Claire Barratt

Claire Barratt (born 1974) is an English industrial archaeologist, steam engineer and television presenter.

Career

Barratt studied civil engineering at the University of Portsmouth,[1] and whilst doing so, became more interested in mechanical engineering.

On graduation she worked at the Chiltern Open Air Museum, the Royal Armouries and the British Engineerium, where she remains a consultant engineer. It was from here that her television career was launched when she appeared on Channel 4's Salvage Squad – a programme about restoring historical machinery – first as a participant, later as co-presenter. Whilst filming, she completed a master's degree in Conservation of Industrial Heritage and won the Association for Industrial Archaeology Student Fieldwork Award.

Presently a freelance consultant industrial archaeologist, Barratt has restored and run many different vehicles, and is currently restoring a watermill in Cornwall. She is a member of Subterranea Britannica, a society which studies and records man-made underground sites.

Personal life

Barratt is married to Ben, and the pair have two daughters and a pet dog.[1]

Filmography

References

  1. 1 2 Simpson, Richard (2005-02-12). "Portrait of a driver: Claire Barratt". The Daily Telegraph.
  2. ↑ McIver, Brian (3 January 2018). "Model rail enthusiasts build biggest ever miniature track over 71 miles". dailyrecord. Retrieved 7 January 2018.

  • "Salvage Squad". Channel 4. Archived from the original on 3 December 2007. Retrieved 3 November 2007.
  • "The History Detectives". The Open University.
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