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Thanks for the info. The paper's all gone and it's just me vs the glue, so I'll hit it with the hot water and various concoctions tomorrow, not forgetting to sniff it first for any horse-origins, and I'll let you know how I get on!

It is a sort of yellow-brown gunge, not very visible when it's dry on the wall, only as a slightly pale residue in the shape of the indents in the wallpaper - it was quite thick paper, presumably white or paper brown originally and was painted. I don't think the residue smells - I'll have a...

I've been trying to remove the (old) paste from a room without much success - one thing is that it is taking me absolutely ages, second that I'm not sure if even after all that scrubbing and scraping I've removed enough. These walls were papered in several layers and painted, and removing these...