Introduction Not since my days as a military parachutist have I experienced such a “buzz” as when I walked over the top of the Royal Albert Bridge recently. To the endless variety of projects and the thrill...
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Oct 18th, 2009
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A Brunel Bridge – part one
Sep 3rd, 2009
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Hampton Court Palace – A Tudor Garden
I researched the colours for King Henry VIII's Royal Beasts Introduction A new garden has been created at Hampton Court Palace to commemorate the 500th anniversary of King Henry VIII’s accession to the throne in...
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Jul 6th, 2009
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Some Thoughts on Front Doors (part 1)
Introduction Paint is used on external surfaces to provide: Protection, Decoration, or Identification …and very often it serves at least two out of three of these functions. Here it could be argued that all...
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May 19th, 2009
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The Elizabethan Garden at Kenilworth Castle
Background English Heritage has recently re-created one of the greatest gardens of the Elizabethan age in the grounds of Kenilworth Castle, in Warwickshire. The original garden was built by Robert Dudley, Earl...
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Apr 21st, 2009
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Basildon Park – Paint Analysis
Basildon Park was built by John Carr of York for Sir Francis Sykes between 1776 and 1783. It is constructed of Bath stone and consists of a main central block, with portico in antis, and is joined to two pavilions...
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Apr 18th, 2009
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Paint Sampling at the Geffrye Museum
Background The Geffrye Museum in Shoreditch, East London, is the only museum in the United Kingdom to specialise in the history of the domestic interiors of the urban middle classes. It is situated in the...
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Mar 23rd, 2009
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The King’s Beasts
Background Many passers-by have wondered why we recently had a collection of brightly-painted mythical creatures in the window of Papers and Paints, my paint shop in Chelsea. The reason (inevitably) is...
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Mar 20th, 2009
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A View from the Bridge
Tower Bridge is one of the most famous bridges in the world and one of London's most recognisable landmarks. As part of the recent £4million programme to revitalise the bridge Papers and Paints were asked to...
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