William Burges
Led Zep guitarist a fan of 19th century architect William Burges.
He's a rock legend and used to the glare and publicity that surrounds such iconic figure in Britain's rock history, yet it was rather more low-key visit that saw Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page slip almost unknown into town's Castle to support the launch of a new book on the Castle and its former owner the Marquesses of Bute.
Written by Matthew Williams, who Page shares a love of the Castle's architect William Burges, the former curator of the Castle, his book ' Cardiff Castle and the Marquesses of Bute' details the transformation of the Castle and the impact Burges's work had under the patronage of the Marquesses of Bute.
Jimmy Page’s town house
Cardiff Castle
Page, who lives in a Burges-designed town house in London wrote the foreword for the book and his love of Burges stems from the time he moved into his Holland Park home 47 years ago, which is described as one of the finest examples of the French Gothic revival.
During the visit Page was presented with print of the Castle.