A Visit from the Bishop
On Wednesday the new Bishop of St Albans, the Rt Reverend Alan Smith, visited Verulamium Museum and got to see all the work that goes on behind the scenes (and in some cases right underneath the galleries!) to keep a busy museum running. When he came to see the museum image library, we thought we should show him some of our oldest images of the abbey, like this one from the 1600s.
The North Prospect of Ye Sometymes Conuentuall Church of St Alban. Drawn and engraved by Daniel King, late 1600s.
On a more lighthearted note, we thought he might like to see this picture of Robert Runcie when he was bishop of St Albans, pictured with his gargoyle - not many people are lucky enough to be immortalised in this way!
Lord Robert Runcie, Bishop of St Albans 1970-1980, with his gargoyle at St Albans Abbey, 1979.
It is always nice to show visitors around the museum, and it is good to be reminded how exciting it is to work in a museum. There's nothing like seeing your work place through fresh eyes! Hopefully our gueses enjoyed their visit as much as we did.
