11 Facts About Elain Harwood

Elain Harwood was the daughter of Harold Harwood and Maureen and elder sister to her brother David.

Elain Harwood studied building conservation at the Architectural Association between 1984 and 1986.

Elain Harwood completed a PhD on the building of London's South Bank at Bristol University in 2010.

Elain Harwood was an active member of the Cinema Theatre Association, the Thirties Society, The Victorian Society and the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain.

Elain Harwood took a temporary job in January 1984 at what was to become English Heritage, and remained there for the rest of her career.

Elain Harwood was for many years a nominated Trustee of The Twentieth Century Society and organised many lectures and study visits for the society's members.

Elain Harwood helped civic societies, local action groups and individuals across the UK in campaigning to save twentieth-century buildings from inappropriate change and total demolition, and lectured to both lay and academic audiences.

Elain Harwood was Joint Series Editor of a series of monographs on Twentieth Century Architects, published by English Heritage and continued by Liverpool University Press.

Elain Harwood was a "major contributor" to Cambridge University's MSt in Building History, developing and teaching Twentieth Century and Post-War programmes.

Elain Harwood was a presenter on BBC Two's One Foot in the Past series in the 1990s.

Elain Harwood led walking, cycling and coach tours around interesting architectural locations.