Basic Site Details Name: | Witham Park | City or county: | Somerset | Country: | England | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Country House | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1762 | | Plans dated | House begun about 1762 but abandoned after Beckford's death in 1770. |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | Robert Adam | | A | c. 1762 | | House begun about 1762 but abandoned after Beckford's death in 1770. |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Beckford, William | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Collinson, J | 1791 | History of Somersetshire | | | volume ii, p235 | | Vitruvius Britannicus | 1767 | Vitruvius Britannicus | | | Volume V, plates 38-42 | | Wilson-North, R and Porter, Stephen | 1997 | Witham, Somerset | 40 | Architectural History | |
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