In the early 1770s Thomas Taylor, the first Earl of Headfort, commissioned Irish architect George Semple to build Headfort House. It was designed in a severe unadorned neoclassical style with an impressive scale and...
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Dec 12th, 2010
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Patrick |
Private Houses |
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Petersham, Surrey
I was employed to devise a schedule of appropriate paint colours for this 18th century house in Petersham and my company Papers and Paints mixed colours specially for the project. Coincidentally, the house is...
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Dec 11th, 2010
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Patrick |
Private Houses | Residences |
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Hertford Street, Mayfair
The house is believed to have been completed shortly after 1768 by a bricklayer, Henry Holland and his architect son, also Henry. The first leaseholder was General John Burgoyne (1722-92), who commissioned Robert...
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Dec 11th, 2010
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Museums | Organisations |
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Dr Johnson’s House
Samuel Johnson was born in 1709 and came to London in 1737. He was commissioned to write the first comprehensive Dictionary of the English language in 1746. With the help of six assistants he compiled the...
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Dec 11th, 2010
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Patrick |
Commercial premises |
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Harley Street, London
Harley Street is a street in the...
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Dec 11th, 2010
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Patrick |
Conservation |
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Queen Charlotte’s Cottage, Kew
Queen Charlotte’s Cottage is an early example of a cottage orné, a rustic cottage built as a country retreat rather than as a residence. It was an ideal location for a modest retreat where the Queen and the...
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Dec 11th, 2010
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Museums | Palaces |
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Fulham Palace
Fulham Palace in Fulham, London, at one time the main residence of the Bishop of London, is of medieval origin. It was the country home of the Bishops of London from at least 11th century until 1975. I have...
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Dec 11th, 2010
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Private Houses |
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50 North Great George’s Street, Dublin
North Great George's Street is one of the finest examples (apart from Henrietta Street) of a complete Georgian avenue. It was originally built as the focus to Belvedere House. I was commissioned to carry out...
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Dec 11th, 2010
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Patrick |
National Trust | Patrick's Writing |
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Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
In 2007 the World of Interiors magazine commissioned me to write an article on the interiors at Calke Abbey. My words were to accompany a set of wonderfully evocative photographs taken by Lucinda Lambton. One of...
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Dec 11th, 2010
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Exterior | Private Houses |
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Queen Anne’s Gate, Westminster
I was commissioned to carry out the paint analysis of a very interesting early 18th century house in Westminster. 71 individual decorative schemes were found on the exterior of the house and this helped date a...
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