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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Aug 25th, 2011
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Paint Technical |
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Oxford Ochre
Ochre In common with that other family of pigments dug out of the ground, the umbers, those that were designated ochres saw constant use in house-painting from the earliest times. Not only were they readily...
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Aug 19th, 2011
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Exterior | Portfolio |
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Covent Garden: Gas Lighting Columns
I was recently asked to examine the gas lighting columns in King Street, Covent Garden. It was thought that they had retained all their paint since their erection in 1910. Gas Lighting Coal-gas had been used...
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Jul 31st, 2011
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Portfolio | Private Houses | Residences |
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Malmesbury House, Salisbury
Malmesbury House, is in the Close of Salisbury Cathedral, in Wiltshire. Once called Cole Abbey, or Copt Hall, it was built on the site of some small medieval houses to the North of St. Ann's Gate, and was a canonry...
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Jul 28th, 2011
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Portfolio | Private Houses | Residences |
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A North London House
By no means is all my work carried out in well-known or particularly important buildings. Some of the more interesting projects take place in houses of a much smaller scale. This was certainly the case here. The...
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Jul 26th, 2011
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Patrick |
Portfolio | Private Houses | Recent projects | Residences |
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Honington Hall, Warwickshire
Honington Hall - East Front Honington Hall was built in about 1682 by Sir Henry Parker in place of an earlier house. In 1737 the estate passed to the Townsend family, who made considerable alterations. These...
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Jul 13th, 2011
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Portfolio | Private Houses | Residences |
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King’s Observatory, Kew
The King’s Observatory was an astronomical and terrestrial magnetic observatory built for George III, a keen amateur astronomer. The architect was Sir William Chambers who also designed the Pagoda in nearby Kew...
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Jul 11th, 2011
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Patrick |
Museums | Portfolio |
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Forty Hall, Enfield
Forty Hall was built between 1629 and 1632 for Nicholas Rainton, a wealthy London haberdasher and Lord Mayor of London from 1632 to 1633. He was knighted in 1633 and in 1634 he was made President of St...
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Jul 3rd, 2011
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Profiles |
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Patrick Baty – House & Garden Profile
House & Garden photo - by Chris Terry Here is a link to the House & Garden profile published in September 2010: pages 68-69. Papers and Paints can be found here: View Larger...
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Jun 29th, 2011
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Patrick's Writing |
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The Methods and Materials of the House-Painter in England 1650-1850
The text of my thesis can be found here Papers and Paints can be found here: View Larger...
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