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Kevin Flude

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Kevin's main interests are telling stories, narrative; the history, archaeology and museums of London.

He has worked in the Museum world since 1976. First at the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, then as a archaeologist including at the Museum of London (1977-84). He was an Assistant Keeper at the Victoria and Albert Museum between 1984-1987. Since 1987 Kevin has worked freelance as a consultant in many museums, lecturing on the museums, history and archaeology of London and directed the transformation of the Old Operating Theatre Museum from 1988 to 2014.

He has been proprietor of 'And Did Those Feet' (Cultural Heritage Resources) since 1982. It has allowed him the opportunity of working in a variety of fields in t
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“Sir Henry Channon said of (Queen) Mary: 'Her appearance was formidable, it was like talking to St Paul's Cathedral.”
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