I am a PhD researcher in Geography and Museum Studies at King’s College London, co-supervised by the Museum of Cambridge. My work currently looks at the relationship between weather, heritage, and museum collections, specifically in the context of peatland landscapes.
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CAMFK270.63 Wildfowler with sledge on skates c.1911Eek sketch, 2024.Ely riverside, December 2025.
2024-present. stories of weather-heritage.
‘Stories of weather-heritage’ is a PhD research project co-supervised by King’s College London and the Museum of Cambridge. The Museum of Cambridge is a social history museum in Cambridge city centre which aims to ‘tell extraordinary stories of ordinary people.’
I work with the Museum of Cambridge’s fenland collection to explore the idea of ‘weather-heritage’ in the East Anglian Fens. Weather-heritage means the way in which experiences and knowledge of weather can form part of a place’s heritage, in different ways for different people. For example, in the Fens, weather-heritage could mean practices like fen skating, eel fishing, or strawberry growing. As the landscape of the Fens may change as a result of rising sea levels or drought, livelihoods, leisure activities, and weather memories could also change as a result.
If you are interested in getting involved with the project, please contact me via email at izzy.sturges@museumofcambridge.org.uk !
This project is generously funded by the London Arts and Humanities Partnership as part of the Arts and Humanities Research Council.