Grosvenor Museum Staff

The Museums Director heads a team with the expertise to provide an efficient and high quality professional service. We also have regular volunteers and work experience students adding to our in-house expertise. All staff take part in a variety of outreach activities and are happy to give talks and tours on their areas of expertise.

Email: grosvenormuseum@chester.gov.uk

Sue Hughes BA, MA, FMA
Museum Director

Tel: (01244) 402012
Responsible for:
Management of the service. 

Keepers

Peter Boughton BA, FSA, FRSA, AMA  
Keeper of Art and Creative Development

Tel: (01244) 402024 
Responsible for: 
Paintings, watercolours, drawings, prints, sculpture; silver; furniture; clocks and watches; art database; architectural models. Ridgway Silver, Art and Watercolour Galleries. 

Dr Kathryn Riddington
Keeper of Natural History 

Tel: (01244) 402015 
Responsible for: 
Botany, geology, invertebrate zoology, vertebrate zoology, biological databanks. Charles Kingsley Natural History and Chester Timeline Galleries. Initial contact for Chester Rockwatch Geology Group

Hannah Crowdy MA AMA
Collections and Interpretation Officer

Tel: (01244) 402014
Responsible for:
Local History items, Social History items (including toys and games, domestic objects and ephemera), Musical Instruments, Costume, Ceramics. The Period House. Volunteers and the reminiscence service.

Lucy Ashdown MA
Interpretation Development Officer

Tel: (01244) 402029
Responsible for:
Assisting with the exhibition programme and the development and delivery of the activity and events programme.

Liz Royles
Keeper of Early History

Tel: (01244) 4022025

Responsible for:
Archaeology, arms and armour, coins and medals and the Roman Galleries.

Lorna Kernahan, Zoe Burkett
Learning Assistants (Job Share)

Tel: (01244) 402017

Vacant
Keeper of Archaeology

Support Services

Sarah Rodriguez    
Retail and Finance Officer  

Tel: (01244) 402008 
Responsible for:  
Financial and other administrative enquiries; catering; general enquiries. Initial contact for Exhibitions & Events Hotline.

Ruth Marshall BA  
Administrative Officer  

Tel: (01244) 402008 
Responsible for: 
Administrative queries and database management. 

 

Education and Learning Services

Kate Harland
Learning Development Officer

Tel: (01244) 402016

Lorna Kernahan
Visitor Support Officer

Tel: (01244) 402017    

For further information about Education and Learning see Chester For Teachers.