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  • Robert Sackville-West

    Lord Sackville, speaking about the Inspired by Knole Project (2013-2019)
  • Celebrating Knole volunteers in June 2022 (Volunteers' week)

    A selection of National Trust volunteer contributions since the 1950s
  • Knole volunteers who found the Message-in-a-Bottle

    Brenda Jarvis and Jim Parker relive their exciting discovery
  • Robin Mills

    Senior Building Surveyor, National Trust 1988 - 2019; Knole volunteer 2019 to present
  • Emma Slocombe on curatorial research and re-presenting Knole

    Inspired by Knole, Project Curator 2007-2017
  • Nathalie Cohen

    Award-winning Archaeologist, Inspired by Knole project
  • Maurice Howard, OBE, supervised two key PhD theses on Knole

    Emeritus Professor of Art History, University of Sussex; architectural historian
  • Emma Slocombe

    Inspired by Knole Project Curator, 2007-2017
  • Melanie Caldwell on conserving Reynolds's paintings

    Paintings conservator, with more than three decades' experience working on the Knole collection
  • Introducing this website

    updated July 2026
  • Meet the team

    National Trust volunteers at Knole, in Sevenoaks, Kent, interview, record and transcribe conversations with people who have been connected to Knole Estate staff since the late 19th century as well as those who have worked at Knole (NT) or visited the parkland.
  • Sophie Reddington on conserving Knole's largest landscape painting

    Paintings conservator, speaking about her treatment of one of Knole's largest landscape paintings
  • James P Wright

    Buildings Archaeologist and mediaeval specialist, on ritual protection marks at Knole
  • Christine Sitwell

    Adviser, National Trust, Painting Conservation
  • Hannah Kay

    General Manager, Knole, from 2015
  • Victoria Phillips

    Fund-raising Manager, Inspired by Knole Project, 2013-2019
  • Frances Parton

    Project Curator, Knole, 2017-2019
  • Jan Cutajar

    Conservator, Knole kussenkast and 17th century letters
  • James Finlay

    Adviser, National Trust, Historic Interior Decoration
  • Richard Hill

    Senior Project Manager, Inspired by Knole Project
  • Matthew Champion

    Archaeologist, medieval graffiti expert
  • Helen Fawbert

    House and Collections Manager, Knole, 2006-2018
  • Tobit Curteis, conservator, historic wall paintings

    Advisor on Wall Paintings for the National Trust
  • Nathalie Cohen

    Archaeologist, Knole; National Trust, London and South East
  • David Cattell

    Project Architect, Inspired by Knole Project, 2013-2019
  • Gerry Alabone and Mark Searle, frames conservators in 2016

    Frames conservators, Inspired by Knole project (2013-2019)
  • Jonathan Sargant

    Forging links with the wider community
  • Martin Drury remembers Vita Sackville-West's rocking horse

    Martin first arrived at Knole in 1973. His long association with Knole continues into the 21st century.
  • Yannick Chastang

    Specialist conservator, Boulle furniture
  • Martha Infray

    Project Conservator, 2015-2018
  • Siobhan Barratt

    Knole's former Project Conservator, then Knole Conservation Studio Manager, 2015-2017
  • Ian Tyers

    Dendrochronologist
  • Tim Martin

    Metalwork conservator
  • Zenzie Tinker

    Textile conservator
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