I have carried out paint analysis on a house in Windsor Great Park. View Larger...
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Milton Hall, Cambridgeshire
Milton Hall, near Peterborough dates from 1594, being the historical home of the Fitzwilliam family. The Long Gallery in 1912 - Country Life I was employed to advise on the decoration of the house. My company...
READ MORE »Belton House, Boathouse
The restored boathouse I was commissioned to examine some samples of paint from the external basketweave pattern plaster as part of the recent restoration programme. The basket weave patterned plaster The...
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Polesden Lacey, Surrey, was once lived in by the poet and playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan (whose London house I have also worked on - see Hertford Street). In 1906 it was purchased by Mrs Ronald Greville, a...
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Wilton House is the seat of the Earl of Pembroke, in Wilton near Salisbury, Wiltshire. I carried out colour work here - including matching the stippled red on the Little Smoking Room Walls (see below) - and a...
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Following the succession of Cecil Weld-Forester to the estate in 1811 a new house was built. The old Hall was demolished by November 1812, though its service and stable blocks survived and were later converted to...
READ MORE »All Saints, Margaret Street
All Saints, Margaret Street is an Anglican church in London built in the High Victorian Gothic style by the architect William Butterfield and completed in 1859. All Saints is also noted for its musical tradition....
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RAF Bicester was established in 1918. From 1918-1920 it was a three squadron training depot. It was closed from March 1920-January 1928 before becoming a one squadron bomber station. From 1939 until 1944 it...
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Bentley Priory was originally built in 1766 and was significantly extended in 1788, by Sir John Soane, for John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Abercorn. As a result of his influence the Priory soon became a rendezvous...
READ MORE »Old House of Keys, Isle of Man
The Old House of Keys was the legislative meeting place of the Isle of Man between 1821 and 1874. As the importance of Douglas grew as a port and financial centre it became inevitable that the assembly would move...
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