Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/William Burges

William Burges
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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/December 2, 2013 by BencherliteTalk 13:26, 5 November 2013 (UTC)



William Burges (1827–81) was an English architect and designer. Among the greatest of the Victorian art-architects, he sought in his work to escape from both nineteenth-century industrialisation and the Neoclassical architectural style and re-establish the architectural and social values of a utopian medieval England. Burges stands within the tradition of the Gothic Revival, his works echoing those of the Pre-Raphaelites and heralding those of the Arts and Crafts Movement. He won his first major commission for Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral in Cork in 1863. Burges's most notable works are Cardiff Castle and Castell Coch, both for John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute. Other notable buildings include Gayhurst House, Knightshayes Court and St Mary's, Studley Royal. Many of his designs were never executed or were subsequently demolished. His plans for the redecoration of the interior of St Paul's Cathedral were abandoned and he was dismissed from his post. He also designed metalwork, sculpture, jewellery, furniture and stained glass. Art Applied to Industry, a series of lectures he gave to the Society of Arts in 1864, illustrates the breadth of his interests. The revival of interest in Victorian art has led to a renewed appreciation of Burges and his work.


 * Birthday, 1 year FA, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:00, 27 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Support – An important subject on a prolific English architect. When was the last of its kind on the MP I wonder?  --   Cassianto Talk   22:59, 27 October 2013 (UTC)
 * No architects on the main page in 2013, so another 2 points for that = 4 points. BencherliteTalk 23:19, 27 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Support for the strenght of the article, and the sake of variety. Ceoil (talk) 23:27, 27 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Support – Not only one of the most important British architects of his period but also a vintage mad Victorian. Highly entertaining as well as informative. – Tim riley (talk) 11:38, 28 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Support. Accessible, detailed article on one of the Victorian eccentrics. Espresso Addict (talk) 01:28, 29 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Support. As one of the authors, I perhaps shouldn't have a vote, but I'm sure that Burges's talent fully merits a front page appearance and I hope that readers will think the collaborative efforts of a number of editors have created an article that does him justice.  KJP1 (talk) 18:09, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Authors of FAs under consideration are always welcome here - and always welcome to propose their own articles for consideration. No need to be shy! BencherliteTalk 13:45, 1 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Support, impresssive, one of the most well-cited pages I've seen in a while, &mdash; Cirt (talk) 14:00, 1 November 2013 (UTC)