A history of the house painting trade in London ca.1660-1850
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A DOCUMENTED REVIEW OF THE HOUSE-PAINTING TRADE IN LONDON ca.1660 - 1850 PREFACE Little has been written about the house-painting trade from an historical perspective. Whilst only an initial survey, this paper sets out to look at the way the trade was carried out in London between the years of the Restoration and the mid- nineteenth century. The aim of this piece of coursework is to look at the house-painter as a person, and to prepare the ground for further papers on the materials that he worked with, and the results achieved with them. In the following pages, a brief account will be given on his background and training; the organisation of the trade; his place in the building industry, and in society; and the conditions he worked in. This study has been based on the trade as practised in London, partly with the aim of limiting its extent, but also because information is scant about the trade in the country as a whole. Many of the larger towns and cities would have had their own Guilds, partly commercial and partly social, which would have regulated the conditions of their trade and afforded their members some degree of mutual protection and support. How far their situation reflected those in the capital is hard to say. This area offers research opportunities as yet barely touched upon, however, until these are taken up, this paper will attempt to act as an introduction. Patrick Baty 1993 A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Design & the Built Environment of the University of East London in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts (Hons) by Independent Study.
An account of the house-painting trade in London between 1660 and 1850. An essay submitted by Patrick Baty in partial fulfilment of a BA (Hons) by Independent Study in 1993.
