May, 2011

Colour samples of Thomas Parsons Flat Finishes 1930s 1
May 29th, 2011 | | Colour Ranges | Paint Technical | No Comments

Parsons’ Decorative Finishes (8) – Flat Finishes

Flat Finishes Samples - Page One A previous post has already introduced the subject of a most useful work that was published in the 1930s - Parsons' Decorative Finishes. Subsequently I have used it as a 'prompt'...

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Old Rectory, Litton Cheney - Reynolds Stone
May 24th, 2011 | | Portfolio | Private Houses | Residences | 4 Comments

Old Rectory, Litton Cheney, Dorset

The Old Rectory, Litton Cheney - Reynolds Stone The Old Rectory, Litton Cheney, in Dorset, dates from the mid- eighteenth century, and has a few later additions and alterations. No longer a rectory, the house was...

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Samples of Concrete Paint produced by Thomas Parsons & Sons in the 1930s
May 22nd, 2011 | | Colour Ranges | Paint Technical | No Comments

Parsons’ Decorative Finishes (7) – Concrete Paint

Concrete Paint Samples A previous post has already introduced the subject of a most useful work that was published in the 1930s - Parsons' Decorative Finishes. Subsequently I have used it as a 'prompt' for posts...

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Patrick offered advice on the redecoration of the church
May 16th, 2011 | | Institutions | Places of Worship | 1 Comment

St James’s, Clerkenwell

St James’s, Clerkenwell traces its origins to a Benedictine nunnery that was founded in about 1100. At the Dissolution the site of the nunnery was granted to the Duke of Norfolk, but the nun’s church became the...

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Patrick Baty sample the paint on a number of external surfaces at Worth Park
May 16th, 2011 | | Portfolio | Private Houses | 3 Comments

Worth Park (Stables) – Sussex

Stable Tower The site of Worth Park, in Sussex, had been owned by the Warenne family since the Norman Conquest. It formed part of the Forest of Worth, stretching from Slaugham in the South to Worth in the North. In...

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Antimonic samples
May 15th, 2011 | | Colour Ranges | Paint Technical | No Comments

Parsons’ Decorative Finishes (6) – Antimonic Paint

Antimonic Samples A previous post has already introduced the subject of a most useful work that was published in the 1930s - Parsons' Decorative Finishes. Subsequently I have used it as a 'prompt' for posts dealing...

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Gloss samples 3
May 9th, 2011 | | Colour Ranges | Paint Technical | 2 Comments

Parsons’ Decorative Finishes (5) – Gloss Finishes

Gloss Samples - Page Two A previous post has already introduced the subject of a most useful work that was published in the 1930s - Parsons' Decorative Finishes. Subsequently I have used it as a 'prompt' for...

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Thomas Parsons' - Gloss Samples 1
May 9th, 2011 | | Colour Ranges | Paint Technical | No Comments

Parsons’ Decorative Finishes (4) – Gloss Enamel Finishes

A previous post has already introduced the subject of a most useful work that was published in the 1930s - Parsons' Decorative Finishes. Subsequently I have used it as a 'prompt' for posts dealing with Imitation...

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Thomas Parsons' Longfield Greens
May 8th, 2011 | | Colour Ranges | Paint Technical | No Comments

Parsons’ Decorative Finishes (3) – Permanent Greens

Longfield Permanent Greens A previous post has already introduced the subject of a most useful work that was published in the 1930s - Parsons' Decorative Finishes. Subsequently I have used it as a 'prompt' for a...

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