When I was at school I always knew what I loved: art, design, history, architecture, landscapes, but I never thought I would find a career that could combine all these things. I believed in the conservation aims of the National Trust but never saw it as a place to work.
On the advice of my sister-in-law who worked for the Trust in the Lake District, I started as a full time volunteer, then became a Research Assistant, Assistant Curator and then fully-fledged Curator. So for many years I have been fortunate to spend every day looking after, researching and getting excited about collections of furniture, paintings, buildings, landscapes, trees, books, barns, textiles, and everything in between.