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 18th, 2011
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Patrick |
Conservation | Exterior | Portfolio |
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The Case of the Missing Doorcase
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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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 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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Apr 20th, 2011
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Patrick |
Private Houses | Residences |
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Tor Royal, Dartmoor
Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt & Princetown Tor Royal was built in 1785-93 by and for Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt. He had been private secretary to the Prince of Wales until 1796, when he was elected to the House of Commons as...
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Apr 13th, 2011
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Patrick |
Portfolio | Private Houses | Residences |
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Edwinsford, Carmarthenshire
Edwinsford Exterior - From the National Monuments Record of Wales: © Mark Baker Those in the know might be puzzled as to why I have included what is clearly a ruin amongst the buildings that I have worked in. ...
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Apr 12th, 2011
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Patrick |
Portfolio | Private Houses | Residences |
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Barnbarroch, Wigtownshire
In the early hours of October 23rd 1941 a blaze began in one of the bedrooms of Barnbarroch House, Wigtownshire. Servants, woken by the noise, raised the alarm. Some jumped from windows, seriously injuring...
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Mar 26th, 2011
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Patrick |
Museums | Organisations |
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Kelmscott House
"'If a chap can't compose an epic poem while he's weaving tapestry he might as well shut up" Kelmscott House was the London home of William Morris from April 1879 to his death in October 1896. Originally called...
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Mar 17th, 2011
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Palaces | Residences |
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Carlton House
Carlton House was the town house of the Prince Regent for several decades from 1783 until it was demolished forty years later. It faced the south side of Pall Mall, and its gardens abutted St. James's Park in the...
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