Who We Are

The Regional Heritage Centre was established in 2014. It encompasses the Centre for North-West Regional Studies, which was founded in 1973, and the Victoria County History for Cumbria.

Our aim is to foster engagement between Lancaster University and the regional community in the field of cultural heritage. We have an Advisory Board comprised of representatives of heritage bodies around the North West, as well as a Steering Group which takes its membership from the School of Global Affairs and elsewhere in the University.

Advisory Board

(a) external membership:

Claire Bradshaw, Morecambe Bay Partnership

Christine Craghill (Cumbria Local History Federation)

Dr Alan Crosby (Chair)

Carolyn Dalton, Lancaster City Museums

Phil Duckworth, Winstanley Sixth Form College

Jessica Elleray, Oxford Archaeology Lancaster

Anthony Hughes, Kendal Archives Service

Vicky Mathews, Duchy of Lancaster

Jenni Lister

(b) internal membership:

Dr Chris Donaldson, Regional Heritage Centre
Ann-Marie Michel, Regional Heritage Centre
Dr Sarah Rose, Regional Heritage Centre

Christine Parker, Lancaster University

Katie Waring, Lancaster Library Archives & Special Collections