Billed as America's Premier Lecture Series, The Charleston Art & Antiques Forum for 2012 was held in the Old Courtroom at the Confederate Home and College at 23 Chalmers Street, Charleston, South Carolina, between...
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Mar 19th, 2012
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Patrick |
Clubs and Societies | Conservation |
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Charleston Art & Antiques Forum 2012
Feb 27th, 2012
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Patrick |
Conservation | National Trust for Scotland | Portfolio |
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Souter Johnnie’s Cottage
In 1789 Robert Burns was asked to produce a witch tale to accompany a picture of Alloway Kirk in the book Antiquities of Scotland. His response was a poem regarded by many as his masterpiece: Tam O'Shanter. The...
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Jun 18th, 2011
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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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Jan 28th, 2011
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Patrick |
Conservation | Private Houses |
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Raby Castle
Raby Castle is situated near Staindrop in County Durham and is one of the largest inhabited castles in England. The Grade I listed building has opulent eighteenth and nineteenth century interiors inside a largely...
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Dec 12th, 2010
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Conservation |
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Headfort House, Ireland
In the early 1770s Thomas Taylor, the first Earl of Headfort, commissioned Irish architect George Semple to build Headfort House. It was designed in a severe unadorned neoclassical style with an impressive scale and...
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Dec 11th, 2010
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Conservation |
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Queen Charlotte’s Cottage, Kew
Queen Charlotte’s Cottage is an early example of a cottage orné, a rustic cottage built as a country retreat rather than as a residence. It was an ideal location for a modest retreat where the Queen and the...
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Dec 11th, 2010
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National Trust | Patrick's Writing |
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Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
In 2007 the World of Interiors magazine commissioned me to write an article on the interiors at Calke Abbey. My words were to accompany a set of wonderfully evocative photographs taken by Lucinda Lambton. One of...
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Dec 11th, 2010
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National Trust for Scotland |
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Brodie Castle, Moray
There have been Brodies at Brodie Castle for over 800 years. Parts of the present building are known to date from the 1560s although it is possible that earlier elements survive. Colen Campbell, the pioneering...
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Dec 11th, 2010
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Conservation | Exterior | National Trust |
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Basildon Park, Berkshire
Basildon Park was built by John Carr of York for Sir Francis Sykes between 1776 and 1783. It is a beautifully balanced building of warm Bath stone consisting of a main central block joined to individual pavilions by...
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