
Jonathan Foyle is an architectural historian, broadcaster and advocate for heritage sites. He is also an artist.
Background
Foyle grew up in
Market Deeping in
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-west, Leicestershire ...
and attended
The Deepings School
The Deepings School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located on Park Road in Deeping St James (near Peterborough) in Lincolnshire, England. , the school is attended by almost 1,500 pupils aged 11 to 18 t ...
. He has a
Master of Arts
A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Tho ...
from the
Courtauld Institute of Art where he trained as an architect, and later worked for a year surveying the architectural details and structure of
Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England. It forms part of a World Heritage Site. It is the cathedral of the Archbishop of Canterbury, currently Justin Welby, leader of the ...
. He then became Curator of Historic Buildings for
Historic Royal Palaces for eight years. During this time Foyle produced a thesis on the early history of
Hampton Court
Hampton Court Palace is a Grade I listed royal palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, southwest and upstream of central London on the River Thames. The building of the palace began in 1514 for Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, the chief ...
and received a doctorate from the
University of Reading in 2002. He also has an honorary degree in Conservation and Restoration from the
University of Lincoln
, mottoeng = Freedom through wisdom
, established = 1861 – Hull School of Art1905 – Endsleigh College1976 – Hull College1992 – University of Humberside1996 – University of Lincolnshire and Humberside2001 � ...
.
Education
Honorary degree in Conservation and Restoration (2011)
University of Lincoln
, mottoeng = Freedom through wisdom
, established = 1861 – Hull School of Art1905 – Endsleigh College1976 – Hull College1992 – University of Humberside1996 – University of Lincolnshire and Humberside2001 � ...
Ph.D Archaeology,
University of Reading (2002) (Won British Academy Reckitt Prize )
Dipl.Arch (Postgraduate Diploma in Architecture)
Canterbury School of Architecture
The Canterbury School of Architecture (CSA) which was founded in 1952 is a leading architecture school in the United Kingdom and is a department of the University for the Creative Arts in England. It has been listed within the top five architec ...
(1995)
M.A. History of Art 1560–1660
Courtauld Institute of Art,
University of London
The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree ...
(1993)
B.A. (Hons) 2:1 Architecture Canterbury School of Architecture (1992)
National Diploma in Art and Design
Lincoln College of Art
The Lincoln College of Art was an educational institution devoted to the arts, based in the English city of Lincoln with its origins in the mid-nineteenth century. The institution changed shape and name numerous times over its history before bein ...
(1989)
Career
Foyle has written many scholarly papers and additionally contributed articles for a number of newspapers and popular magazines.
He is perhaps best known as a passionate communicator on history. He has taught and lectured widely in Britain and around the world and has appeared and presented a number of television broadcasts.
Since 2002, he has presented films for
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...
, the
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, the
History Channel,
ITN
Independent Television News (ITN) is a UK-based television production company. It is made up of two divisions: Broadcast News and ITN Productions. ITN is based in London, with bureaux and offices in Beijing, Brussels, Jerusalem, Johannesburg, N ...
,
Lion
The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large Felidae, cat of the genus ''Panthera'' native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; short, rounded head; round ears; and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. It is sexually dimorphi ...
and
Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel (known as The Discovery Channel from 1985 to 1995, and often referred to as simply Discovery) is an American cable channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav. , Discovery Channe ...
s. His 2009 series on
Henry VIII
Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is best known for his six marriages, and for his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. His disa ...
as art patron garnered praise. In 2010 his television series ''
Climbing Great Buildings
''Climbing Great Buildings'' is a British television series made for the BBC by ITN Productions. The series, first broadcast on BBC Two from 6 to 28 September 2010, consists of fifteen half-hour programmes each featuring one famous British struct ...
'' captured his largest audience yet. He delights in working without a net, whether by dangling from an immense height in order to comment on the iron tracery of
St Pancras railway station
St Pancras railway station (), also known as London St Pancras or St Pancras International and officially since 2007 as London St Pancras International, is a central London railway terminus on Euston Road in the London Borough of Camden. It is ...
or by improvising a pencil sketch of the pyramids' surroundings in Egypt.
In 2007 Foyle accepted the position of Chief Executive of
World Monuments Fund Britain, the UK arm of a global charity, which has achieved great success in securing imperiled architectural sites for future generations.
Television
BBC One
* ''Inside Out'' (Feb. 2010) Reporter, Gloucestershire’s Pyramids
* ''The One Show'' (2009) Reporter on historic architecture
BBC Two
* ''Climbing Great Buildings'' (2010) 15-part series, along with champion climber
Lucy Creamer
Lucy Creamer (born 19 April 1971) is a British professional climber. Creamer was born in Taunton, Somerset, but now lives in Sheffield - a city known for its large climbing community.
After working as an outdoor instructor Creamer became a full- ...
* ''The People’s Museum'' (2006) Daytime series Reporter
* ''History Mysteries'' (2005) Daytime series Co-presenter
* ''Meet The Ancestors: The Lost Palace Of Hampton Court'' (2002) Prime-time series Specialist
BBC Four
* ''People’s Palaces: The Golden Age Of Civic Architecture'' (2010) 2 x 1 hour, presenter
* ''Henry VIII: Patron Or Plunderer?'' (2009) 2 x 1 hour, presenter
Channel 4
* ''Time Team Special: Henry VIII's Lost Palaces'' (2009), specialist contributor
* ''Time Team Special: The Arcadian Garden'' (2007), specialist contributor
* ''Time Team Special: The Royal Palaces: Buckingham Palace'' (2006), specialist contributor
* ''Time Team'' (2003– ), specialist contributor includes
Kew Palace,
Syon House
Syon House is the west London residence of the Duke of Northumberland. A Grade I listed building, it lies within the 200-acre (80 hectare) Syon Park, in the London Borough of Hounslow.
The family's traditional central London residence had be ...
,
Greenwich Palace
Greenwich ( , ,) is a town in south-east London, England, within the ceremonial county of Greater London. It is situated east-southeast of Charing Cross.
Greenwich is notable for its maritime history and for giving its name to the Greenwich ...
,
Queenborough Castle,
Hunstrete House
Hunstrete () is a small village on the River Chew in the Chew Valley, Bath and North East Somerset, England. It falls within the civil parish of Marksbury and is from Bristol, and Bath, and from Keynsham.
History
The origin of the name ...
,
Chenies Manor
Chenies Manor House in the parish of Chenies in Buckinghamshire, England, is a Tudor Grade I listed building once known as Chenies Palace, although it was never a royal seat nor the seat of a bishop. It was held by the Cheney family since 1180 ...
History Channel US
* ''Lost Worlds: The Pyramids'' (2008), prime-time series, investigator
* ''Lost Worlds: The Sphinx'' (2008), prime-time series, investigator
* ''Lost Worlds: The Vikings'' (2007), prime-time series, investigator
* ''Lost Worlds: Henry VIII'' (2007), prime-time series, investigator
Five
* ''County Secrets'' (2008) 10-part series, presenter
History Channel UK
* ''Hidden House History'' (2006) prime-time series, co-presenter
Professional history
* 2007–present chief Executive, World Monuments Fund Britain
* 2003–2007 freelance historian, teacher, presenter, consultant
* 1996–2003 curator of Historic Buildings, Hampton Court and Kew Palaces, Historic Royal Palaces
* 1995–1996 assistant to the Surveyor of the Fabric, Canterbury Cathedral
Publications
* The Architecture of Canterbury Cathedral Scala (2012)
* ‘Conservation areas in China: the case of the Juanqinzhai in Beijing’ with Henry Tzu-Ng
English Heritage Conservation Bulletin 62 (2009)
* ‘Some examples of external colouration on English brick buildings, c. 1500–1650’
Bulletin du Centre de recherche du château de Versailles ‘Couleurs de l'architecture’(2002)
* 'A Reconstruction of Thomas Wolsey's Great Hall at Hampton Court Palace'
Architectural History Vol 45 (2002) pp. 128–58
Illustrations for:
* ‘Interpretations of the Rebuilding of Canterbury Cathedral, 1174–1186: Archaeological and Historical Evidence’
Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 1997,
Peter Draper
See also
* ''
Climbing Great Buildings
''Climbing Great Buildings'' is a British television series made for the BBC by ITN Productions. The series, first broadcast on BBC Two from 6 to 28 September 2010, consists of fifteen half-hour programmes each featuring one famous British struct ...
''
*
University of Lincoln
, mottoeng = Freedom through wisdom
, established = 1861 – Hull School of Art1905 – Endsleigh College1976 – Hull College1992 – University of Humberside1996 – University of Lincolnshire and Humberside2001 � ...
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British broadcasters
Alumni of the University of Lincoln
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Alumni of the University of Reading
Alumni of the Courtauld Institute of Art
People from the Deepings