#william burges

[periodinteriors]

William Burges, Design for Truro Cathedral (unexecuted), c. 1878, pencil and watercolour.

[heracliteanfire]

Washstand, carved painted and gilt wood, with marble bowl inset with silver fishes and a butterfly. English, 1880. Designed by William Burges.

(via V&A)

[skintyfry]

the thought of jimmy wandering the halls as he admires every little detail ..it’s beautiful

[theartofmetal]

425. Hollow Fangs - Oskoreien (Melodic Black Metal, 2025)

Art by William Burges, stained glass at the Cardiff Castle in Wales

From 1865 until his death in 1881 the Victorian architect William Burges undertook the reconstruction of Cardiff Castle for his patron, John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute. The rebuilding saw the creation of some of the most significant Victorian interiors in Britain.

Ladon (as depicted in the artwork) was the serpent-like dragon that twined and twisted around the tree in the Garden of the Hesperides and guarded the golden apples. In pursuance of his eleventh labour, Heracles killed Ladon with a bow and arrow and carried the apples away.

[bluebellebarrett]

I...I just...I just have a lot of ceilings

Seriously though. This is the ceiling at Cardiff Castle. Well, the Victorian-era Gothic revival manor house part of it, anyway (There’s also an 11th century motte and bailey, bits of a 3rd century Roman fort, and a military museum, all within a curtain wall in central Cardiff!). Generally, it’s considered to be one of the prettiest houses done in this style in the UK, thanks to the third Marquess of Bute, the owner, and William Burges, the architect and designer. The Victorians were like...super weirdly into romanticising the medieval period, and it shows. The Victorians were kinda weird generally, but they were really, really into Middle Ages motifs in their architecture and....questionable interior design choices. It’s a really cool visit, if you’re ever in the area!

[ashmoleanmuseum]

Ashmolean from Home: The Great Bookcase Learn the fascinating story behind this enormous, elaborate and highly decorated bookcase that belonged to Victorian Architect and Designer William Burges.

[insaninet]

Taken in Church of Christ the Consoler, a Victorian Gothic Revival church built in the Early English style by William Burges, this is the Specter of Newby Church.

[scarlettsabetlondongirl]

Another beautiful photo by Photographer Simon Upton of Led Zeppelin Founder Jimmy Page and his girlfriend Poet Scarlett Sabet in their London home the Tower House. 

The photo shoot was for Tatler Magazine June 2020.

Lady Scarlett is in the house!