The Golden Lane Housing Estate is a 1950s council housing complex in the City of London. It was built on the northern edge of the City, in an area devastated by bombing in World War II. The site had been occupied...
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Oct 20th, 2010
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Patrick |
Museums |
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Geffrye Museum, London
I have been advising the Geffrye Museum on paint and colour for twenty years. In a recent project I investigated the paints and the colours employed on the exterior of the fourteen almshouses that form the museum...
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Oct 20th, 2010
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Patrick |
Conservation | Exterior | Portfolio | Recent projects |
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Arnold Circus Bandstand
The Boundary Estate is a housing development, formally opened in 1900, in the East End of London. It is situated in the north western corner of Bethnal Green in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and on the...
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Oct 20th, 2010
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Patrick |
Private Houses |
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Private residence, London SW1
This house in London’s West End had lain empty for many years and I had twice been consulted about it by earlier potential occupants. I have been advising on the appropriate use of paint and colour for a late...
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Oct 18th, 2010
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Patrick |
Exterior | Paint Technical | Recent projects |
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History seen in 300 years of paint
Sir Isaac Newton It is often assumed that the main task of an architectural paint researcher is to identify the original colours employed in an historic building. Whilst this can be established if...
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Oct 18th, 2010
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Patrick |
Portfolio | Private Houses | Residences |
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Private Residence, London SW1
A splendid St James's ceiling, created with colour advice from Patrick and paint from Papers and Paints. View Larger...
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Oct 18th, 2010
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Patrick |
Commercial premises | Recent projects |
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88 Dean Street, Soho
No 88 Dean Street dates from 1791. The first occupant was a Thomas Norman whose trade is not known: he was succeeded by 'Widow Norman' in 1792. The shop front is the one noteworthy feature of the...
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Sep 22nd, 2010
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Patrick |
Colour Services |
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The Royal Warrant
A Royal Warrant is a mark of recognition to people or companies who have supplied goods or services to HM The Queen, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh or HRH The Prince of Wales. Today there are around 850 Royal Warrant...
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Mar 16th, 2010
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Patrick |
Patrick's Writing |
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Papers and Paints – The Early Years
In September 1960, Papers and Paints opened at 4 Park Walk, in the heart of an area of London once known as Little Chelsea. Park Walk connects the Fulham Road with the curious kink in the King’s Road that is known...
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