I have a worked as a historian since 2005 on the Survey of London, the longstanding history of London's streets and buildings. Since 2013 the Survey has been a permanent research project within the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL. My particular interests are in British architecture 1850-1914, especially in London, and in using film in urban history research, and have made a short film, The Winstanley Plays Itself, that blends feature film and newsreel clips with the narrative voice of the Survey of London. I am currently writing a book on the architect Edward William Godwin (1833-86), to be published by Historic England/Liverpool University Press in 2021. Before joining the Survey I was a journalist for many years, lastly as Assistant Litary Editor on the Sunday Telegraph (1998-2005). I also worked as academic curator, researching and preparing for the opening to the public of 7 Hammersmith Terrace, the home of Emery Walker, the antiquary, printer and associate of William Morris, and still hold this as an honorary post.