Caroline Stanford is a British

historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human species; as well as the ...

and author. Stanford was educated at

Jesus College, Oxford Jesus College (in full: Jesus College in the University of Oxford of Queen Elizabeth's Foundation) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the city, on a site between Turl Street, Ship ...

Birkbeck, University of London Birkbeck, University of London (formally Birkbeck College, University of London), is a Public university, public research university located in London, England, and a constituent college, member institution of the University of London. Establ ...

and

Oxford Brookes University Oxford Brookes University (OBU; formerly known as Oxford Polytechnic) is a public university, public university in Oxford, England. It is a new university, having received university status through the Further and Higher Education Act 1992. Th ...

, she has been historian at

The Landmark Trust The Landmark Trust is a British architectural conservation, building conservation charitable organization, charity, founded in 1965 by John Smith (Conservative politician), Sir John and Lady Smith, that rescues buildings of historic interest or ...

since 2001. In 2013, she launched The Landmark Trust's 50 For Free scheme, which offers a number of free stays in Landmark Trust Properties to charities, educational schemes and carers.

Selected publications

*''Landmark: A History of Britain in 50 Buildings'', with

Anna Keay Anna Julia Keay (born August 1974 in the West Highlands of Scotland), is a British historian, author and broadcaster. Since 2012 she has served as director of the Landmark Trust. Early life and education Keay grew up in a remote home in the W ...

(2015,

Frances Lincoln Publishers Frances Elisabeth Rosemary Lincoln (20 March 1945 – 26 February 2001) was an English independent publisher of illustrated books. She published under her own name and the company went on to become Frances Lincoln Publishers. In 1995, Lincoln ...

, ) *''Dearest Augustus and I: The Journal of Jane Pugin'', Editor (2004, Spire Books Ltd, ) *
On Preserving Our Ruins
' (2000, Journal of Architectural Conservation)

Filmography

*''

Time Team ''Time Team'' is a British television programme that originally aired on Channel 4, Channel 4 from 16 January 1994 to 7 September 2014. It returned in 2022 on online platforms YouTube and Patreon. Created by television produce ...

'' (2007) *''

Walking Through History ''Walking Through History'' is a British television documentary history programme that ran for four series on Channel 4 and was presented by actor Tony Robinson. It first aired in March 2013. History Channel 4 commissioned the series Walking Th ...

'' (2013)

References

External links

Caroline Stanford
profile at

* Living people Alumni of Oxford Brookes University British historians British writers Year of birth missing (living people) {{UK-historian-stub