Picturesque, romanticism, literature: Harvey Wilkinson
Role:
Cultural Heritage Curator, National Trust
Harvey has worked for the National Trust’s Lake District portfolios for ten years, with an overview of landscape, buildings, exhibitions and collections, including the Trust’s largest collection of vernacular buildings. He has a special interest in the Lake District’s villa landscapes.
Harvey has a background as an art gallery curator. He has previously worked at Harewood House, West Yorkshire and was curator at Blackwell, Bowness-on-Windermere, a key villa by the architect Baillie Scott.
World Heritage Specialist:
Lakes visual arts and literature
Villas, parkland and designed landscape assets
Vernacular buildings
The development of designed landscapes and visitor infrastructure
Farm infrastructure design, telecommunications infrastructure, significant planning issues and National Trust covenants