Admiralty Lookout - marked The Admiralty Lookout and Port War Signal Station, located at the southern limit of the grounds of Dover Castle, is set hundreds of feet above sea-level on the edge of the White Cliffs of...
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Marlborough House
Marlborough House is in Pall Mall just east of St James's Palace. It was built for Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, the favourite and confidante of Queen Anne. The actual design was probably drawn by...
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The Old House of Keys was the legislative meeting place of the Isle of Man between 1821 and 1874. As the importance of Douglas grew as a port and financial centre it became inevitable that the assembly would move...
READ MORE »1 & 2 Carlton Gardens
I have been employed on a number of occasions to advise on paint colour and technical matters in these two buildings at the end of Carlton House Terrace. Some colour measurements have been carried out. View...
READ MORE »Kensington & Chelsea Town Hall
The Town Hall for the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea was designed by Sir Basil Spence and completed in 1977. In 2007 I was asked by the Mayor to provide advice on the decoration and furnishing of the...
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The house was situated next to the old Chapel Royal at Whitehall Palace, and was so called after the son of Sir Peter Burrell, the first owner, who became the first Lord Gwydyr in the year 1796. In 1770 Sir Peter...
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The designs for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office date from 1861. Originally George Gilbert Scott, the architect, had produced a Gothic design, but this had been dismissed by Palmerston, the Prime Minister, as...
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10 Downing Street in London is the official residence and office of the British Prime Minister. Number 10 was originally three houses. In 1732 King George II offered them to Sir Robert Walpole, who accepted...
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The present Dover House was originally built for Sir Matthew Fetherstonhaugh (see also Uppark) by James Paine between 1755 and 1758. In December 1787, on payment of £12,600 to Sir Harry Fetherstonhaugh (Sir...
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