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Hi,

If you have Photoshop or similar, then using "Levels" option and altering the RGB levels, (individually), via sliders is an excellent way of bringing the true colour values back to a faded or discoloured photograph.  Especially great for getting rid of that awful orange staining effect!  I recently used this method on a number of scanned photos from the 70s and they turned out brilliantly!

Yes, I think a combination of that and the white balance adjustment seems to work well.

I don't know of a 'one size fits all' but after the approximate steps that you've done, I sometimes experiment by adding a blue overlay layer and playing around with the opacity.

I'll have to give that tip a go as well. I think it's a case-by-case thing but both you and Sarah have put me on the right track.

I looked but couldn't find any posts about this. I'm currently copying and printing photos taken in the 1970s which have developed that nasty orange colour. I use Irfanview and The Gimp when attempting to restore normal colour levels - I don't have Photoshop. I usually drop the red by 24 and raise the blue by 2 but the results aren't fantastic. Is there a rough formula which can be applied in all cases?

The Toby Carvery on the edge of Shenfield Common was (is) called The Artichoke. I go there quite often!  And is at the top of Ingrave Road (which passed through the village of Herongate)
Thus all of what has been said makes abundant sense.

Ah, that would explain why it kept popping up on Google  Sadly, it's a bit far away for a night out.

Artichoke Common appears to be an alternative name for Shenfield Common.

Thank you!