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ABBERLEY HALL, WORCESTERSHIRE
Victorian mansion by Dawkes, now a preparatory school.
Research and advice on restoration of original Italianate decoration.

ARUNDEL CASTLE.SUSSEX
Medieval castle, with Regency and Victorian interiors, ancestral seat of the Dukes of Norfolk (Grade I).
Historical research.
Advice on restoration.
Preparation of guide book.

BODYSGALLEN HALL, FLINTSHIRE
Early Welsh manor house, with Georgian and Victorian additions, restored and converted by Historic House Hotels (Grade I).
Historical report on fabric and decoration.

CAMBRIDGE GATE, REGENT’S PARK, LONDON
Victorian Terrace in Second Empire style designed by Archer & Green 1875-77 (Grade II).
Comprehensive historical survey with measured drawings and photographs for Crown Estate, providing basis of proposed restoration.

CANNON BREWERY SITE, CLERKENWELL, LONDON
Historical survey and assessment of unlisted buildings on site.

CASTLETOWN COX, CO. KILKENNY
Finest Georgian house in Ireland, designed by Davis Ducart.
Historical research and report.
Consultancy on conservation work with architect Quinlan Terry.

CHEVENING, KENT
17th- and 18th-century country house with fine interiors.
Advice on restoration of interior.
New guide book.

No. 6 CHEYNE WALK, LONDON
Early Georgian town house of c.1720 (Grade 11*).
Historical survey of fabric and decoration.

CITY OF LONDON
Historical survey of commercial classical buildings in the City of London for architects Terry Farrell & Partners.

COOMBE PLACE, SUSSEX
18th-century country house.
Historical report and consultancy on restoration.

DALEMAIN, CUMBERLAND
Quadrangular Lake District mansion incorporating pele tower, with mid 18th-century facade (Grade I).
Advice on adaptation of private wing.
Liaison with English Heritage and the Lake District Planning.
Board over addition of new staircase tower.

DINMORE, HEREFORDSHIRE
Country house on site of Preceptory of Order of St John.
Consultancy with architect William Bertram.

ELY HOUSE, DOVER STREET, LONDON
Former town house of the Bishops of Ely, designed by Sir Robert Taylor, 1772.
Historical report.
Negotiations with Westminster City Council for conversion to new headquarters of Fleming’s Bank.

ENCOMBE, DORSET
18th-century country house.
Negotiation with English Heritage over restoration.

GLYMPTON PARK, OXFORDSHIRE
18th-century country house extended in 1846 situated in landscape park (Grade II).
Negotiations with English Heritage and West Oxfordshire.
District Council over plans by the architect Philip Jebb to refurbish and improve the house.
Historical report on the architectural development of the estate to accompany the Listed Building Application.

HARTWELL HOUSE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
Jacobean country house, with Georgian additions, restored and converted by Historic House Hotels (Grade I).
Historical survey of house and park.
Advice on restoration.

HEVENINGHAM HALL, SUFFOLK
18th-century mansion by Sir Robert Taylor and James Wyatt (Grade I).
Restoration of East Wing after fire damage.
Record survey of surviving work with measured drawings and photographs.
Negotiations with English Heritage & Suffolk Coastal District Council Recommendation of specialist craftsmen.
Advice on details of joinery and plasterwork in the James Wyatt Library and Drawing Room.

HIPPODROME, LEICESTER SQUARE, LONDON
Large 1890s theatre building by Frank Verity.
Consultancy with architect John Simpson for the Cecil Estate.

HOLLAND & HOLLAND, MAYFAIR, LONDON
Detailed consultancy with designer Robin Moore-Ede.

HOME HOUSE, PORTMAN SQUARE, LONDON
18th-century town house built by the Countess of Home, with interiors by Robert Adam, restored and converted as private club (Grade I).
Advice on restoration of fabric and decoration.

‘IN AND OUT’ CLUB, EGREMONT HOUSE, PICCADILLY, LONDON
18th-century town house designed by James Paine for the 2nd Earl of Egremont.
Historical report.
Advice on plans for conversion as hotel.
Negotiations with planners.

INDIA MEMORIAL GATES, LONDON
New stone gate piers on Constitution Hill next to Buckingham Palace.
Consultancy with architect Liam O’Connor in preparing detailed design and planning application.

INSTITUTE OF DIRECTORS, WATERLOO PLACE
Early nineteenth-century club building designed by John Nash (Grade I).
Historical Survey.
Analysis of paintwork in Staircase Hall, establishing original and subsequent colour schemes.
Proposals for restoration of Staircase Hall.
Recommendation and supervision of specialist contractors.

LOWTHER CASTLE, WESTMORLAND
Shell of Regency castle by Robert Smirke.
Conservation plan.


MIDLETHORPE HALL, YORKSHIRE
Early 18th-century country house, restored and converted by Historic House Hotels (Grade II*).
Historical report on fabric and decoration.

NANHORON CAERNARVONSHIRE
Late Georgian country house with surviving interiors of c.1796 (Grade II).
Advice on restoration of principal rooms.
Analysis of paintwork to establish original colour scheme.
Design of new bookcases.
Recommendation of authentic paints and specialist craftsmen.

NEWBY HALL, YORKSHIRE
18th-century stable block.
Historical report for Rural Solutions re conversion to offices.

NEWTON FERRERS, DEVON
Late 17th-century country house, partly gutted by fire in Second World War.
Historical report and architectural advice.

OLD STATE HOUSE, CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA USA
Mid 18th-century Colonial public building recently restored alter hurricane damage.
Historical research in English archives for the Historic Charleston Foundation.

PARNHAM, DORSET
16th-century country house.
Consultancy with William Bertram over restoration as private house.

PPG 7 COUNTRY HOUSES
Involved in planning applications for new country houses, including supporting the successful scheme by Digby Harris for the first completed PPG 7 at Wootton Hall, Staffordshire.

170 QUEENS GATE, LONDON
Queen Anne style town house by Norman Shaw, now residence of Rector of Imperial College (Grade I).
Report on decoration of principal rooms.

RESIDENCE OF THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF WINDSOR, PARIS
18th-century style villa formerly occupied by the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.
Advice on restoration of fabric, decoration, and contents.
Creation of museum.
Preparation of guide book.
Cataloguing of contents.

ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB, PALL MALL
Edwardian club building by Mewes & Davies (Grade 11*).
Advice on extension proposals and negotiations with listed building authorities.

SEVEN DIALS, LONDON
Unique urban development retaining original late 17th-century street plan and much 18th- and 19th- century architectural fabric.
Historical Survey for the Seven Dials Trust and Kleinwort Benson documenting history and development of area.
Preparation of Environmental Handbook, in association with the Civic Design Practice, providing specific advice on design, materials, and related matters.

SHEFFIELD PARK, SUSSEX
Gothic-style late 18th-century country house by James Wyatt, converted to flats (Grade I).
Historical report on fabric and decoration.
Proposals for restoration..

SOHO HOUSE, BIRMINGHAM
Late 18th-century Neo-classical house built for pioneer industrialist Matthew Boulton by James and Samuel Wyatt (Grade 11*).
Historical research and advice on restoration for Birmingham City Council.

SOTHEBY'S, NEW BOND STREET
Advice on re-planning of entrance hall and staircase in association with Lionel Stirgess, architect.

SPENCER HOUSE, ST JAMES'S, LONDON
18th-century town house built by the 1st Earl Spencer, with interiors by James ‘Athenian’ Stuart, restored and converted by the J. Rothshild Group of Companies (Grade I).
Historical report on fabric and decoration.
Advice on restoration.
Preparation of guide book.

STOWE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
Preparation of illustrated guide book to Grade I listed garden for the National Trust.

SUNDRIDGE PARK, KENT
Late 18th-century country house by John Nash and Samuel Wyatt, now a management training centre (Grade II).
Historical report on fabric and decoration.
Advice on restoration of Drawing Room and Staircase Hall.
Recommendation of specialist craftsmen.

THE WYATT TEMPLE, HENLEY
18th-century Neo-classical garden temple designed by James Wyatt (Grade I).
Advice on restoration for Royal Regatta.

TUDOR HOUSE, CHEYNE WALK, LONDON
Substantial early Georgian town house formerly occupied by the Pre-Raphaelite painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti (Grade 11*).
Historical survey of fabric and decoration, providing basis of comprehensive restoration.
Analysis of paintwork in principal rooms Establishing original colour schemes in Georgian and Victorian periods.