Sarah Buckingham

Sarah Buckingham has worked for 30 years in a broad range of roles in historic conservation and archaeology in local authorities and Historic England and has specialised in law, policy and practice of conservation and on the reform of these systems.  She also has a strong background in planning and worked for the Planning Inspectorate for 3 years. She is now the Conservation and Design Team Leader at the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. She holds a Masters Degree in Historic Conservation and is both a chartered Town Planner and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. 

She is now working towards a Professional Doctorate at the University of Hertfordshire, where she is specialising in post- conflict reconstruction, concepts of authenticity and the role of traditional building crafts in reconstruction.  She has a strong commitment to heritage education and supporting new practitioners wishing to enter the profession or colleagues at the start of their careers.