In the second half of the 19th century, increased commercial development in the East End of London led to a requirement for a new river crossing downstream of London Bridge. A traditional fixed bridge could not be...
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Oct 20th, 2010
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Royal Albert Bridge, Cornwall
A previous existence as a miltary parachutist helped me on this project. The 185ft bridge had to be scaled at night, when the trains had stopped running, in order for paint samples to be taken. See the BBC clip...
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Oct 20th, 2010
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Kenilworth Castle
The original garden at Kenilworth Castle was built by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in honour of Queen Elizabeth’s nine-day visit to the castle in July 1575. In 2009 English Heritage recreated the...
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Oct 20th, 2010
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Patrick |
Conservation | Exterior | Portfolio | Recent projects |
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Arnold Circus Bandstand
The Boundary Estate is a housing development, formally opened in 1900, in the East End of London. It is situated in the north western corner of Bethnal Green in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and on the...
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Oct 18th, 2010
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Exterior | Paint Technical | Recent projects |
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History seen in 300 years of paint
Sir Isaac Newton It is often assumed that the main task of an architectural paint researcher is to identify the original colours employed in an historic building. Whilst this can be established if...
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Oct 14th, 2010
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Outbuildings to designs by Sir John Soane
Investigating, on a chilly autumn morning, the original colour scheme at a series of outbuildings designed by Sir John...
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