My paint analysis of the house once occupied by George Frideric Handel proved one of the more complex that I have undertaken. During its many years as an antique shop the interior had been altered substantially...
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Nov 16th, 2010
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Patrick |
Places of Worship |
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Christ Church, Spitalfields
Nicholas Hawksmoor’s famous baroque church had fallen into terrible disrepair and came within a whisker of demolition. The Friends of Christ Church was formed in 1976, but it was 20 years before a Lottery grant...
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Oct 20th, 2010
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Patrick |
Bridges | Recent projects |
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Tower Bridge, London
In the second half of the 19th century, increased commercial development in the East End of London led to a requirement for a new river crossing downstream of London Bridge. A traditional fixed bridge could not be...
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Oct 20th, 2010
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Patrick |
National Trust | Recent projects | School and Universities |
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Stowe, Buckinghamshire
Stowe House - North Front Stowe House is a magnificent Grade I listed eighteenth century country house located in Stowe, Buckinghamshire. It is the home of...
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Oct 20th, 2010
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Patrick |
Institutions | Recent projects |
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Royal Festival Hall, Southbank, London
Far from being a brilliant white, paint analysis established that the surfaces in the foyer were painted in a very sophisticated manner in 1951. A deep red, a pale dull green and a dark brown were originally...
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Oct 20th, 2010
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Patrick |
Bridges | Exterior | Portfolio | Recent projects |
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Royal Albert Bridge, Cornwall
A previous existence as a miltary parachutist helped me on this project. The 185ft bridge had to be scaled at night, when the trains had stopped running, in order for paint samples to be taken. See the BBC clip...
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Oct 20th, 2010
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Patrick |
Exterior | Portfolio |
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Kenilworth Castle
The original garden at Kenilworth Castle was built by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in honour of Queen Elizabeth’s nine-day visit to the castle in July 1575. In 2009 English Heritage recreated the...
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Oct 20th, 2010
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Patrick |
National Trust for Scotland |
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Hill of Tarvit, Cupar, Scotland
In the early 20th century the Scotstarvit estate, south of Cupar in Fife, was bought by Frederick Bower Sharp. The Sharp family had made their fortune in Dundee, where they manufactured jute products (including...
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Oct 20th, 2010
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Patrick |
Palaces | Recent projects |
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Hampton Court Palace
I have worked on many projects at Hampton Court Palace over the last twenty years. The recent recreation of a Tudor garden inspired by King Henry VIII’s Privy garden was one of the most colourful. He was...
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Oct 20th, 2010
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Patrick |
Conservation |
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Golden Lane Housing Estate, London
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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