National Trust for Scotland | Patrick Baty – Historical paint consultant

Souter Johnnie’s Cottage

In 1789 Robert Burns was asked to produce a witch tale to accompany a picture of Alloway Kirk in the book Antiquities of Scotland. His response was a poem regarded by many as his masterpiece: Tam O'Shanter. The...

Patrick Baty examined the painted schemes applied to the surfaces in the Drawing Room and the Staircase of Brodie Castle

Dec 11th, 2010 | Patrick | National Trust for Scotland | 3 Comments

Brodie Castle, Moray

There have been Brodies at Brodie Castle for over 800 years. Parts of the present building are known to date from the 1560s although it is possible that earlier elements survive. Colen Campbell, the pioneering...

Patrick Baty was commissioned to carry out the paint analysis of the Laigh and High Halls

The House of the Binns, Linlithgow

The House of the Binns is situated on the western slopes of twin hills (in old Scots “binns”) three miles east of Linlithgow. The present house was built between 1612 and 1630 by Thomas Dalyell, an Edinburgh...

Patrick carried out the paint analysis on this 'Greek' Thomson house

Holmwood House, Glasgow

Holmwood House was built by Alexander Thomson in 1857-58 near the village of Cathcart, on the southern fringes of Glasgow. The client was James Couper who, with his brother Robert, owned the nearby Millholm paper...

Patrick Baty carried out the paint analysis on the interior and exterior

Broughton House, Kirkcudbright

Broughton House is a mid-eighteenth century house in the town of Kirkcudbright. From 1901 to 1933 the artist Edward Atkinson Hornel lived and worked there. He was one of the 'Glasgow Boys' who were influenced by...

Patrick Baty was commissioned by the National Trust for Scotland to carry out an analysis of the paint on the external railings

Pollok House, Glasgow

Pollok House was built in 1752 and designed by William Adam. It was gifted to the City of Glasgow in 1966 by Dame Anne Maxwell Macdonald, whose family had owned the estate for almost 700 years. I was...

Patrick Baty was commissioned to carry out the paint analysis on the exterior surfaces on a number of buildings on the Threave Estate

Threave House, Castle Douglas

Threave House was designed in 1871 for Liverpool merchant, William Gordon. It was the creation of architect Charles G H Kinnear (1830-1894), who formed half of one of Scotland's most prominent architectural...

Nov 25th, 2010 | Patrick | National Trust for Scotland | No Comments

Greenbank, Glasgow

Greenbank - Front Greenbank House stands in Clarkston, on the outskirts of Glasgow. It was built by Robert Allason between 1764 and 1765. Allason was a local man who had begun life as a baker, before setting up...

Patrick Baty carried out an analysis of the paint in the house and on various external surfaces. He also carried out a colour survey to allow for paint matching.

Newhailes, East Lothian

Newhailes was built in 1686 by James Smith, and originally known as Whitehill. The property was bought by Sir David Dalrymple, in 1709-10, who started the improvements which were continued by his son James. The...

Nov 25th, 2010 | Patrick | Clubs and Societies | Organisations | No Comments

The National Trust for Scotland – Former Headquarters

Numbers 26-31 Charlotte Square, in Edinburgh, and the mews buildings behind were designed by Robert Adam in 1792 and built between 1805-1820. In 1996 Simpson & Brown was commissioned to restore and adapt these...

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