Mount Stuart
I'm just back from a couple of nights camping on the Isle of Bute and we went to visit Mount Stuart House, one of the homes belonging to the Marquis of Bute. Even among the ranks of the British aristocracy, the Butes have a reputation for extravagance and tax avoidance on a grand scale. The family recently "found" a Shakespeare First Folio in Mount Stuart's library and I have it on very good authority that while the folio is unquestionably genuine, the story of it's sudden discovery is bullshit. Mount Stuart was built between 1879-1900 and it is so far over the top it's ridiculous. How's this for Neo Gothic bling?
Mount Stuart House
Kyles of Bute
Mount Stuart House
Kitchen Garden
Kitchen Garden
The Marble Hall
The Marble Hall
Marble Hall Zodiac Windows
Zodian Ceiling
Zodiac Ceiling
Marble Chapel
Chapel Tower
The Drawing Room
The Marquis' Bedroom
Conservatory, (off the Marquis' Bedroom!)
Upper Gallery
Lilly Pond
Lilly Pond
Mount Stuart House
Kyles of Bute
Mount Stuart House
Kitchen Garden
Kitchen Garden
The Marble Hall
The Marble Hall
Marble Hall Zodiac Windows
Zodian Ceiling
Zodiac Ceiling
Marble Chapel
Chapel Tower
The Drawing Room
The Marquis' Bedroom
Conservatory, (off the Marquis' Bedroom!)
Upper Gallery
Lilly Pond
Lilly Pond