Spencer Gavin Smith has been an archaeologist and surveyor for over 20 years and is the owner of Tirwedd Archaeological Consultancy. His latest book 'Medieval Parks, Gardens and Landscapes: Their archaeology and history in England and Wales' for Pen & Sword is due for publication in 2023. His research specialisms include the creation of parks, gardens and designed landscapes in England and Wales c.900 - c.1450; the development of the discipline of medieval archaeology in Wales in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and the archaeology of post-medieval extractive industries, particularly in relation to European trade relations.
Spencer most recently worked as the Archaeology and Monuments Officer for the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, and prior to that was a Project Officer for the Gwynedd Archaeological Trust and also as an archaeologist for commercial archaeological companies L-P: Archaeology, Oxford Archaeology North and Earthworks Archaeology. He was an Investigator with the Royal Commission for the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales on the Atlanterra project and was the researcher and archaeologist for the BAFTA Cymru nominated television series Tywysogion (Princes). Spencer is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and an Associate Member of the Institute for the Study of Welsh Estates.
Spencer most recently worked as the Archaeology and Monuments Officer for the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, and prior to that was a Project Officer for the Gwynedd Archaeological Trust and also as an archaeologist for commercial archaeological companies L-P: Archaeology, Oxford Archaeology North and Earthworks Archaeology. He was an Investigator with the Royal Commission for the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales on the Atlanterra project and was the researcher and archaeologist for the BAFTA Cymru nominated television series Tywysogion (Princes). Spencer is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and an Associate Member of the Institute for the Study of Welsh Estates.
Links
Tirwedd Archaeological Consultancy: https://tirweddac.co.uk
Society of Antiquaries of London: www.sal.org.uk/
Institute for the Study of Welsh Estates: http://iswe.bangor.ac.uk/
Castle Studies Group: http://www.castlestudiesgroup.org.uk/
Historic Metallurgical Society: http://hist-met.org/
Rescue - The British Archaeological Trust: http://rescue-archaeology.org.uk/
Welsh Historic Gardens Trust: http://www.whgt.org.uk/
The Association for Industrial Archaeology: industrial-archaeology.org/
Pen & Sword Books: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/
Tirwedd Archaeological Consultancy: https://tirweddac.co.uk
Society of Antiquaries of London: www.sal.org.uk/
Institute for the Study of Welsh Estates: http://iswe.bangor.ac.uk/
Castle Studies Group: http://www.castlestudiesgroup.org.uk/
Historic Metallurgical Society: http://hist-met.org/
Rescue - The British Archaeological Trust: http://rescue-archaeology.org.uk/
Welsh Historic Gardens Trust: http://www.whgt.org.uk/
The Association for Industrial Archaeology: industrial-archaeology.org/
Pen & Sword Books: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/
