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Lady Lucinda Lambton, also known as Lady Lucinda Worsthorne (born 10 May 1943) is an English writer, photographer, and broadcaster on architectural subjects.


Life

Lucinda Lambton was born in
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, the eldest child of the
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, London, then went to a finishing school in
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, but she ended her education without gaining any qualifications and became a professional photographer working for various newspapers including the ''
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''. Her first assignment was working for the historian Frank Atkinson who was collecting artefacts to form the basis of Beamish Museum in County Durham.


Personal life

On 16 January 1965, Lambton married Henry Mark Harrod, eldest son of Sir Roy Harrod. They were divorced in 1973. In January 1986 she married secondly Sir Edmund Cameron-Ramsay-Fairfax-Lucy, 6th Baronet, and divorced him in 1989. In May 1991 she married thirdly the journalist Sir Peregrine Worsthorne, and they stayed together until his death in October 2020.


Career

Lambton has researched, written and presented 55 films for the
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and 25 films for ITV. They include ''On The Throne – The History of the Lavatory'', ''The Great North Road'', '' A Cabinet of Curiosities'' and ''The Other House of Windsor''. ''Sublime Suburbia'', her series of four films for ITV about the architectural and historic delights of London's suburbs, won the Regional Television award for the best documentary series of 2003. A further series of ''Sublime Suburbia'' in six parts, followed in 2004. She has written and taken the photographs for 14 books including: ''Temples of Convenience'', a history of the
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; ''Beastly Buildings'', about architecture for animals; ''Vanishing Victoriana''; ''An Album of Curious Houses'' and ''Lucinda Lambton's A-Z of Britain'', a companion to the 26-part television series for the BBC. Lambton has made presentations, often illustrated with her own slides, throughout the
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, and in America. She has been sponsored by the National Art Collections Fund at the Royal Geographical Society, and provided several of the annual talks for the
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at The Royal Festival Hall. She has also travelled on board the ''QE2'' to speak for the National Trust and the Royal Oak Foundation and she has spoken at the
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. She sometimes opens new buildings and museums, and hosts architectural and canine prize giving events. She has made several series for
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, including ''Bringing the House Down'', ''Elevations and Revelations'', ''Pride of Place'', an argument against modern architecture, ''Hidden Treasures'' and'' Listed'', illuminating efforts of the
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to save notable post-
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buildings. She has been a castaway on ''
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''. Lambton is a regular contributor to newspapers and magazines, including ''
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'', ''
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'', '' Country Life'', the '' Daily Mail'' and ''
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''. She is an Honorary Fellow of the
Royal Institute of British Architects The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally, founded for the advancement of architecture under its royal charter granted in 1837, three supp ...
and an honorary member of the
Chelsea Arts Club The Chelsea Arts Club is a private members' club at 143 Old Church Street in Chelsea, London with a membership of over 3,800, including artists, sculptors, architects, writers, designers, actors, musicians, photographers, and filmmakers. The club ...
, as well as President of the Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings. She is a patron of the Cinema Theatre Association. She is an Honorary Vice President of The Crossness Engines Trust. She is president of the Garden History Society.


See also

* Lucy Worsley – another BBC presenter on historical topics


References

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