Dr Cathryn Spence Introduces Herself as The Lutyens Trust’s New Manager

I am so delighted to be joining The Lutyens Trust as your new Trust Manager. I grew up in Guildford and I’ve always had a great fondness for Edwin Lutyens and his architectural achievements. After a career in museums, including at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London and the Building of Bath Museum (now the Museum of Bath Architecture) and American Museum & Gardens (formerly American Museum in Britain), I am now an independent heritage consultant with such clients as the National Trust, the Marquis of Lansdowne at Bowood House, Wiltshire; Painswick Rococo Garden, Gloucestershire, and Prior Park College, Bath.

I have written several books on the architectural and social history of Bath, including Bath in the Blitz (2012) and The Story of Bath (2016). My most recent book, Nature’s Favourite Child – Thomas Robins and the Art of the Georgian Garden (2021), is the culmination of over 15 years’ research and has been long-listed for the William MB Berger Prize for British Art History.

I look forward to working with and hopefully meeting you all as we continue to build on the Trust’s strengths. Membership is vital in so many ways but particularly for advocacy and the long-term sustainability of the Trust.