December, 2010

Patrick Baty advised on the use of colour and supplied the paints
Dec 10th, 2010 | | Institutions | Places of Worship | No Comments

St Michael and All Angels, Bedford Park

Like most of Bedford Park, the architecture of the church of St Michael and All Angels is mainly in the Queen Anne revival style. The church was designed by Richard Norman Shaw in 1879-80 and it was one of the few...

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Palace Theatre
Dec 10th, 2010 | | Commercial premises | Portfolio | No Comments

Palace Theatre, London

Having already financed the building of the Savoy Theatre with the profits from his productions of Gilbert and Sullivan performances, the opera-loving speculator, Richard D’Oyly Carte set out to build a London...

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Patrick Baty carried out paint analysis on the interior
Dec 10th, 2010 | | Clubs and Societies | Commercial premises | Portfolio | No Comments

Stoke Park, Buckinghamshire

Stoke Park was designed by James Wyatt (1746-1813) for John Penn. The house passed through a series of owners until 1958 when it was bought by Eton Rural District Council. In 1988 Stoke Park Club took over the...

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Patrick Baty carried out the analysis of the paint in the Painted Room.
Dec 10th, 2010 | | Commercial premises | Conservation | Portfolio | No Comments

Spencer House

Spencer House was commissioned by John, 1st Earl Spencer in 1756. The architect he chose was John Vardy who had studied under William Kent. Vardy is responsible for the facades of the mansion that we see...

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Patrick Baty helped an interior designer with appropriate paint colours for the redecoration of the Grand Divan
Dec 10th, 2010 | | Commercial premises | Portfolio | No Comments

Simpson’s-in-the-Strand

Simpson's-in-the-Strand is one of London's most historic landmark restaurants and has been offering classic British dishes to its patrons for over 170 years. It was originally opened in 1828 as a chess club and...

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Patrick Baty carried out paint analysis in this North Carolina plantation house
Dec 10th, 2010 | | Conservation | Museums | Portfolio | 2 Comments

Richard Bennehan House, Stagville

In 1787 Richard Bennehan opened a store at Stagville, near Durham, North Carolina. Somewhere between 1788 and 1790, he built a small, 24ft x 16ft house which later became the wing of a larger structure. A kitchen,...

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Patrick Baty carried out an analysis of the surfaces looking for evidence of either paint or gilding
Dec 10th, 2010 | | Exterior | Monuments | Portfolio | 2 Comments

Hartlepool War Memorial

The memorial was designed by Philip B. Bennison in 1921 for the civilians and servicemen killed in World War One. It has a raked, stepped plinth to a square, coursed, rockfaced pedestal with ashlar quoins at the...

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Patrick Baty was asked to give advice on the use of paint colour in this 17th century manor house
Dec 10th, 2010 | | Portfolio | Private Houses | Residences | No Comments

Burford Priory

Burford Priory stands on the site of a 13th century Augustinian hospital. In the 1580s an Elizabethan house was built incorporating remnants of the priory hospital. In the 17th century it was remodelled in Jacobean...

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Patrick Baty was commissioned to carry out the paint analysis of the interior
Dec 10th, 2010 | | Institutions | Places of Worship | Portfolio | No Comments

St. John’s, Hyde Park

The development of the “Paddington Estate” in the early years of the nineteenth century led to the creation of a new parish. In 1826 the Reverend Dr Crane applied to the Church Commissioners to build a chapel. ...

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Patrick Baty was commissioned to carry out the paint analysis of the ceiling of the dome
Dec 10th, 2010 | | Monuments | Portfolio | No Comments

Air Forces Memorial, Runnymede

The Air Forces Memorial, or Runnymede Memorial, near Egham, Surrey, England is a memorial dedicated to some 20,456 men and women from the British Empire who were lost in operations from World War II. The memorial...

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