Dublin Plasterwork - with thanks to Richard Ireland The re-appearance of lime as a building product during the last twenty or so years has clearly brought many advantages especially in the restoration of historical...
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Sep 6th, 2012
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Patrick's Writing |
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Palette of Historic Paints
This article was originally published as "Palette of Historic Paints" in Country Life, 20th February 1992: 56-57. Papers and Paints can be found here: View Larger...
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Jun 29th, 2011
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Patrick's Writing |
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The Methods and Materials of the House-Painter in England 1650-1850
The text of my thesis can be found here Papers and Paints can be found here: View Larger...
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Jun 3rd, 2011
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Colour Ranges | Paint Technical |
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Parsons’ Decorative Finishes (9) – Water Paint
Parlyte' Water Paint Samples - Page One A previous post has already introduced the subject of a most useful work that was published in the 1930s - Parsons' Decorative Finishes. Subsequently I have used it as a...
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Apr 22nd, 2011
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Paint Technical |
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Soft Distemper
Soft distemper on the walls of this almshouse - Geffrye Museum Soft distemper (sometimes known as Calcimine) is a traditional water-based coating for plaster surfaces. As it allows the wall beneath to ‘breathe’...
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Apr 13th, 2011
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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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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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Dec 12th, 2010
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Commercial premises |
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Roman Baths, Bath
The reception hall at the Roman Baths and Pump Room site was completed in 1897 as a concert hall extension to the Pump Room. The extension was part of a larger programme of works which was designed to develop the...
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Dec 11th, 2010
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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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Jan 27th, 2010
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Colour Ranges |
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Some More Paint Colours from the Past
Paint colour cards from 1807 Encouraged by the recent reaction to a much earlier blog post on some paint colours of the past I thought it worth revisiting the subject. Introduction Some fifteen years ago, in...
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