Mount Stuart House, Isle of Bute. Scotland.
The original house was built in 1719 for The 2nd Earl of Bute,but was rebuilt for The 3rd Marquess of Bute following a fire on 3 December 1877.[1] After his earlier creations of Cardiff Castle and Castell Coch in Cardiff, the Marquess used many of the builders and workman he had employed in South Wales, including William Burges and much of that architect's team. Burges built an oratory at the house.[3] The main part of the present house is a flamboyant example of 19th-century Gothic Revival architecture, built in a reddish-brown stone. Mount Stuart's major features include the colonnaded Marble Hall at the centre of the main block and the Marble Chapel, which has an elaborate spired tower which is the tallest part of the building. Two earlier wings in a strikingly different style survive. They are much smaller in scale, have Georgian-style sash windows and are painted white.[4]
Much of the furniture was custom-designed for the house by Robert Weir Schultz in the early years of the 20th century. He also laid out many sections of the gardens.
The Mount Stuart House claims to have the world's first heated pool in any house;[2] it was also the first home in Scotland to be lit by electricity.[5]
The house holds The Bute Collection, a private collection of artwork and artefacts The Collection also houses archives, books, furniture, and silverwork reflecting the interests of the Bute family's various generations, including 25,000 books on topics including theology, botany, agriculture and Scottish history and literature.[6] In April 2016 it was announced that a Shakespeare First Folio had been discovered in the House's Library.[7] The folio belonged to Isaac Reed.[8]
The house is open to the public.[9] Information, Wikipedia.
I have to say this is one of the best houses that I have visited, absolutely beautiful. Scotland.
Nice to Zoom in on.
Mount Stuart House, Isle of Bute. Scotland.
The original house was built in 1719 for The 2nd Earl of Bute,but was rebuilt for The 3rd Marquess of Bute following a fire on 3 December 1877.[1] After his earlier creations of Cardiff Castle and Castell Coch in Cardiff, the Marquess used many of the builders and workman he had employed in South Wales, including William Burges and much of that architect's team. Burges built an oratory at the house.[3] The main part of the present house is a flamboyant example of 19th-century Gothic Revival architecture, built in a reddish-brown stone. Mount Stuart's major features include the colonnaded Marble Hall at the centre of the main block and the Marble Chapel, which has an elaborate spired tower which is the tallest part of the building. Two earlier wings in a strikingly different style survive. They are much smaller in scale, have Georgian-style sash windows and are painted white.[4]
Much of the furniture was custom-designed for the house by Robert Weir Schultz in the early years of the 20th century. He also laid out many sections of the gardens.
The Mount Stuart House claims to have the world's first heated pool in any house;[2] it was also the first home in Scotland to be lit by electricity.[5]
The house holds The Bute Collection, a private collection of artwork and artefacts The Collection also houses archives, books, furniture, and silverwork reflecting the interests of the Bute family's various generations, including 25,000 books on topics including theology, botany, agriculture and Scottish history and literature.[6] In April 2016 it was announced that a Shakespeare First Folio had been discovered in the House's Library.[7] The folio belonged to Isaac Reed.[8]
The house is open to the public.[9] Information, Wikipedia.
I have to say this is one of the best houses that I have visited, absolutely beautiful. Scotland.
Nice to Zoom in on.