Cardiff Castle, Cardiff
formerly in: Glamorgan
Private Residence
People associated with this site
as architect: William Burges
as patron: John Patrick Crichton-Stuart
Works at this site:
The Norman castle on the site of a Roman fort was enlarged and rebuilt for John Crichton-Stuart, the second marquess of Bute in the early nineteenth century. In 1868 the third marquess commissioned William Burges to rebuild the castle again, into what became a remarkable vision of Victorian Gothic fantasy.
Castle website.
People associated with this site
as architect: William Burges
as patron: John Patrick Crichton-Stuart
Works at this site:
| St John the Divine patron: John Patrick Crichton-Stuart artist: Ceccardo Fucigna firm/studio: J Barkentin about 1875 Cardiff Castle, Cardiff Lord Bute's bedroom | |
| Virgin and Child artist: Ceccardo Fucigna about 1875 Cardiff Castle, Cardiff Bute Tower roof garden | |
| St Matthew the Evangelist from The Four Evangelists firm/studio: Saunders & Co. designer: Charles Campbell about 1875-1885 Cardiff Castle, Cardiff Library |
N.B.Position of marker is approximate and does not necessarily show the exact location of the site.
Site OS Grid Ref: ST179765
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Other sites at Cardiff, Glamorgan
Church of St James
Church of St John the Baptist
Church of St Mary the Virgin
Church of St Nicholas
Church of St Stephen
Glamorgan Archives
National Museum
Tredegarville Baptist Church
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