Decorative Finishes at Yr Ysgwrn

Investigation and research for the Snowdonia National Park Authority (SNPA), into the decorative finishes extant at Yr Ysgwrn during the occupancy of Hedd Wynn. The farmstead of Yr Ysgwrn was the home of the Evans family, including Hedd Wyn (the bardic name for Ellis Humphrey Evans). Hedd Wyn was a renowned Welsh language poet, tragically killed at Passchendaele in 1917. The SNPA acquired the farmstead from the Evans family and undertook a programme of restoration to present the house (and particularly the cegin) as it appeared on the day Hedd Wyn departed for the final time. This report provides the method and evidence used to determine the appearance of the farmhouse in 1917, ready for its restoration and opening as a major visitor attraction to coincide with the centenary of Hedd Wyn's death in 2017

Paint Analysis HMS Caroline

HMS Caroline is a light cruiser of the 'Caroline Class' built at the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead and launched in September 1914. She is one of three World War 1 Royal Navy warships remaining and the only survivor of the Battle of Jutland. After the First World War, following a brief period in the East Indies, HMS Caroline was transferred to Belfast and converted for use as the local HQ for the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve. The ship was decommissioned in 2011 and two years later the Heritage Lottery Fund announced its support to restore the ship as a visitor attraction in Belfast, in time for an official opening to coincide with the centenary of the Battle of Jutland in 2017. This report outlines the methodology used to determine the precise Battleship Grey used on the external superstructure and the appearance of the internal spaces, helping to create a unique insight into life on board a rare surviving warship of the period