Basic Site Details Name: | Cardiff Castle | City or county: | Cardiff | Country: | Wales | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Castle | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1868 | 1879 | | Extensive remodelling | | 1919 | 1924 | | Excavation and restoration of Roman fort; additions, alterations, furnishings and decoration of Castle | | 1920 | 1922 | | Restoration of North Gate to Roman fort | | 1922 | 1923 | | Restoration of Norman keep | | 1923 | 1924 | | Entrance gateway, lodge and towers of Castle |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | William Burges | | A | 1868 | 1879 | Extensive remodelling | | William Frame | | A | 1868 | 1879 | Extensive remodelling - as assistant to William Burges | | John Peter Dippie Grant | | B | 1919 | 1924 | Excavation and restoration of Roman fort; additions, alterations, furnishings and decoration of Castle | | John Peter Dippie Grant | | C | 1920 | 1922 | Restoration of North Gate to Roman fort | | John Peter Dippie Grant | | D | 1922 | 1923 | Restoration of Norman keep | | John Peter Dippie Grant | | E | 1923 | 1924 | Entrance gateway, lodge and towers of Castle |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Bute, 3rd Marquess of | for William Burges work | | Bute, 4th Marquess of (John Crichton-Stuart) | for J P D Grant work |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Crook, J Mordaunt | 1981 | William Burges and the High Victorian Dream | | London: John Murray | passim | | Newman, J | 1995 | Glamorgan (The Buildings of Wales) | Glamorgan | London: Penguin Books | pp194-210 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | John Peter Dippie Grant: F no1959 (microfilm reel 16) |
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