Boconnoc House, Lostwithiel
Boconnoc can trace its history back to the Normans. The estate and house were taxed in the Domesday Roll A.D.1087. At one stage it belonged to the Pitt family and it was...
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Odsey House, Cambridgeshire
Odsey House, built in the early 18th century, is said to be the only surviving purpose built racing lodge in England, which partly accounts for its Grade I listing. The...
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Compton Bassett House, Wiltshire
In 1659 Compton Bassett House was a U-shaped building which was open to the south-east. Its main range, lying north-east and south-west, had a hall at its north-east end and,...
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Tryon Palace, New Bern
I was employed to provide advice on the decoration and to discuss matters of presentation in this modern reconstruction of the historical colonial royal governors' palace of...
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Mansfield Street – various
Over the years I have carried out various jobs in eighteenth century houses in Mansfield Street. These have ranged from paint analysis to advice on colour and paint technical...
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Bernard Street, Bloomsbury
I was asked to advise on the appropriate paint colour for this terrace of late 18th century houses in Bloomsbury. The client asked me to suggest a more appropriate colour...
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Montrose House, Hampstead
I was asked to visit the client and give advice on the redecoration of this small Regency house in Hampstead, North London. View Larger...
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Apsley House
Apsley House is a museum and art gallery on the south-east corner of Hyde Park. It was originally built by Robert Adam between 1771 and 1778 for Lord Apsley. In 1807 it was...
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Monkenholt, Hadley Green
The house apparently dates from 1767. During the 1920s it was the childhood home of Dame Cicely Saunders (née Strode), the founder of the hospice movement. After the Second...
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Norland House, Clifton
I was asked to provide advice on appropriate paint colours for this Regency villa in Clifton, Bristol. The house was built in the Greek Revival style in 1826, possibly by...
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Spa Green Estate
The Spa Green Estate is a public housing estate in London, designed by Berthold Lubetkin. It was listed Grade II* in 1998 and is widely viewed as being the finest example of...
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Cuckfield Park, Sussex
This was another project with family connections for me. Members of my father's family had spent a lot of time here in the nineteenth century as they lived at nearby Horsgate....
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Eltham Palace
Eltham Palace is a large house in Eltham, South East London. It is currently owned by English Heritage and open to the public. It has been said that the Art Deco house is a...
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The Stone, Chalfont St Giles
I was employed to advise on the decoration of this fine early 19th century house. My company Papers and Paints has supplied much of the paint. View Larger...
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Fife House, Brighton
Fife House was originally built in 1828 by Thomas Cubitt, as part of the Kemp Town estate. It was bought in the following year by William Cavendish, 6th Duke of...
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