Bill Bevan

Bill is the founder and Director of inHeritage. He is a professional archaeologist, heritage interpreter, writer and photographer with 21 years experience in the field.

He has worked in partnership with a number of organisations and community groups to enable them to develop successful interpretation projects that communicate their key messages to their target audiences. These range from local authority archaeology/heritage services to local history societies. Bill has written copy for numerous interpretation panels and self-guided trails. Projects on historic houses and gardens include Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire and Old House, Derbyshire. He has based copy on subject research undertaken by himself or on existing material supplied by organisations.

He has previously worked for the National Trust, English Heritage, the Wordsworth Trust and Peak District National Park Authority. As Interpretation Project Officer for the Peak District National Park Authority he managed the recently completed Peak Experience project for the Peak District Interpretation Partnership. Over four and a half years and with a budget of £500,000, Peak Experience delivered 10 themed guides to the cultural and natural heritage of the Peak District for the National Park Authority, English Heritage, the National Trust, Natural England, Derbyshire County Council, Derbyshire Dales District Council, High Peak Borough Council and Severn Trent Water. The project produced 10 themed booklets, two websites, a series of downloadable PDF self-guided trails, PDF children’s activity trails, mp3 audio trails, Bluetooth interactive wildlife field guide, mobile phone trail, interpretation panels, a geological touchscreen kiosk and two wildlife camera systems.

As an author and photographer, he has published a number of heritage-based articles, booklets and books. Recent publications include ‘Ancient Peakland’ for Halsgrove and ‘Sheffield’s Golden Frame’ for Sigma Leisure.

Specialities:
•    Heritage interpretation
•    Copywriting
•    Interpretive planning
•    Making long and complex landscape histories accessible to wider audiences