John Starling Chapple (1840–1922) was a stonemason and architect who worked as office manager for William Burges.

[1] Born in Exeter, the son of a carpenter,[1] he moved to London and worked with Burges from the 1850s until the latter's death in 1881.

On Burges's death, Chapple wrote "a constant relationship...with one of the brightest ornaments of the profession has rendered the parting most severe.

Chapple also worked with Pullan and William Frame in completing a number of Burges's unfinished works, including Cardiff Castle, and Castell Coch,[3] the fantasy palaces Burges designed for John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute in South Wales.

At Castell Coch, Chapple was responsible for much of the furniture, including the elaborate suite in Lady Bute's bedroom.