Norwich Guildhall. The southern side view from outside City HallNorwich Guildhall (Pierre Terre) / CC BY-SA 2.0 Norwich Guildhall is a Grade I building on Gaol Hill in Norwich, Norfolk. It was constructed between...
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Apr 8th, 2014
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Conservation | English Heritage | Portfolio |
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Norwich Guildhall Gates
Dec 13th, 2013
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Commercial premises | Portfolio |
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St James’s Place
Most of St. James's Place was laid out by the Rossingtons, the speculators who purchased Cleveland House and garden. For a time the north-south line of the street was called Rossington Street, but the name did not...
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Oct 7th, 2013
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Clubs and Societies | Exterior | Organisations | Portfolio |
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Drapers’ Hall
The Arms of The Worshipful Company of Drapers - (Credit: Marie Lynskey) The Worshipful Company of Drapers is one of the 110 livery companies of the City of London and one of the historic Great Twelve Livery...
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Oct 2nd, 2013
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Exterior | Portfolio | Private Houses | Residences |
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Tunbridge Wells
London Road, Tunbridge Wells (before) It is often a straightforward matter when it comes to providing general advice or steering clients towards appropriate paints and paint colours. Having dealt with many hundreds...
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Apr 22nd, 2013
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Conservation | Portfolio |
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Upper Square, Hynish, Isle of Tiree
Upper Square - credit Whisky Cyclist The Isle of Tiree is the most westerly island of the Inner Hebrides. It is relatively small - about twelve miles long and three miles wide - and very flat. Although the name means...
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Mar 16th, 2013
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Aesthetics | Patrick's Writing |
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Onkel Toms Hütte (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
Apartment Block on Argentinische Allee “Everything in the world has colour of some sort. Nature has colour – even the grey of dust and soot, even gloom has colour of some kind. Where there is light there must...
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Nov 30th, 2012
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The Painting of Buildings – HMSO 1946 (5)
Towards the end of 1941 the Minister of Works established a series of committees to investigate and report on the problems likely to be faced in post-war building. ‘The Painting of Buildings Committee’ was...
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Nov 28th, 2012
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History | Paint Technical |
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The Painting of Buildings – HMSO 1946 (4)
Towards the end of 1941 the Minister of Works established a series of committees to investigate and report on the problems likely to be faced in post-war building. ‘The Painting of Buildings Committee’ was...
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Nov 26th, 2012
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The Painting of Buildings – HMSO 1946 (3)
Part I - The General Nature of Paints Towards the end of 1941 the Minister of Works established a series of committees to investigate and report on the problems likely to be faced in post-war building. ‘The...
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Oct 5th, 2012
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Albert Hall Mansions
Albert Hall Mansions In 1872–73 the 1851 Exhibition Commissioners decided to take advantage of a buoyant market to lease parts of their estate for private building. Their first attention was given to the...
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