Cardiff Castle Apartments Smoking Room Photos

Cardiff Castle Smoking Room, located in the Clock Tower, was a place for men to withdraw & socialize in front of the room's 'Love Conquers All' chimney. William Burges designed the room using themes of time: zodiac, days of the week, night & day.

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Love Conquers All chimneypiece in Winter Smoking Room in Clock Tower at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Detail of Love Conquers All chimneypiece in Winter Smoking Room at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Detail of Love Conquers All chimneypiece in Winter Smoking Room at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Tiles & grate of Love Conquers All chimneypiece in Winter Smoking Room at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.
Love Conquers All chimneypiece (1874) in Winter Smoking Room in Clock Tower at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Detail of Love Conquers All chimneypiece in Winter Smoking Room at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Detail of Love Conquers All chimneypiece in Winter Smoking Room at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Tiles & grate of Love Conquers All chimneypiece in Winter Smoking Room at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.
Ornate ceiling of Winter Smoking Room with 12 signs of the zodiac, painted by Fred Weekes at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Ornate ceiling of Winter Smoking Room with 12 signs of the zodiac, painted by Fred Weekes at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Detail of ceiling in Winter Smoking Room at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Detail of ceiling in Winter Smoking Room at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.
Ornate ceiling of Winter Smoking Room with 12 signs of the zodiac, painted by Fred Weekes at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Ornate ceiling of Winter Smoking Room with 12 signs of the zodiac, painted by Fred Weekes at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Detail of ceiling in Winter Smoking Room at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Detail of ceiling in Winter Smoking Room at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.
Crowning figure of Love on chimneypiece in Winter Smoking Room at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Stained glass window depicting Norse God Thor, in Winter Smoking Room, at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Stained glass window depicting Norse God Frigga, in Winter Smoking Room, at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Stained glass window depicting Norse God Seater, in Winter Smoking Room, at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.
Crowning figure of Love on chimneypiece in Winter Smoking Room at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Stained glass window depicting Norse God Thor, in Winter Smoking Room, at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Stained glass window depicting Norse God Frigga, in Winter Smoking Room, at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Stained glass window depicting Norse God Seater, in Winter Smoking Room, at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.
Stained glass window depicting Norse God Mani in Winter Smoking Room, at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Stained glass window depicting Norse God Tyr in Winter Smoking Room, at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Stained glass window depicting Norse God Woden in Winter Smoking Room, at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Display of porcelain jars on carved wood shelving in Winter Smoking Room at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.
Stained glass window depicting Norse God Mani (Moon) in Winter Smoking Room, at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Stained glass window depicting Norse God Tyr in Winter Smoking Room, at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Stained glass window depicting Norse God Woden (aka Odin) in Winter Smoking Room, at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Display of porcelain jars on carved wood shelving in Winter Smoking Room at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.
Panel with wood inlaid small animals & knots at Cardiff Castle in Winter Smoking Room. Cardiff, Wales.Bird carving detail in Winter Smoking Room at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Carving of man pulling crossbow with dog in Winter Smoking Room at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Carving of beast on threshold of Winter Smoking Room placed to scare women from entering at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.
Panel with wood inlaid small animals & knots at Cardiff Castle in Winter Smoking Room. Cardiff, Wales.Bird carving detail in Winter Smoking Room at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Carving of man pulling crossbow with dog in Winter Smoking Room at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.Carving of beast on threshold of Winter Smoking Room placed to scare women from entering at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.
Stained glass window depicting St Gwendolyn designed by William Burges & originally placed at Chapel Castell Coch at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.


Stained glass window depicting St Gwendolyn (1878) designed by William Burges & originally placed at Chapel Castell Coch at Cardiff Castle. Cardiff, Wales.


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