O G S Crawford Lecture - My Life and work in Winchester by Dr John Crook FSA

Hampshire Record Office Cinema (lecture theatre), Winchester, SO23 8TH
Wednesday 30th September 2026
John Crook is an independent architectural historian, archaeological consultant, and photographer.

He has published many books on subjects ranging from the Medieval cult of saints to the activities of William Walker, the diver employed to save Winchester Cathedral in the early twentieth century. Much of his publication is based upon the many years of his work at Winchester Cathedral and the Hospital of St Cross.

Most recently his projects have included a major assessment of the development of Westminster involving the creation of a series of phased plans at 1:1000 scale, from twelfth tp the twentieth centuries.

He will recall his long career in the midst of the archaeology of Winchester. He says he that did not start by any orthodox route!