Peter Trott is a face known to all volunteers. As the Museum Steward he has been around for quite awhile now, having come on board in May 1992 just one week after the museum opened. Now after a 23-year-old love affair with Fulham Palace he is retiring today, 31 March 2015. "When you first meet Fulham Palace you just fall in love with it." The thing he will miss most is coming in on a weekly basis and "seeing the Palace in all its glory through the seasons. It's pretty special here - like working daily in a grand country house."
A native of Shepherds Bush and a keen advocate of local history Peter first came on board at FP after having been made redundant from a job in The City. He decided that it was a good thing to be able to leave the rat-race behind so that he could spend more time doing things that fed his interest in local history. He got a part time job at the Gunnersbury Park Museum and at Fulham & Hammersmith Council. It was there he saw the FP job advertised.
He was hired and helped with the last minute work getting ready for the official opening on 2 June 1992. When he first came to Fulham Palace there were only 2 rooms open. The rest of the building was occupied or semi-derelict. It has been an exciting thing for him to see the place grow and expand over the years, seeing more rooms open up, the addition of the cafe and other amenities, all of this has given him a great deal of pleasure. Peter sees the future of FP as quite exciting and says he will of course visit from time to time.
For our part we want to say thank you Peter for the fantastic service you have given over the years and good luck in your future endeavours.