Tag : London

Patrick Baty has measured the colours in the house to allow for their reproduction
Dec 8th, 2010 | | Museums | Organisations | Portfolio | Private Houses | Residences | 2 Comments

Apsley House

Apsley House is a museum and art gallery on the south-east corner of Hyde Park. It was originally built by Robert Adam between 1771 and 1778 for Lord Apsley. In 1807 it was bought by Richard Wellesley, 1st...

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Patrick assisted The Temple Trust with the refurbishment of this garden temple
Dec 8th, 2010 | | Exterior | Portfolio | 4 Comments

Princess Amelia’s Temple, Gunnersbury Park

The temple at Gunnersbury Park was built for Princess Amelia, favourite daughter of George II, when she lived at Gunnersbury. The present 19th century house was once owned by the Rothschild family who sold it to...

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Patrick Baty has carried out various paint and colour tasks in The Sir John Soane's Museum
Dec 8th, 2010 | | Exterior | Museums | Organisations | Portfolio | No Comments

The Sir John Soane’s Museum

The architect Sir John Soane’s house, museum and library at No. 13 Lincoln’s Inn Fields has been a public museum since the early 19th century. Soane demolished and rebuilt three houses in succession on the north...

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Patrick Baty was commissioned to carry out the paint analysis of the railing around the church
Dec 8th, 2010 | | Exterior | Institutions | Places of Worship | Portfolio | No Comments

St John the Baptist, Hoxton

By 1801, the population of the whole of Shoreditch (of which Hoxton was a part) had grown to 34,766, doubled to 68,564 by 1831 and in 1861 was 129,364. As the population grew the parish of Shoreditch was divided...

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Patrick Baty was commissioned to carry out an analysis of the paint in order to ensure that the correct colours were used in the repainting
Dec 8th, 2010 | | Exterior | Portfolio | No Comments

Civil Service Rifles’ War Memorial

The early history of the regiment was a complex one. The 21st Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps were formed in 1861. They became the 12th in 1880. The 50th Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps was raised in 1875. ...

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Patrick Baty was asked to advise on the paint colours in two of the rooms in this Adam building
Dec 8th, 2010 | | Clubs and Societies | Organisations | Portfolio | 2 Comments

44 Portland Place, London

Portland Place was developed by Robert and James Adam. When this building was being refurbished I was asked to advise on the paint colours in two of the rooms. View Larger...

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Spa Green Estate is widely viewed as being the finest example of public housing of its type.
Dec 8th, 2010 | | Exterior | Portfolio | Residences | No Comments

Spa Green Estate

The Spa Green Estate is a public housing estate in London, designed by Berthold Lubetkin. It was listed Grade II* in 1998 and is widely viewed as being the finest example of public housing of its type. I was...

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Patrick Baty was asked to provide advice on the re-varnishing of the joinery in the Main Administration Building of the William Booth College
Dec 8th, 2010 | | Organisations | Portfolio | School and Universities | No Comments

William Booth College

The William Booth Memorial Training College, in Camberwell was built as a memorial to William Booth, the Founder of The Salvation Army. Designed by Giles Gilbert Scott, the College was completed in 1932 and...

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Patrick Baty learnt that what you see is not necessarily what it seems.
Dec 8th, 2010 | | Commercial premises | Portfolio | 2 Comments

Cavendish Square, London

This was an early lesson on why one shouldn’t believe what one sees. When I saw the interior of this 18th century house in London's Cavendish Square I thought that most of the interiors were original. However,...

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Patrick Baty carried out analysis of the early painted finishes in the Old Royal Observatory, Greenwich.
Dec 8th, 2010 | | Museums | Organisations | Portfolio | No Comments

The Old Royal Observatory

The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, was commissioned in 1675 by King Charles II and is best known as the location of the prime meridian. I advised on the colour of the time ball (the red-painted ball on the roof -...

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