The Cenotaph was designed by the architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, in the years 1919-20. The railings were made a few years later and are erected around the memorial each Remembrance Sunday. I was commissioned to...
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Nov 26th, 2010
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Conservation |
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Barbican Centre
The Barbican Estate was built between 1965 and 1976, on a 35-acre (140,000 m2) site that was bombed in World War II. The complex was designed by architects Chamberlin, Powell and Bon, whose first work was the...
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Nov 25th, 2010
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Patrick |
Bridges |
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Southwark Bridge
Southwark Bridge is an arch bridge for traffic linking Southwark and the City across the River Thames. It was built in 1921. As part of the recent repainting exercise I was asked to carry out paint...
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Nov 25th, 2010
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Patrick |
Palaces |
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Falkland Palace – Royal Tennis Court
The office of Keeper was acquired in 1887 by a descendant of the Royal Stuarts, John Patrick Crichton Stuart, the 3rd Marquess of Bute. He rebuilt and restored much of the Palace. His grandson, Major Michael...
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Nov 25th, 2010
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Patrick |
Government |
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Kensington & Chelsea Town Hall
The Town Hall for the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea was designed by Sir Basil Spence and completed in 1977. In 2007 I was asked by the Mayor to provide advice on the decoration and furnishing of the...
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Nov 25th, 2010
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Patrick |
Government |
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10 Downing Street
10 Downing Street in London is the official residence and office of the British Prime Minister. Number 10 was originally three houses. In 1732 King George II offered them to Sir Robert Walpole, who accepted...
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Nov 25th, 2010
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Patrick |
Museums |
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Bletchley Park
Bletchley Park, also known as Station X, is an estate located in the town of Bletchley, in Buckinghamshire. During World War II, Bletchley Park was the site of the United Kingdom's main decryption establishment, the...
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Nov 25th, 2010
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Patrick |
Institutions |
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Somerset House
The central block of the Neoclassical building Somerset House was designed by Sir William Chambers and dates from 1776–96. It was extended by classical Victorian wings to north and south. I was asked to advise...
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Nov 22nd, 2010
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Patrick |
Institutions |
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BBC Broadcasting House
By 1926 the BBC was fast outgrowing its accommodation at Savoy Hill in the Strand. Their recently appointed civil engineer, Mr. M.T. Tudsbery, was asked to search for a building or new site for a new headquarters...
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Nov 22nd, 2010
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Patrick |
Institutions |
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Bank of England
I advised on appropriate colours for several of the areas of the The Bank of England that were designed by Sir Herbert Baker in the manner of the Bank's earlier architect...
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