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Hace 2 días · However, it is the castle‘s interior that truly showcases the genius of William Burges and the wealth of the Marquess of Bute. Each room within Castell Coch is a masterpiece of Victorian design, featuring intricate wall paintings, stained glass windows, and custom-made furniture.
Hace 2 días · When he reached 18 though, he met somebody who had the same outlook on life as he did – a man 20 years his senior called William Burges. William ‘Billy’ Burges was someone who was also obsessed with the medieval world and described himself as an Art-Architect, which reflected his style of work, whether it be designing rooms, furnishings and metalwork, or castles, cathedrals and houses.
Hace 1 día · William Burges, the English architect and designer was engaged to undertake the enormous task. The Bute family were also responsible for the emergence of Cardiff as the world’s biggest coal exporting port and the castle remained in the family until 1947 when it was gifted to the city.
Hace 2 días · Over 300 red, sika and fallow deer call this extensive parkland home. The deer park also includes St Mary's Church, one of the finest examples of high Victorian gothic revival architecture in England, designed by William Burges.
Hace 2 días · In 1879 William Burges designed a pair of garden studios behind no. 28 Beaufort Street for Louise and Joe Jopling, both painters. After Joe died suddenly in 1884 Louise let one studio to Maria Zambaco, sculptress; the studios were later converted into a Roman Catholic chapel.
Hace 2 días · The William Burges collection of armoury was bequeathed to the museum in 1881. In 1882, the museum was involved in the establishment of the independent Egypt Exploration Fund (now Society) the first British body to carry out research in Egypt. A bequest from Miss Emma Turner in 1892 financed excavations in Cyprus.
Hace 5 días · In 1853 the west doorway was restored by Ambrose Poynter and in 1859–60 a thorough restoration was carried out by William Burges. The galleries and pews were removed, the two 14th-century windows in the north aisle were reconstructed and the plaster ceilings replaced by oak boards in the style of those in Peterborough Cathedral.
