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Patricia Selina Birley (née Burnham) MBE FSA DL (born 27 June 1948) is an archaeologist and was the director of the Vindolanda Trust from 2002 to 2015.

Biography

Birley founded the Vindolanda Trust in the 1970s as a curator and conservator. She became its Deputy Director in 1980 and Director from 2002 to 2015.

Birley was elected as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London on 5 May 2012. Since 2010 she has served as a Deputy Lieutenant for Northumberland. She was awarded an MBE in the 2011 New Year Honours for "services to Roman Heritage in Northumberland".

Family

Patricia was married to Robin Birley and is the mother of Andrew Birley and mother-in-law of Barbara Birley.

References

1. ^ "Patricia Birley MBE. FSA. DL". Vindolanda Trust. March 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
2. "Mrs Patricia Birley". Society of Antiquaries of London. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
3. "Deputy Lieutenant Commissions". The Gazette. 1 April 2010.
4. "New Year Honours across Tyneside and Northumberland". BBC News: Tyne & Wear. 31 December 2010.
5. "Vindolanda founder Robin Birley dies aged 83". Hexham Courant. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2024.

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This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (April 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Richard Birley (1743–1812) Hugh Hornby Birley (1778–1845) Joseph Birley (1782–1847) Joseph Hornby Birley (1827–1881) Thomas Hornby Birley (1815–1885) Hugh Birley (1817–1883) Herbert Birley (1821–1890) Arthur Birley (1834–1912) Hugh Francis Birley (1855–1916) Francis Birley (1850–1910) Caroline Birley (1851–1907) Joseph Harold Birley (1870–1940) Leonard Birley (1875–????) Oswald Birley (1880–1952) Rhoda Pike (1899–1980) Eric Birley (1909–1995) Robert Birley (1903–1981) Maxime de la Falaise (1922–2009) Mark Birley (1930–2007) Annabel Goldsmith (b. 1934) Patricia Birley (b. 1948) Robin Edgar Birley (1935–2018) Anthony Birley (1937–2020) Loulou de la Falaise (1948–2011) Lucy Ferry (1959–2018) Robin Birley (b. 1958) India Jane Birley (b. 1961) Patrick Birley (b. 1965) Andrew Birley (b. 1974) Barbara Birley (b.1976)
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