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Known as Penpole Lodge, now destroyed, this was at least partly the work of Colen Campbell.\r\n\r\nThis drawing is part of the <i>Vanbrugh Album</i> from the Library at Elton Hall. The Album contains 254 drawings and includes works by Sir John Vanbrugh, Sir Edward Lovett Pearce, William Talman, Nicholas Hawksmoor, Richard Castle and anonymous draughtsmen in Vanbrugh's office. It was created ca. 1945-54 and was purchased by Victoria and Albert Museum in 1992.","physicalDescription":"Plan and elevation of the Belvedere at the Penpole Gate, King's Weston, near Bristol.  It has a rusticated ground floor, a central Venetian window and a broken-base pedimented roof.  The plan shows a circular staircase on the right.  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