Partners
The England Archive is supported by a small number of institutions and individuals whose work aligns with ours. The list below names the organisations who have formally endorsed TEA or entered into an active, working partnership with it. Subjects documented within the archive have their own pages; this register is for the institutions whose backing and collaboration make the work possible.
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Daniel Carpenter - Executive Director
The national advocate for heritage crafts in the UK has issued a formal endorsement of The England Archive. The endorsement has been circulated to HCA members through the association bulletin, and TEA has been invited to the Bovey Tracey Craft Festival talks programme in June 2026.
University of Reading
Caroline Gould - Principal Archivist
Ollie Douglas - Curator of Collections
Phaedra Casey - Archivist, Reading Room and Acquisitions
A working dialogue with the institution that holds the national collection of English rural life. The conversation covers collection mapping, the Wye Valley film project, and a deposit pathway under consideration by the MERL Acquisitions Committee in May 2026. MERL is the most natural archival home for TEA’s long-form working record.
Amy Bicknell - Communications Manager
A working relationship with the country’s most respected craft funder. QEST has supported 800 makers across 130 craft disciplines over 35 years. Alumni introductions are agreed, and a cross-promotional partnership around QEST’s autumn ‘Future is Human-Made’ event is in development.
Stan Lawler - Secretary
Timothy Puddephatt - Chairman
The professional body for British artist blacksmiths has opened its network to TEA. The chairman’s working visit is confirmed for 3 June 2026, and a newsletter introduction has been agreed. The relationship has extended to the National School of Blacksmithing at Holme Lacy.
South Downs
An active working relationship with the Park Authority rangers. TEA is documenting All Ranger Day at Stanmer Park, Brighton, on 13 May 2026 as part of the ongoing archive of English stewardship.
Christopher Rodrigues - Chairman
The Cotswolds
The Guild has proposed Chipping Campden as a beta site for The England Archive, with alignment to the Arts & Crafts Symposium in October 2027. A shared principles document is in progress.
David Rowe
The Cotswolds
Working with TEA on the cultural calendar of Chipping Campden and on the shared principles document being produced with the Guild of Handicraft Trust. The archive of a place begins with the people who carry its record.
Alistair Audsley
An active partnership connecting TEA to the small, concentrated world of English watchmaking. Introductions given to the National Association of Jewellers and the Goldsmiths Company, and to the independent workshops that sit beside them.
Emma Paragreen
Yorkshire
A deep working relationship with the 400-year-old Sheffield cutlers institution. A full maker list has been shared, a bulletin has gone to members, and Cutlers’ Hall has offered exhibition space. TEA’s first Sheffield documentation visit is confirmed for 1 June 2026.
Documentary photographer
Photographer of We English and Merrie Albion. Active creative advisor to the project, bringing three decades of documenting contemporary English life.
Documentary photographer
Fifty years documenting England's customs and ceremonies. Author of An Annual Affair and Hunting With Hounds. Mentor to the project; proposed author of the foreword to Book 1.
Documentary photographer
Documentary photographer and publishing advisor, long associated with Blurb. Collaborator on the archive's approach to book publication and visual editing.
Large-format photographer
Large-format photographer and field collaborator. Shot alongside Mash on 5 April 2026; ongoing conversation on the slow-format discipline at the heart of the archive's practice.
Representation The England Archive is represented by Philippa Sitters, literary agent.
The archive is a three-year documentary project and a longer institution. Museums, guilds, conservation bodies, small presses, and individuals whose work aligns with ours are welcome to get in touch.