His aim as a designer was to move away for industrial and Neo-classic design and bring back a type of medieval England style. For this reason he was considered to be one of the main artists of the Gothic Revival. Burges took most of his influence from the Pre-Raphaelites and the Arts and Crafts movement. His works are few in numbers when compared to other artists and designers , however they are very varied.
Burges most notable works are:
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| Cardiff Castle |
- Castell Coch
- Gayhurst House
- Knightshays Court
Most of his designs today are completely original, in the sense that they have never been redesigned or altered. They have also never been demolished. Burges was not always successful. He entered many competitions for cathedrals like the one at Lille and Colombo and lost them.
William Burges did not only deal with architecture. He also worked with metal, sculpture, jewelry and stained glass. His work was many times greatly ignored however, the love for Victorian art, architecture and design has slowly been revived and in the later part of the 20th century, Burges' works have been better appreciated.
On the top left side we can see a picture of 19th century, Gothic Revival castle called Castell Coch. The picture on the right and the picture on the bottom left sow the work Burges did for the interior of the building. We can see his skill in working with stained glass and with sculpture.
Burges's first major commission was the Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral, Cork. The cathedral is very modest in size however it is very richly ornamented. Burges drew designs for every sculpture in the building. There were 1,260 sculptures. He also drew sketches for the majority of the stained glass windows. He also designed the mosaic pavement, the altar, the pulpit and the bishops throne. (Information taken from Wikipedia).
These pictures show the inside and outside of the cathedral that Burges was commissioned to design.
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