Redefining National Amenity for the 21st Century

Liz Power

Director, Historic Buildings and Places

Liz Power joined Historic Buildings & Places in February 2023. She has worked in Museum and heritage all of her professional life, most recently as the Director of the London Museum of Water & Steam in Brentford, West London, where she was responsible for 17 listed buildings. She understands well the challenges of working and caring for such important landmarks, as well as the challenges of working to make such buildings work in the face of the climate emergency.

When Liz is not working, she is proud to be the Chair of Young Lewisham Project, a grass roots young people’s charity, a trustee of AIM (Association of Independent Museums), an enthusiastic, if not very skilful, Baritone horn player in her local brass band, and slow runner. Liz lives in Lewisham with her husband and three children.

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Neil Redfern

CBA Executive Director,

Neil joined the CBA in 2020 after a distinguished career in heritage, most recently as Development Advice Team Leader and Principal Inspector of Ancient Monuments for Historic England. 

During his time at Historic England Neil led teams delivering award-winning development advice in Yorkshire, developed their response to major environmental threats as part of the National Heritage Protection Plan and initiated a major project on the Yorkshire Wolds to address monuments at risk from cultivation, amongst other achievements. 

Prior to this, Neil spent ten years with English Heritage as North Yorkshire Team Leader, Inspector of Ancient Monuments and Field Monument Warden. 

Between 1997 and 2000 he worked with the CBA as a Project Officer on its Defence of Britain project.