Patterns of Castell Coch – Part 3

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Castell Coch is famous for its spectacular interiors. I’ve decided to illustrate the stencils, murals and patterns that decorate Cardiff’s iconic Gothic Revival landmark.

Part 1 and Part 2 of this series have already featured some beautiful designs.

Three illustrations of patterns in Castell Coch
Collage of three patterns found in Castell Coch

Lady Bute’s Bedroom

The first patterns I’ve recreated for this instalment are prominent in Lady Bute’s bedroom. The upper section features these rose and sun designs.

Illustration of a rose
Illustration of a sun pattern
Close up view of patterns from the stencilled wall of Lady Bute's bedroom in Castell Coch. The patterns include flowers, a sun and several geometric shapes.

The lower section is a grid made up of these simple geometric shapes.

A square pattern with simple geometric shapes
A square pattern with simple geometric shapes
A square pattern with simple geometric shapes

Lady Margaret’s Bedroom

These tile patterns can be found in Lady Margaret’s bedroom. Several rooms have flooring using these tiles in various arrangements.

Lady Margaret's bedroom in Castell Coch. The room has a tiled floor and contains an old dressing table and chest of drawers.
The pattern of a tiled floor made up from small squares
The pattern of a tiled floor made up from small squares and triangles

The Drawing Room

A repeating pattern of blue flowers and leaves

This blue flower design is from the fireplace in the drawing room.

Close up detail of a tiled fireplace in Castell Coch

The design is used in this old display board from 2018 that also uses the shape of the arches from the drawing room.

An old display board from Castell Coch
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