"London's finest cleaning" » Historic House http://designcare.co.uk Carpets, Rugs, Upholstery, Curtains and Natural Stone floors Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:45:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Historic house project – Bridgewater House, St James http://designcare.co.uk/news/historic-house-project-bridgewater-house-st-james/ http://designcare.co.uk/news/historic-house-project-bridgewater-house-st-james/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:32:03 +0000 designca http://designcare.co.uk/?p=482 An interesting project we are working on this winter is the maintenance of the carpets throughout one of the finest period buildings in London. Designcare have been commissioned to restore the high quality hand tufted carpets at Bridgewater House in St James.

Bridgewater House was designed by Sir Charles Barry (of Houses of [...]]]> An interesting project we are working on this winter is the maintenance of the carpets throughout one of the finest period buildings in London. Designcare have been commissioned to restore the high quality hand tufted carpets at Bridgewater House in St James.

Bridgewater House was designed by Sir Charles Barry (of Houses of Parliament fame) in Italian renaissance style for the Earl of Ellesmere, and completed in the early 1860s. The Earl was the principal heir of the third Duke of Bridgewater (1736-1803), who added greatly to his fortune by building the first important canals in England.

The current owners of Bridgewater House have been loyal clients of Designcare for the past 20 years.

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