Dr Simon Penn, the director of Avoncroft Museum of Buildings, has accepted the office of president of the society in succession to the late Dr Graham Webster.
Dr Penn is a distinguished historian and archaeologist and Dr Sally Dickson, chairman, said she was pleased that he has expressed a desire to take such an active interest in the society.
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