Sandys Lecture 2015 delivered by former English Heritage Chief, Simon Thurley
Sandys Lecture 2015 delivered by former English Heritage Chief Executive, Simon Thurley.
You can watch the lecture here.
The lecture recognises Lord Sandy’s outstanding contribution to the civic movement across England and each year a speaker is invited to consider challenges facing the movement.
Freddie Gick said: “The civic society movement dates back to 1846 when the world’s first civic society was created in Sid Vale in Devon. But it was Lord Duncan Sandys who gave it a stronger, national voice in 1957 when he created the Civic Trust. By bringing the civic movement together under a national body it enabled it to grow into one of the country’s most important social movements. I am delighted that Simon Thurley, the former Chief Executive of English Heritage will give the second lecture.”
Simon Thurley is an historian who was, until May this year, the Chief Executive of English Heritage, a post he held for 13 years. Before that he was Director of the Museum of London. A life-long heritage crusader he has led many campaigns championing England’s heritage and been responsible for saving and restoring scores of buildings. He has written eleven books and presented many television programmes. His latest book is The Building of England, a history of English Architecture. He is currently a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Historical Research and Gresham Professor of the Built Environment.
The second annual lecture will took place on October 12th, in London. Simon Thurley and will be titled “The Future of the Historic Environment”.