17th century | Patrick Baty – Historical paint consultant

Patrick Baty investigated the paint in the 17th century part of the house

Dec 12th, 2010 | Patrick | Private Houses | No Comments

Pool Orchard, near Coventry

I was asked to carry out an investigation of the paint on the black-painted interior beams of this house near Coventry. It is composed of elements built at different periods. Patrick Baty taking a paint sample...

Patrick Baty was asked to give advice on the use of paint colour in this 17th century manor house

Burford Priory

Burford Priory stands on the site of a 13th century Augustinian hospital. In the 1580s an Elizabethan house was built incorporating remnants of the priory hospital. In the 17th century it was remodelled in Jacobean...

Patrick Baty has worked here on two occasions providing colour and technical advice for the redecoration of the late 17th century interiors.

Eltham Lodge

Eltham Lodge, Kent (1663–1664) was the first completed work of Hugh May. It was built for Sir John Shaw, Bart. in brick, with a stone pediment and Ionic pilasters. The double-pile house reflected Dutch...

Patrick Baty has been employed on several occasions to advise on the treatment of external surfaces at Ham

Ham House

I have been employed on several occasions to advise on the treatment of external surfaces at Ham House. In the early 1990s I carried out trials with copperas washes on the quoins, which had been painted with a...

Patrick Baty was asked to advise on paint technical matters in the school

Westminster School

The Royal College of St. Peter in Westminster, almost always known as Westminster School, is one of Britain's leading independent schools. I was asked to advise on paint technical matters in the...

Patrick Baty carried out spectrophotometric work on this National Trust house

Kingston Lacy

Kingston Lacy is a 17th century country house and estate near Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England, now owned by the National Trust. I was sent spectrophotometric data on the colour of a wall in the house and asked...

Patrick Baty carried out an analysis of the paint in the School building

Winchester College

The School building at Winchester College was thought to have been designed by Sir Christopher Wren although this is now thought unlikely. The building measures 78ft by 35ft inside and is perhaps the finest and...

The Old Royal Observatory

The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, was commissioned in 1675 by King Charles II and is best known as the location of the prime meridian. I advised on the colour of the time ball (the red-painted ball on the roof -...

Patrick Baty had carried out paint analysis of the ceiling of this 17th century building

Dec 7th, 2010 | Patrick | Exterior | Portfolio | No Comments

Gazebo, Crooms Hill

The Gazebo is in the garden of a house called The Grange on Crooms Hill in Greenwich, London. It was designed by Robert Hooke in 1672 for the then owner of the house Sir William Hooker, who had been Lord Mayor of...

Nov 25th, 2010 | Patrick | School and Universities | No Comments

Trinity College of Music

Trinity College of Music was founded in central London in 1872 by The Rev'd. Henry George Bonavia Hunt to improve the teaching of church music. Trinity moved to its present home in Greenwich in 2001. King...

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