Building Historian & Illustrator.

Hello, I’m Bethan, a building historian and illustrator from Cardiff. My work celebrates the historic buildings and gardens of Wales through research, writing, and colourful illustrations.

Castell Coch copy.jpg
Visit Shop
Italian Garden.jpg
West Lodge and the Animal Wall, Cardiff
Aberdare Hall.jpg
Park House, Cardiff
Kennixton Illustration.jpg

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Recently I designed this postcard for C20 Cymru... the representation of the @c20society in Wales, who campaign to save 20th century architecture, design, and landscapes, and just generally celebrate all the amazing 20th century buildings we have her
Adeilad y Pierhead ~ Pierhead Building 2.0 A new illustration made especially for @curatedmakersmarket ... We’ll be in St David’s Shopping Centre near Boots all weekend! It feels good to be out of illustration hibernation!
Mae fy mhrints a cardiau Sain Ffagan bellach ar werth yn siop yr amgueddfa! ~ My prints and cards featuring St Fagans buildings are now available at the museum’s shop. Exciting!
~ St Fagans Castle Gardens ~ I’m about half way through my PhD on St Fagans Castle. I’m researching the architectural/landscape history of the house and grounds, and discovering more about the formal gardens around the house has been one
Something different for the run up to Christmas...Every day for the next 5 days I’ll be talking in my stories about one of my favourite buildings in Cardiff! And every day there’ll be 20% off my print of that building until midnight. Star
Here is the illustration for day 5 of 12 Days of Christmas at @triglyphbooks , Elizabethan Burton Agnes Hall in East Yorkshire 🌸🌸🌸
🌲🎀🎁 My stall at Kings Road Yard today. Thank you to @pontcannamarket for having me and to everyone who came to say hi! 🌲🎀🎁
It’s been a pleasure to work with @triglyphbooks to promote their beautiful book ‘Old Homes New Lives: The resurgence of the British country house’. The book offers readers a behind the scenes look at 12 amazing country houses which