Staff and Trustees
Staff and Trustees
Court Barn is a project of the Guild of Handicraft Trust.
The Trust is governed by a dedicated, experienced and voluntary Board of Trustees. The trustees are responsible for policy, financial accountability and the overall management of the Museum
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President, Patrons and Trustees
President
David A.W. Evans
Former Chairman 2001-2006
Patrons
Sir Christopher Frayling
The Earl of Harrowby
The Hon. Philip Smith
Gary Withers
Trustees
Peter Taylor
Chairman | Executive Committee
Chartered Surveyor, Commercial Property Developer
Frank Johnson
Secretary | Executive Committee
Founder Trustee. Formerly teacher of Handicraft, trained at Shoreditch Teacher Training College
George Derbyshire OBE
Treasurer | Executive Committee
After a career in banking led a national network providing advice, mentoring and support to small businesses
Michael Allchin
Executive Committee
Mayor and Chairman Chipping Campden Town Council. Retired Assay Master, Birmingham Assay Office
Francis Ames-Lewis
Ashbee family member; Emeritus Professor of History of Art, Birkbeck University of London
Alan Crawford
Founder Trustee and Chairman of the Guild of Handicraft Trust (1990-2001), author and historian
Stefan Day
Executive Committee
Retired engineer/project manager capital projects
Charlotte Fiell
Design writer, historian, critic, and publishing consultant. Curated various exhibitions and lectured internationally
Susan Gavin
Formerly Visiting Tutor in Textile Design, Birmingham City University
Mary Greensted
Formerly museum curator at Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum, writer and lecturer on the Arts & Crafts movement
David Hart
Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, grandson of Guild member George Hart
David Kingsmill
Former Treasurer, Chartered Accountant
Ray Leigh
Architect , former Chairman of Gordon Russell Ltd.
Pamela Marsh
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Founder Trustee. Former lawyer
Philip Smith
Auctioneer, Associate Director & Specialist in Design, Lyon & Turnbull Auctioneers