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Roy Webb wallpapering State Rooms at Lydiard House (3) 1981

Roy Webb wallpapering State Rooms at Lydiard House (3) 1981
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In 1981 Thamesdown Borough Council tasked Roy Webb, their most expert painter and decorator, to wallpaper parts of the Drawing Room and State Bedroom at Lydiard House.

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Photographer:
Richard Wintle
Type:
Photograph
Copyright:
Calyx pictures
Credit:
Friends of Lydiard Park
Last updated on:
Thursday 12th October 2023

Items of Interest

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

The Direct Labour Organisation of Swindon Council...

Wallpaper fragment c1824
Wallpaper fragment c1824

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

Traditional Interiors Magazine, extracts on Lydiard Park by Dorothy Bosomworth, 1986
Traditional Interiors Magazine, extracts on Lydiard Park by Dorothy Bosomworth, 1986

The St.John Saga and Dorothy Bosomworth's accompan...

Photographs (2) of Drawing Room, late 19th Century
Photographs (2) of Drawing Room, late 19th Century

The two historic images provide important evidenc...