Durlston Castle - credit Julian Sawyer Durlston Castle is located in Dorset, just outside the coastal town of Swanage in the southeast of the Isle of Purbeck. The Castle now houses a new Visitor Centre and is a...
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Jun 18th, 2011
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Patrick |
Conservation | Exterior | Portfolio |
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The Case of the Missing Doorcase
The Doorcase in July 1974 - Courtesy Hertfordshire County Council Every now and then I carry out work for no charge, especially when I believe strongly in the project and know that without it something will be lost. ...
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Jun 10th, 2011
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Patrick |
Conservation | Portfolio |
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Hampton Court Palace – The Great Gatehouse
I was asked to prepare a colour scheme for the painting of the soffit of the Great Gatehouse at Hampton Court Palace (which can be seen in the centre of the above photograph). Introduction Towards the end of...
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Jun 5th, 2011
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Patrick |
Colour Ranges | Paint Technical |
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Parsons’ Decorative Finishes (10) – Scumble Glaze
'Parso-Glaze' Samples - Stippled 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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Jun 3rd, 2011
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Patrick |
Colour Ranges | Paint Technical |
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Parsons’ Decorative Finishes (9) – Water Paint
Parlyte' Water Paint 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...
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May 29th, 2011
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Patrick |
Colour Ranges | Paint Technical |
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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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May 24th, 2011
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Patrick |
Portfolio | Private Houses | Residences |
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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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May 22nd, 2011
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Patrick |
Colour Ranges | Paint Technical |
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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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May 16th, 2011
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Patrick |
Institutions | Places of Worship |
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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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May 16th, 2011
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Patrick |
Portfolio | Private Houses |
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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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