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James Wyatt, c. 1800. Wyatt, James: Broadway Tower Fonthill Abbey
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Born August 3, 1746 • England
Died September 4, 1813 (aged 67) • Marlborough • England
Movement / Style Gothic Revival • Romanticism

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James Wyatt, c. 1800.
Wyatt, James: Broadway Tower
Fonthill Abbey
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Elgar, Sir Edward
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