'An Extraordinary Man': The Life and Death of Walter Guinness, Lord Moyne of Bury St Edmunds
Adrian Tindall SpeakerNet Sponsor
- Region:
- East of England
- Notice Period:
- Regular (more than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Retired Professional
- Fee:
- Paid: £70, plus travel expenses (25p/mile, up to 50 miles from Bury St Edmunds)
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 18th October 2024
- 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.
Views: 2089 | Enquiries: 11About Adrian Tindall
I am an accredited Green Badge Tour Guide, an Associate of the Institute of Tourist Guiding and Chair of the Bury St Edmunds Association of Registered Tour Guides. I am the author of ‘A Neat and Beautiful Theatre: The Story of Bury St Edmunds Market Cross' (2024).
I was a professional archaeologist for over forty years, serving as county archaeologist for Hereford and Worcester, Cheshire and Cambridgeshire. I have excavated in East Anglia, the Midlands, Yorkshire, the North West, Wales, Orkney, Italy and Libya. I am a Member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
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