I was commissioned to carry out the paint analysis of a number of areas in Peckwater Quad in Oxford's Christ Church. Curiously, I found myself sampling the doors of the rooms once occupied by my father in the...
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Nov 25th, 2010
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Battersea Park Station
Battersea Park Station is an Italianate style railway station built in 1865-67 for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway. It is located at the south-east corner of Queens Circus on Queenstown Road, and is...
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Nov 25th, 2010
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Metropolitan Wharf, London
This photograph was taken in 2006, when Patrick was consulted Metropolitan Wharf is a significant 6-storey, Grade II Listed, purpose built Victorian riverside warehouse and comprises 4 buildings, built between 1862...
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Nov 25th, 2010
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Southwark Bridge
Southwark Bridge is an arch bridge for traffic linking Southwark and the City across the River Thames. It was built in 1921. As part of the recent repainting exercise I was asked to carry out paint...
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Nov 25th, 2010
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Royal Clarence Yard, Gosport
The Granary and Bakery Building in the Royal Clarence Yard, Gosport, was being converted into residential accommodation. At its peak the bakery was capable of producing 10,000 ships' biscuits an hour. It is...
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Nov 25th, 2010
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Royal Albert Bridge, Cornwall
View of the 'Tube' from the Devon side looking towards Cornwall The Royal Albert Bridge is a railway bridge that connects Devon and Cornwall. I was commissioned to carry out the paint analysis in order to see how...
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Nov 25th, 2010
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Hammersmith Bridge
Hammersmith Bridge was built in 1887 to the designs of Sir Joseph Bazalgette. It crosses the River Thames in west London and connects Hammersmith with Barnes (to the south). I worked with Catherine Hassall on...
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Nov 25th, 2010
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Falkland Palace – Royal Tennis Court
The office of Keeper was acquired in 1887 by a descendant of the Royal Stuarts, John Patrick Crichton Stuart, the 3rd Marquess of Bute. He rebuilt and restored much of the Palace. His grandson, Major Michael...
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Nov 25th, 2010
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Windsor Castle
I have worked at Windsor Castle for a number of years. My first project there was shortly before the fire of 1992. That period was a busy one for me as I was also involved in the post-fire restorations at...
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Nov 25th, 2010
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Hampton Court Palace – Tijou Screen
The iron screen at the end of the Privy Garden and fronting the Thames was designed by the Huguenot ironworker Jean Tijou. Tijou had arrived in England in c.1689 and enjoyed the patronage of King William and...
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