I was employed to examine the history of the Edinburgh Assembly Rooms and learn what I could of their decoration. I produced a detailed proposal for an analysis of the paint in order to provide the information...
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Dec 8th, 2010
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Cavendish Square, London
This was an early lesson on why one shouldn’t believe what one sees. When I saw the interior of this 18th century house in London's Cavendish Square I thought that most of the interiors were original. However,...
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Dec 8th, 2010
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Farringford House
Farringford House is a large manor house located at Freshwater on the Western tip of the Isle of Wight. It was also the home of Poet Laureate Alfred, Lord Tennyson who moved here from Chapel House, Twickenham in...
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Dec 7th, 2010
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Judge’s Lodging, York
The Judge's Lodging is situated at No. 9 Lendal, in York. It is a brick built building of ca.1718, of three wide bays and three storeys over a basement. It has a tripartite front door with Ionic columns and a mask...
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Dec 7th, 2010
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Fournier Street, Spitalfields
Over the years I have been employed on various projects in Fournier Street, Spitalfields. The old Market Café at No 5 is an example of a building that now displays paint colours of the 18th century. A number of...
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Dec 7th, 2010
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58 Artillery Lane, Spitalfields
Nos. 56 and 58 Artillery Lane, Spitalfields were known until 1895 as Nos. 3 and 4 Raven Row. They may have been built by Samuel Jaggard in ca.1716-1720 as a pair to replace earlier seventeenth century buildings,...
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Dec 7th, 2010
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Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is one of the country's most treasured and distinctive buildings, recognisable all over the world. Since its opening by Queen Victoria in 1871, the world's leading artists from every kind of...
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Dec 7th, 2010
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Commercial Rooms, Bristol
The Commercial Rooms, Bristol were built in 1810 by Charles Busby (an architect who had done much work in Brighton and Hove). Originally it housed a club for mercantile interests and during the mid-19th century...
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Dec 7th, 2010
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Richard Booth’s Bookshop
Richard Booth's Bookshop after it was repainted Richard Booth’s Bookshop was opened in 1961 in Hay-on-Wye by Richard Booth a young graduate. Over the years it has grown to become Europe’s largest secondhand...
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Nov 26th, 2010
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Cafe Royal
The Grill Room - Restored The Cafe Royal was a restaurant and meeting place originally conceived and set up by Daniel Nicholas Thévenon, who was a French wine merchant. He had to flee France due to bankruptcy,...
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