Anybody see the programme about Bute on BBC 4 tonight?

[Baloo]

Quite interesting account of his life and notable Cardiff buildings he commissioned, growth of the docks and City etc.

On IPlayer here if you missed it: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod...welsh-fortune#

[Enoch Mort]

I thought it was an excellent programme, very informative. Lots of interior shots of Cardiff Castle and Castell Coch. I missed the beginning of the programme did they mention 19/20 Park Place which is now the Park House restaurant, the other important William Burges building in Cardiff ?

[Arfur Europe]

I thought it was an excellent programme, very informative. Lots of interior shots of Cardiff Castle and Castell Coch. I missed the beginning of the programme did they mention 19/20 Park Place which is now the Park House restaurant, the other important William Burges building in Cardiff ?

That was built for one of his chief architects of one of the docks, as a family home.

Scottish guy - can't remember his name. I'll look it up when I get back from hols.

Cheers for the heads up about the programme too. That'll be right up my street.

[Baloo]

I thought it was an excellent programme, very informative. Lots of interior shots of Cardiff Castle and Castell Coch. I missed the beginning of the programme did they mention 19/20 Park Place which is now the Park House restaurant, the other important William Burges building in Cardiff ?

No, I don’t think they did.

Clearly they were a privileged, aristocratic family and not universally popular. But they left a huge legacy in the area and Cardiff would be a very different place without them. Their Mount Stuart Estate in Scotland is absolutely stunning too.

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

I thought it was an excellent programme, very informative. Lots of interior shots of Cardiff Castle and Castell Coch. I missed the beginning of the programme did they mention 19/20 Park Place which is now the Park House restaurant, the other important William Burges building in Cardiff ?

Didn't **** Abrahams buy that building at one time, or am I wildly mistaken?

[Enoch Mort]

Didn't **** Abrahams buy that building at one time, or am I wildly mistaken?

I don’t know. Is he a lover of Gothic Revival Architecture ?

[Robin Friday's Ghost]

I thought it was an excellent programme, very informative. Lots of interior shots of Cardiff Castle and Castell Coch. I missed the beginning of the programme did they mention 19/20 Park Place which is now the Park House restaurant, the other important William Burges building in Cardiff ?

We had a family meal there a few weeks ago. It's stunning building.

[Enoch Mort]

We had a family meal there a few weeks ago. It's stunning building.

Yes, it is. Prior to 1974 I remember it being the main office of Cardiff Rural District Council. It then passed to the City Council who eventually sold it.

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

I don’t know. Is he a lover of Gothic Revival Architecture ?

I don't know. Is it a requirement that he would need to be a lover of Gothic architecture in order to purchase the building?

[Enoch Mort]

I don't know. Is it a requirement that he would need to be a lover of Gothic architecture in order to purchase the building?

I don't know. If it was him who purchased it then I was just trying to figure out his motivation.

[Wales-Bales]

I don't know. Is it a requirement that he would need to be a lover of Gothic architecture in order to purchase the building?

For some it is

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeands...e-led-zeppelin

[Enoch Mort]

For some it is


https://www.theguardian.com/lifeands...e-led-zeppelin

Yes indeed, Jimmy Page’s name was in the credits at the end of the programme

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

I don't know. If it was him who purchased it then I was just trying to figure out his motivation.

A business venture I believe, wanted to turn it into some kind of gentlemen's club. Anyway, as I said in my first post, I'm uncertain if I have got my wires crossed on this.

[Enoch Mort]

A business venture I believe, wanted to turn it into some kind of gentlemen's club. Anyway, as I said in my first post, I'm uncertain if I have got my wires crossed on this.

Well, I was being ironic. However, I think the building has passed through a number of pairs of hands since it was sold by the Council so you could well be right

[Toadstool]

missed the start but thought it was really good.

Kids enjoyed as well - which is was surprising as it was a reality tv show with half naked chicks.