Pencarrow

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Also being worked on in parallel are the roofs.

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Grey primer, then some "roof dirt" I had a can of, then a white wash (to keep Stu happy) and then one of the roofs has had a little green added. Still got to finish off the chimneys.

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Wondering what colour to paint all the doors. Green, blue, brown? Definitely faded and worn.
 

AJC

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Wondering what colour to paint all the doors. Green, blue, brown? Definitely faded and worn.

I wonder whether the rustication (plaster stone-detailing) might not have been painted? Chances are it would have been lime plaster and would have needed some sort of finishing coat, even if only whitewash, to have kept it going. It might actually have been dressed stone, of course, but I would be surprised. Some examples from Norwich in the '30s taken by George Plunkett and shared by Nick Stone on Twitter:

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Nick_Stone_Westlegate.jpg Note the painted quoining on 6-9 Market Place.



The former 'Barking Dickey' (Braying Donkey for those not fortunate enough to speak Norfolk) on Westlegate in April, 1939. Note that none of the frames are white - something dad reminds me about as his dad was a painter/decorator and bright white paint was a post-Second-World-War thing (which granddad didn't like very much). A post-war colour picture shows relatively little change in tone, albeit on Middle Street, Yeovil (via Facebook - though the red on that PO van is perhaps a bit strong?):

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Adam
 
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Stubby47

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The faded tones at the back of the layout will help with the impression of distance, and will contrast nicely with those funny green coaches.
 
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