Date:2015
Description:The stair well of the Tower of the Winds, showing the water supply and alabaster and marble sink Samuel Wyatt installed as part of the building's conversion into a dairy in 1803. The original Tower of the Winds in Athens was an octagonal tower featuring carvings in relief, each depicting the nature of the wind. On the top of the tower was a bronze weathervane. Shugborough's version was completed in 1765 by James 'Athenian' Stuart. Eighteenth century paintings show this building could also boast copies of the carvings and weathervane, but today there is no trace of these features. The tower was originally surrounded by water, being situated at the end of an ornamental lake, and was linked to the land by two bridges.
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The original Tower of the Winds in Athens was an octagonal tower featuring carvings in relief, each ...
The ground floor of the Tower of the Winds. This floor was converted by Samuel Wyatt as part of an ...
The basement storey of the Tower of the Winds. This floor was converted by Samuel Wyatt as part of ...
The upper floor of the Tower of the Winds. This floor was converted by Samuel Wyatt in 1803 and introduced ...
The stair well of the Tower of the Winds, showing the water supply and alabaster and marble sink Samuel ...
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Source: Staffordshire Museum Service
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