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HIRST CONSERVATION
Laughton, Sleaford, Lincolnshire NG34 0HE
Tel 01529 497449 Fax 01529 497518
CONSULTANTS AND CONSERVATORS
: See also: display entry on the inside
front cover and profile entry in Building Contractors section, page 67.
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THE PERRY LITHGOW PARTNERSHIP
1 Langston Lane, Station Road, Kingham, Oxfordshire OX7 6UW
Tel 01608 658067 Fax 01608 659133
Email office@perry-lithgow.co.uk www.perry-lithgow.co.uk
CONSERVATORS OF WALL PAINTINGS AND OTHER POLYCHROME
DECORATION
: Established in 1983, the partnership operates throughout
the UK and Eire specialising in wall paintings, panel paintings and
paintings on canvas and stone. Clients include English Heritage, the
National Trust, leading conservation architects, cathedrals, local
government bodies, parish churches and private individuals. Richard
Lithgow and Mark Perry are Accredited Conservator-Restorers with
extensive experience on 12th to 20th century schemes. In addition to
practical conservation treatment they provide a full range of services
including project consultancy, condition surveys, monitoring and
technical analysis and photographic and digitised graphic recording.
The partnership is included on the Conservation Register.
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RICHARD IRELAND PERIOD RESTORATION
22 Avenue Road, Isleworth, Middlesex TW7 4JN
Tel 020 8568 5978 Fax 020 8568 5978
Email r.ireland01@gmail.com
HISTORIC PLASTERWORK AND POLYCHROMATIC DECOR CONSERVATION
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See also: profile entry in Plasterwork section, page 188.
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THE WALL PAINTINGS WORKSHOP
69 South Road, Faversham, Kent ME13 7LX
Tel 01795 538750 Fax 01795 538750 Mobile 07770 722201
Email thomasorgan@me.com
www.wallpaintingsworkshop.co.uk
CONSERVATORS OF WALL PAINTINGS AND OTHER POLYCHROME
DECORATION
: The Wall Paintings Workshop is an independent
team of consultants and conservators specialising in the treatment
of painted and applied decoration on plaster, stone, wood, canvas
and mosaics. Clients include English Heritage, the National Trust,
cathedrals, churches, museums and public and private owners of
historic buildings. Projects have included the conservation of works
of art dating from the 6th to the 21st century. Conservation services
include condition surveys, specifications, historical research and
technical analysis as part of a comprehensive approach to dealing
with conservation problems. Work is carried out on site and in the
studio, which can accommodate large paintings and detached murals.
The workshop operates throughout the UK and has been involved
in a number of conservation projects abroad. The principal Thomas
Organ is an Accredited Member of the United Kingdom Institute
of Conservation and a PACR Accredited Conservator-Restorer.
PAINT RESEARCH
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CRICK SMITH CONSERVATION
Institute for Research & Conservation of Historic Decoration
University of Lincoln, Lincoln, LN1 3BP
Tel 01522 895051 Fax 01522 895055
Email n.crick@cricksmith.co.uk
www.cricksmith.co.uk
INTERIORS CONSULTANTS AND CONSERVATORS
: Architectural paint
analysts and consultant conservators of historic decorative interiors.
Established in 1996 the consultancy undertakes paint research on
historic properties to achieve a better understanding of buildings or for
informing future decoration. The company’s portfolio includes buildings
such as St Pancras Chambers, Kew Palace and Osborne House, historic
A5 Milestones and Clay Mills pumping station. Crick Smith has a
uniquely experienced team of conservators offering advice and applied
treatments for a range of materials to include gilded surfaces, tiles,
wallpaper and painted surfaces. See also: display entry on this page.
Crick Smith Institute for research&
conservation of historic decoration
University of Lincoln
Chad Varah House
ncrick@cricksmith.co.uk
Wordsworth Street
Tel: 01522 895051
Lincoln LN1 3BP
Fax: 01522 895055
• Paint research and
analysis
• Consultancy within
historic interiors
• Environmental and
condition surveying
• Conservation project
management
• Applied conservation
treatments
• Conservators of
decorative elements
www.cricksmith.co.uk
CRICK SMITH
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HELEN HUGHES HISTORIC INTERIORS RESEARCH &
CONSERVATION
5 Fulbrook Mews, London N19 5EN
Tel 020 7263 5916 Mob 07917 070119
Email helen@helenhughes-hirc.com
www.helenhughes-hirc.com
ARCHITECTURAL PAINT RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT
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Helen Hughes – Historic Interiors Research & Conservation (HIRC)
offers an understanding of the decorative history of historic buildings,
combining paint analysis, building analysis and documentary research.
Findings are provided in straight forward, jargon-free reports and may
be presented in PowerPoint format. Advice is provided on conservation
and redecoration options for all types of historic interiors and all painted
architectural elements, from palaces to garden gates. Advice is also
provided for listed building consents and grant applications. Details of
past and current projects and examples of reports are available on the
company’s website.
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LISA OESTREICHER
Esher Lodge, Chaucer Road, Bath, Somerset BA2 4QY
Tel 01225 466374 Mobile 07809 014939
Email lisa.oestreicher@historicpaint.com
www.historicpaint.com
ARCHITECTURAL PAINT RESEARCH
: Lisa Oestreicher provides a full range
of analytical skills and techniques for the study of paint and decorative
finishes within historic buildings. These include the identification
of pigments and media as well as archival research. Full reports are
prepared to provide a detailed insight into the historical development of
interior and exterior schemes, for documentation purposes, conservation
or accurate restoration. Assistance can also be given in the design and
implementation of historically informed interior decoration schemes.
Recent clients include the National Trust, Victoria & Albert Museum,
architects, conservators and owners. See also: display entry in Paints &
Finishes section, page 157.