Officers and Trustees
Thomas Sheppard became Chairman of the Trust in February 2016.
Thomas Sheppard
Chairman of the Trust
Thomas joined as a Trustee of the Bath Preservation Trust in 2000 under the chairmanship of Michael Briggs and he remained a trustee until 2012. During his first time with the Trust he chaired the Architecture and Planning Committee and was closely involved with the acquisition and development of Number 1a Royal Crescent. After an absence he re-joined as the Chair-Elect in January 2016 to follow Edward Bayntun-Coward. Thomas is a Solicitor in private practice with regional solicitors Thrings and he specialises in land and property and he has been connected – usually as a trustee and often as chair – with many well-loved local organisations as well as time as a parish councillor. He lives in Bath and was educated at King Edward’s School in Broad Street (as were his father and grandfather before him) and so can properly claim to be a long-standing Bath resident. Media Release 1 February 2016