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Historic Environment

The Built World, Understood

My work with the historic environment centres on helping places speak clearly — to planners, funders, and the communities who live among them. I support projects that engage with heritage settings in ways that are both sensitive and strategic, whether through formal reporting or creative storytelling.

A core focus of my practice, and ongoing research, is the intersection between physical heritage and the intangible: how stories, memory, and meaning are carried in place. From significance assessments and character appraisals to interpretive planning and public value cases, I offer external insight that helps organisations navigate complexity, clarify purpose, and deliver outcomes that honour both fabric and feeling.

Planning, Policy & Assessment

MSc in Heritage Management / Policy & Significance Frameworks / Historic Landscape Contexts

  • Heritage Statements & Impact Assessments

  • Conservation Area Appraisals & Statements

  • Planning support for listed/locally significant buildings

  • Statements of significance & justification

  • Landscape or setting analysis

  • Policy interpretation & cross-sector liaison


Interpretation in Historic Settings

Interpretive Planning / Audience Insight / On-site & Print Materials

  • Interpretation strategies for open-air and built sites

  • Content development for trails, panels, and guides

  • Audience segmentation for place-based heritage

  • Sensory or place-responsive interpretation

  • Collaborative narrative planning with stakeholders


Funding, Evaluation & Advocacy

Grant Writing / Impact Frameworks / Advocacy for Place & Access

  • NLHF and Historic England funding applications

  • Evaluation frameworks for place-based heritage

  • Case for support documents

  • Public value framing for planning or policy proposals

  • Cross-sector stakeholder consultation