Research
Research Interest 1
Currently 3 main areas of research -
(a) Late Medieval and Early Modern Military Architecture in Italy and the Mediterranean.
(b) 19-20c Social Housing, most recently an AHRC project on the history of early high-rise in Britain.
(c) 19-20c Library buildings, recently completed AHRC funded project on historic Public Library buildings in Britain (1850-1939).
Research grants
The early history of high-rise housing in Britain.
ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL
June 2002 - May 2005
Early British public library buildings - origins, condition and future roles.
ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL
October 2003 - March 2008
Early British Public Library Buildings - Origins, Condition and Future Prospects
ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL
January 2007 - May 2007
Research collaborations
Professor Alistair Black
Leeds Metropolitan University
Collaboration on AHRC funded project investigating historic British public library buildings, their origins, condition and future role.