Chirk Castle Ceiling, Chirk Castle, Wrexham, Wales, UK
Posted by: Ddraig Ddu
N 52° 56.112 W 003° 05.366
30U E 493989 N 5865065
A stunning series of painted plasterwork images on the Saloon ceiling of Chirk Castle. They were painted in 1772-3 according to the tour guide.
Waymark Code: WMBNJW
Location: North Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/06/2011
Views: 2
A stunning series of painted plasterwork images on the Saloon ceiling of Chirk Castle. They were painted in 1772-3 according to the tour guide.
One of the paintings can be seen here:- (
visit link) and is available as a print.
The web site that sells the prints also shows a bit of history about the piece. "...the plasterwork Saloon ceiling of 1772-3 at Chirk Castle. It features scenes from Greek mythology painted by George Mullins. Blue paint and gilding added by Pugin & Crace in 1840s."
There is a guide to the images in the gallery area, and as many of the images that could be captured from the publicly accessible area.
As the ceiling is inside the listed coordinates are for the nearest entrance to the saloon.