I have worked at Windsor Castle for a number of years. My first project there was shortly before the fire of 1992. That period was a busy one for me as I was also involved in the post-fire restorations at...
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Nov 25th, 2010
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Kensington Palace
Kensington Palace is a Royal residence set in Kensington Gardens in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London. It has been a residence of the British Royal Family since the 17th century. Queen...
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Nov 25th, 2010
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Buckingham Palace
I have worked on projects at Buckingham Palace for many years. A wartime fim clip showing the effect of Nazi bombing on the Palace: BUCKINGHAM PALACE BOMBEDYour browser does not support iframes. I carry...
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Nov 25th, 2010
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Lancaster House
Lancaster House (previously known as York House and Stafford House) is a mansion in St. James's, London. Benjamin Dean Wyatt was commissioned by the Duke of York to design a residence for him in 1825. The Duke's...
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The Foreign Office
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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Nov 25th, 2010
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Great Conservatory, Syon House
The 3rd Duke of Northumberland commissioned Charles Fowler to build a new conservatory in 1826, the first of its kind to be built out of gunmetal, Bath stone and glass. I was commissioned to carry out the paint...
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The Wallace Collection
The Wallace Collection was established in 1897 from the private collection created by Richard Seymour-Conway, 4th Marquess of Hertford (1800–1870). He left it and the house to his illegitimate son Sir Richard...
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The Ashmolean, Oxford
The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, was the world's first university museum. Its first building was built in 1678–1683 to house the cabinet of curiosities Elias Ashmole gave Oxford University in 1677. Between 2006...
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Somerset House
The central block of the Neoclassical building Somerset House was designed by Sir William Chambers and dates from 1776–96. It was extended by classical Victorian wings to north and south. I was asked to advise...
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Royal Hospital, Chelsea
The first stone of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, was laid by Charles II in 1682. The idea of a home for veteran soldiers was inspired by the Hôtel des Invalides in Paris. 476 pensioners were admitted in 1689 and the...
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