Ann Loreille Saunders

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Ann Loreille Saunders
MBE FSA
Born
Ann Loreille Cox-Johnson

(1930-05-23)23 May 1930
Marylebone, London, United Kingdom
Died13 February 2019(2019-02-13) (aged 88)
London, England
Occupationshistorian, educator writer and editor
SpouseBruce Saunders (m. 1960)
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic work
DisciplineHistorian
Sub-discipline
History of London

Dr Ann Loreille Saunders MBE FSA (née Cox-Johnson, 23 May 1930 – 13 February 2019)[1] was a British historian, educator writer and editor. She specialised in the history of London.

Early life and family

Saunders was born Ann Loreille Cox-Johnson on 23 May 1930 in Marylebone, London.[2] In 1960, she married Bruce Saunders.[2]

Career

Before completing her PhD, Saunders worked as Borough Archivist at the Marylebone Public Library.[2] The subject of Saunders PhD thesis at the University of Leicester was the history of Regents Park in London.[2]

As an academic, Saunders lectured in many London educational establishments, was an Honorary Fellow of University College London and a governor of Bedford College. She served as President of both the Camden History Society and the Saint Marylebone Society, and was a Council Member of the Society of Antiquaries of London.[2]

Saunders was also closely involved with the London Topographical Society for many years. From 1980-2015, as the Society's Honorary Editor, Saunders edited volumes 24-31 of its five-yearly Journal, the "London Topographical Record", and supervised the Society’s annual publications during this period. Among these publications were the A-Z volumes on Edwardian London and the London of King Charles II.[2]

Saunders was also the founder member and editor Costume, the journal of The Costume Society, which was established in 1967.[3][4] She regularly reviewed for the journal, until she retired in 2008. On the occasion of her eightieth birthday in 2010, volume 44 of the journal was dedicated to her.[5]

In 2000, Saunders was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the New Year Honours List.[6]

Saunders delivering a Gresham Lecture on 8 October 2004 - "London 1616: a snapshot of London early in James I's reign"

Death

Saunders died in 2019 in London, England, aged 88.[1][2]

Selected lectures

Two of Saunders' Gresham lectures are available to view online:

Selected publications

Authored

  • Regent’s Park: a study of the development of the area from 1066 to the present day, 1969, 2nd edition 1981.
  • The Art and Architecture of London, 1994
  • St. Paul's: The Story of a Cathedral, 2001.
  • A History of the Merchant Taylors’ Company, 2004.

Edited

  • Arthur Mee’s London North of the Thames, 1972.
  • Arthur Mee’s London: the City and Westminster, 1975.
  • The London County Council Bomb Damage Maps, 2005.

References