'An Extraordinary Man': the life and times of Walter Guinness, Lord Moyne of Bury St Edmunds

Region:

East of England

Notice Period:

Regular (more than one month's notice)

Type:

Retired Professional

Fee:

Paid: £70, plus travel expenses

Category:

History

Updated:

10^th December 2021

Tagged:

Adventure | Famous People | British History | Great War

Heir to a brewing fortune, war hero, politician, secret agent, explorer, anthropologist, friend of kings and statesmen, and a man whose tragic end shocked a nation. This illustrated talk will tell the remarkable story of the life and death of an extraordinary man.

I am an accredited Green Badge Guide and Chairman of the Bury St Edmunds Association of Registered Tour Guides. I have taught adult education evening classes for many years and talked widely to local groups and societies.

I was a professional archaeologist for over forty years, including twenty as county archaeologist in Hereford and Worcester, Cheshire and Cambridgeshire, and I have carried out fieldwork in East Anglia, the Midlands, Yorkshire, the North West, Wales, the Orkneys, Italy and Libya.

I am a Member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. Although retired from professional archaeology, I remain a Trustee of West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Trust and chair the Editorial Board of East Anglian Archaeology.

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