Apsley House

THE STATE DINING ROOM, APSLEY HOUSE, LONDON

Background and Brief

Structural repairs to the ceiling of the State Dining Room necessitated the redecoration of the room. Research to establish the original decoration was commissioned in 2009.

Chronology

• 2007 Samples removed from Dining Room
• English Heritage 2004
• 1995 Opening – Jonathan Voak (3 years – £6 milion)
• 1993 Jo Darrah Research
• 1980s works – 1984 Opening (GuidebooK –’ new standards’)
• 1976-79 Jo Darrah’s research into interiors
• 1952 Opening V&A Collection/DOE Building
• 1947 Wellington Museum Act
• WW II Bomb damages
• 2nd Duke’s alterations
• Ford’s description of interiors
• 1852 Duke dies
• 1828-29 Alterations to lobby – painted white
• 1819 Dining Room created