Directory of Craft Scholars

Listed below are some Queen Elizabeth Scholars offering specialist services and crafts. Scholars are selected for their high level of skill and commitment to their craft or trade.

Note: Whilst recommending the Scholars listed below, the Trust cannot guarantee or accept responsibility for the quality of goods or services they provide.

List of QEST scholars by craft
(click craft name to view scholars):


Affineur- Cheese Maturer
Andrew Swinscoe
Cumbria
T: 017683 53959
Animation
Architectural Woodcarving
Sarah Berry
North Wales
T: 01690 720 375
Artist Blacksmith
Jenny Pickford
Hereford
T: 01432 356156
Basketmaking
Mary Butcher
Kent
T: 01227 766 427
F: 01227 766 427
Roy Youdale
Bristol
T: 0117 951 1421
F: 0117 951 1421
Bob Johnston
Northern Ireland
T: 07762 591 100
Bee Keeping
James Hamill
London
T: 020 7924 6233
F: 020 7640 0552
Bespoke Leather Designer
Blacksmithing
Adam Greenwell
Dorset
T: 01258 830 222
Graham Collis
Shropshire
T: 01746 714 520
F: 01746 714 520
Frances Plowden
London
T: 07896 547 866
Blacksmithing and Armoury
Graham Ashford
Hampshire
T: 01329 312 693
Book Conservation
Edward Cheese
Cambridge
Bookbinding
Laura West
T: 01478 613 123
F: 01478 613 123
Bex Marriott
Oxford
T: 07759 416 077
Botanical Illustration
Jill Jones
Bath
T: 07812 247 284
Niki Simpson
Surrey
T: 01483 566 456
Braidmaking
Jacqui Carey
Devon
T: 01404 813 486
F: 01404 813 486
Brick Sculpture
Rodney Harris
Bristol
T: 0117 944 2004
Bronze Sculpture Conservation
Ben Murphy
Liverpool
T: 07799 037 461
Calligraphy
Davina Chapman
Greater London
T: 020 8550 9660
F: 020 8550 9660
Calligraphy & Heraldic Art
Sally Mangum
London
T: 07764 195 754
Calligraphy & Illumination
Martina Scott
Staffordshire
T: 07976 743 115
Carpentry & Joinery
Simon Foulser
Hertfordshire
T: 07909 620 596
Ceramics
Peter Ting
London
T: 07811 119 288
Julian Stair
London
T: 020 8693 4877
Rebecca Harvey
Hayle
T: 07967 320 717
Jessie Higginson
Cornwall
T: 07813 811 808
Bethan Lloyd Worthington
London
T: 07736 928 219
Claudia Clare
London
T: 020 8801 3748
Sam Bakewell
Cardiff
T: 07916291898
Children's Book Illustration
Kerry Lemon
Surrey
T: 07747 005 622
Eyizera Phoenix
Norwich
T: 07545 197 840
Classic Car Restoration & Welding
Jason Williams
Worcestershire
T: 07740 582 910
Classic Wooden Car Restoration
Richard McGuinness
Buckinghamshire
T: 01235 818 693
Classical Singing
Judith Gardner Jones
Edinburgh
T: 07710 208 355
Clock Making & Restoration
Richard Faulkner
Derbyshire
T: 01530 272 750
Brian Coles
Swansea
T: 01792 234 490
Clock Restoration
Chris Robinson
Shropshire
T: 01588 630 558
Geoffrey Walker
Manchester
T: 01617 185 420
Cob Building
Jill Smallcombe
Devon
T: 01647 24145
Confectionery
Rachel Shaw
Derbyshire
T: 01663 742 473
Coppersmithing
Siân Evans
East Sussex
T: 01424 429 040
Couture Dressmaker and Embroiderer
Decorative & Mural Artistry
Marina Hughes
London
T: 020 7735 6745
Digital Fine Art Photography
Jackie King
Hampshire
T: 07754 757 716
Digital Photography
Martin Haswell
Bristol
T: 01454 417 234
Dolls House Conservation and Restoration
Double Bass Making
Charles Collis
Somerset
T: 01373 812 322
Easel Painting Conservation
Laura Mills
London
T: 07973 543 240
Gabriella Macaro
Oxford
Farriery
Michael Rhys Jones
Surrey
T: 07500 334 175
Lee Collins
Somerset
Sean Athow
T: 01485 518 113
Kaye Nelson
Kent
T: 07790 397 063
Christopher McBeth
T: 01832 734 998
Paul Gray
Wiltshire
Forestry & Cleaving
Garry Lewis
Dorset
T: 01929 471 864
Terry Adams
Dorset
T: 01929 471 147
Furniture Conservation
Tristram Bainbridge
Oxfordshire
Furniture Making & Design
Aidan McEvoy
Surrey
T: 0208 123 9890
Richard Drayton
Dorset
T: 01202 722 127
Jon Beer
Cambridgeshire
T: 01354 655 087
F: 01354 655 087
Furniture Restoration
Graham Williams
Ledbury
T: 01531 640 077
Furniture Restoration, Decorative Art & Interiors
Maria Hagglund
London
T: 0208 202 2857
Ann-Sofie Widegren
London
T: 0208 202 2857
Gilding & Frame Making
John Poole
London
T: 01452 812 935
F: 01452 812 935
Glass Artist
Eleanor Bird
Bristol
T: 07939 239 254
Glass Painting & Enamelling
Carole Waller
Bath
T: 01225 858 888
F: 01225 858 888
Mel Howse
Sussex
T: 020 8133 6123
F: 0870 705 8360
Glassmaking
Timothy Harris
Isle of Wight
T: 01983 853 526
F: 01983 854 054
Steven Newell
London
T: 020 7272 9341
F: 020 7281 9252
Gold & Silversmithing
Rod Kelly
Norfolk
T: 01953 717 625
Wally Gilbert
Hereford
T: 01432 279 401
Gun Engraving & Jewellery
Ruth Anthony
London
T: 07702 353 371
Haute Couture
Heather Sproat
Brighton
Sonja Nuttall
T: 001 212 924 1382
F: 001 212 924 1382
Hedge Laying
Pete Lambert
Shropshire
T: 01691 610 536
Hedge Laying & Hurdle Making
Simon Saggers
Hertfordshire
T: 01763 243 960
Homoeopathy
Marliese Symons
Dorset
T: 01202 888 812
Illustration
Rose Forshall
Cornwall
T: 07800 927 158
Intaglio Print Making
Rachael Bacon
Northumberland
T: 07813 673 452
Jewellery Design
Jacqueline Cullen
London
T: 07989 470 246
Zoe Harding
Hertfordshire
T: 07929 521 646
Charlotte de Syllas
Dorset
T: 01603 446027
Jung-Ji Kim
London
T: 020 7730 7378
F: 020 7730 7378
Jewellery Making & Design
Jessica Poole
London
T: 07999 650 329
Ladder Back Chair Making
Malcolm Ruffell
Colchester
T: 01206 251 704
Leather Moulding
Cordaelia Craine
T: 07906 204 658
Letter Cutting
Zoë Cull
Dorset
T: 01305 848 884
Lime Plastering & Cob Building
Barbara Jones
Todmorden
T: 0845 458 2173
F: 0845 458 2173
Master Painting & Decorating
Dunstan Rickhuss
Hampshire
T: 01420 562 627
Robert Ogborn
Bristol
T: 0117 942 2589
Metal Conservation
Anna Rolls
Bath
T: 07879 074 814
Nicola Dunn
Suffolk
T: 0064 9306 7068
Millinery
Lai Symes
Peterborough
T: 01832 277 258
F: 01832 277 259
Jane Fryers
London
T: 07973 346 613
F: 0871 247 3676
Pamela Howlett
London
T: 020 8852 0908
Deirdre Hawken
London
T: 020 8318 4736
F: 0208 852 0206
Mosaic Art
Hannah Griffiths
London
T: 0208 348 0962
Gary Drostle
London
T: 07719 529 520
Musical Instrument Making
Martin Penning
Somerset
T: 01749 880 984
Clive Lee
Somerset
T: 07760 477 834
Jonathan Letcher
Shropshire
T: 01588 650 416
Orchading
Thomas Adams
Shropshire
T: 0777 649 8936
Organ Shallot Making
Alan Partridge
Essex
T: 01268 415260
Painter Stainer
Melissa White
East Sussex
T: 07792 067 548
Painting Conservation
Rebecca Hellen
London
T: 020 7277 7680
Elizabeth Woolley
Cheshire
T: 07929 894959
Spike Bucklow
Cambridge
T: 01223 832 040
F: 01223 837 595
Paper and Book Conservation
Toby Gough
Sweden
T: 01316 246 350
Makiko Tsunoda
Oxford
T: 01865 277 076
Paper Artistry
Paper Conservation
Philippa Hunt
London
T: 07986 008 769
Ruth Partington
North Yorkshire
T: 07766 797 036
Pargeting
Pate-de-Verre
Ros Conway
Suffolk
T: 01394 384 060
Piano Tuning
Chris Melloy
Staffordshire
T: 01543 268 565
F: 01543 268 565
Plaster Conservation
Fiona Johnson
T: 01603 880 121
Polychromed Timber Conservation
Elizabeth Cheadle
Somerset
T: 01823 432 808
F: 01823 433 831
Portrait Painting
Gabriela Denny
London
T: 07905 347 888
Will Kemp
Cheshire
T: 01260 279100
Rupert Alexander
London
T: 07733 304 020
Pottery
Elizabeth Monk
Warwickshire
T: 01608 684 416
F: 01608 684 833
Saddle & Harness Making
Paul Allison
Berkshire
T: 07855 729 467
Kate Hetherington
Somerset
T: 07989 580 623
Scagliola
Alan Graystock
Wakefield
T: 01924 274 369
Scenic Painting for Theatre
Grace Brennan
Northamptonshire
Sculpture & Decorative Arts Conservation
Felix Thornton-Jones
London
T: 07734 940 918
Sculpture & Stonecarving
Andrian Melka
York
T: 07788 654 626
Shoe & Fashion Design
Katie Rose Whiting
London
T: 07900 244 285
Shoe Making & Design
Deborah Carré
London
T: 020 7813 0093
Sanna Palosaari
London
T: 07890 732 032
Camilla Skovgaard
London
T: 020 7310 8446
F: 020 7310 8447
Side Saddle Making and Design
Shirley Justice-Vose
Ayrshire
T: 01560 484 916
F: 01560 484 916
Silversmithing
Grant McCaig
London
T: 07983 337 659
Silversmithing & Jewellery
Square Piano Restoration & Conservation
Ben Marks
Bristol
T: 077433 20054
Stained Glass Conservation
Tracy Holmes
Yorkshire
T: 01904 557 228
Stephen Lewis
Lincoln
T: 01522 824 982
Stained Glass Painting
Sophie D'Souza
London
T: 02085 604 333
Stonecarving
Tom Waugh
Somerset
T: 01984 629 337
Thomas Brown
London
T: 0785 232 4930
Matthew Caines
London
T: 07931 751 672
William Davies
London
T: 07887 525 616
Antonia Hockton
Suffolk
T: 07845 158 477
Stonecarving & Letter Cutting
Bernard Johnson
Oxfordshire
T: 07785 750 597
Gillian Forbes
Perthshire
T: 01577 830 754
Daniel Meek
Norfolk
T: 07795 421 298
Stonecarving, Conservation & Restoration
Richard Ball
Dorset
T: 01747 811 996
Marcia Bennett Male
London
T: 0208 473 5008
Stonemasonry
James Kirby
London
T: 02088750471
Sarah Pennal
Somerset
T: 01460 240 381
F: 01460 240 381
Reuben Marsh
London
T: 02083 481 786
Brent Quilliam
T: 07951 722 012
David Gundry
London
T: 0207 730 5344
Matthias Garn
York
T: 07967 828 780
F: 01759 369 565
Straw Plaiting
Veronica Main
Buckinghamshire
T: 01494 714 141
Stucco Duro
Jenny Saunt
Dorset
Tapestry Conservation
Deborah Fiette
Switzerland
T: 00 41 22 736 2539
Textile Design
Rhian Solomon
London
T: 07800 907 380
Katherine Howlett Davis
Hampshire
T: 07905 320 001
Cheryl Branford-Peers
Barnet
T: 07879 868 668
Polly Bell
London
T: 01749 890 792
Thatching
Adam Nash
Wiltshire
T: 07976 832 393
Timothy Phipps
Oxon
T: 01869 248 452
Traditional Wooden Boatbuilding
Gail McGarva
Dorset
T: 07974 121 606
Trompe L'oeil, Fresco & Mural Painting
Sarah Hocombe
London
T: 07958 942 295
Rosanna Bankes
Flintshire
T: 01352 740 740
F: 01352 741 909
Upholstery
Sharon Smith
Birmingham
T: 01273 726 072
F: 01273 726 076
Anthea Laing
Berkshire
T: 0118 930 5123
F: 01189 842 466
Stephen Mills
Essex
T: 01708 744 683
Violin & Cello Restoration
Eugenie Degan
Cambridge
T: 07833 577 674
Wall Painting Conservation
Lisa Shekede
London
T: 020 7231 9446
F: 020 7231 9446
Wood Engraving
Juliet Bankes
Oxfordshire
T: 01295 750 500
Woodcarving
Tim Wade
Llandovery
T: 01550 760 386
Giles Morgan
Peterborough
T: 01832 272 487
Woodturning and Lathing
Julie Heryet
Bristol
T: 01179148912