One of Beckford’s spectacular gold ewers by Henri Auguste will be sold at Christie’s in Paris on 4th November (lot 519). The fascinating catalogue lot notes are based on work by the Beckford Society’s own Dr Bet McLeod.

A jolly time was had by all at @SalisburyMuseum for this year’s Beckford Society AGM. Turner’s Wessex exhibition is thoroughly recommended!

The Spring 2015 Beckford Society newsletter should have been received by members and is now available on the web site via the Newsletters tab on the Publications page.

The Autumn 2014 Beckford Society newsletter has been posted to members and is now available on the web site via the Newsletters tab on the Publications page.

The Spring 2014 Beckford Society newsletter should have been received by members and is now available on the web site via the Newsletters tab on the Publications page.

A two day symposium, Recovering Fonthill 1560-2014, will be held at Central Saint Martins in London on Friday 12 September and at the Fonthill estate in Wiltshire on Saturday 13 September 2014. Click here for more information and registration instructions.

Please note for your diaries, the 2014 Annual General Meeting of The Beckford Society will be held on Saturday 31st May in Bath at the Holburne Museum. Full information will be circulated with the forthcoming Newsletter.

The Beckford Society’s Annual Lectures are available in a series of four volumes, including the most recent publication of the 2007-2010 lectures, edited by Bet McLeod. These are described on our Publications page, and may be obtained from the Society’s Secretary.

To be published in November 2013, CONVERSATIONS WITH BECKFORD reproduces in facsimile original articles from the New Monthly Magazine. The introduction and index of names is by JON MILLINGTON, author of William Beckford: A Bibliography (2008), and founding editor of the Beckford Journal. For more information or to order your copy, please download the order form.

The September 2013 Beckford Society newsletter has been posted to members and is also available via the Society’s web site on the Newsletters tab of the Publications page.