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Photograph of popular head Mrs Coleman & pupils of Hook School, 1958/9. Interviewed by Lord Bolingbroke for the job, she was at the school for 20 years. Search Hook School.

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Photographs (3) - restoration of State Bedroom and Dressing Room, 20th Century

Photographs (3) - restoration of State Bedroom and Dressing Room, 20th Century
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Black and white prints of photographs taken during restoration works to the State Bedroom and Dressing Room.

The photographs were taken prior to the reinstatement of the lost glass quarry in the Painted Window. You can see where a missing piece of flock wallpaper has been replaced.


Year:
1950-1975
Type:
Photograph
Last updated on:
Thursday 14th September 2023

Items of Interest

Photographs (4) of ceiling repairs, Lydiard House, 1950s
Photographs (4) of ceiling repairs, Lydiard House, 1950s

Part of a set of black and white prints that show...

Roy Webb wallpapering at Lydiard House, 1981
Roy Webb wallpapering at Lydiard House, 1981

The Direct Labour Organisation of Swindon Council...

The Painted Glass of Lydiard Tregoz by Michael Archer, 1981
The Painted Glass of Lydiard Tregoz by Michael Archer, 1981

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Wallpaper fragment c1824
Wallpaper fragment c1824

Sample of the flock wallpaper found in the Drawing...