Stowe in Buckinghamshire is a Georgian ducal palace, renowned for its beautiful landscape and for its school.
Stowe House
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Technical Case Study: Lighting
In April 2015 a large Adam style chandelier was carefully installed in the centre of the newly-restored Dance of the Hours ceiling painting in the Music Room, along with three bespoke glass and crystal lanterns in the nearby Large Library.
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Technical Case Study: Richard Ireland’s paint investigation
The following text contains extracts from Richard Ireland's final report concerning the decorative investigation of Headfort House (2008). Microscopic examination of the paint cross-section was carried out by Catherine Hassell.
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Technical Case Study: The Restoration
The Adam rooms are the only major commission of his to survive in Ireland and the interiors hold a unique place in Ireland's architectural history. Headfort is important also in that a valuable archive of drawings, correspondence and photographs survive.
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Headfort House, Ireland
In the early 1770s Thomas Taylor, the first Earl of Headfort, commissioned Irish architect George Semple to build Headfort House. The interior contains a magnificent suite of six state rooms designed by the renowned Scottish architect Robert Adam.