carved marble, which once stood in Fonthill Abbey, the house of the author of Vathek.

From The Dukeries by Haslehust, E. W.

He then began building Fonthill Abbey, shrouding his proceedings in the greatest mystery and surrounding his estate with a wall twelve feet high and seven miles long, guarded by chevaux-de-frise to keep out intruders.

From England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel by Cook, Joel

I heard of another case at Fonthill Abbey.

From A Shepherd's Life Impressions of the South Wiltshire Downs by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)

When my grandfather Westminster died in the autumn of 1869 he left the reversion of Fonthill Abbey to Uncle Michael.

From Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life by Child-Villiers, Margaret Elizabeth Leigh

His magnificent retreat at Cintra in Portugal, his vast Fonthill Abbey and Lansdowne Hill estates in England, were only appanages of his sumptuous state.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright