Custodian Collection

Ronald Foyle
On guard beneath the Victoria Tower is the custodian, Ronald Foyle. Parliamentary custodians supplement the security of the Palace of Westminster; they were formed in 1932 following the Geddes

Owen, F.D. Public Buildings And Grounds Custodian of The Flags, Left, Planting Tree, Presid
F.D. Owen, Public Buildings And Grounds Custodian of The Flags, left, Planting Tree, President [Woodrow] Wilson, 1913. Wilson is holding the spade

A Guardian King of the Four Corners, 12th century (carved wood)
AME118616 A Guardian King of the Four Corners, 12th century (carved wood) by Japanese School (12th century); height:99.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; Japanese

Unicorn, from the Oxburgh Hanging, made by Mary Queen of Scots (1542-87
BAL10735 Unicorn, from the Oxburgh Hanging, made by Mary Queen of Scots (1542-87) and Elizabeth Talbot (1520-1608) Countess of Shrewsbury, c.1570 (linen canvas embroidered with gold)

Hilbre Island custodian Charles Clifton and his wife Jean feeding their two goats. One of the goats was born on the Island of Skye

Hilbre Island custodian Charles Clifton and his wife Jean. Circa 1967

HESTIA / TOOKE
The virgin goddess of the hearth, custodian of the sacred fire brought by Aeneas from Troy, and served by the Vestal Virgins

HESTIA / VESTA
The Greek-Roman virgin goddess of the hearth, custodian of the sacred fire which Aeneas brought to Rome from Troy and which must never go out, lest a great calamity should occur

CENSUS ANALYSIS, 1937. Mary C. Oursler, Custodian of Census Records, going through census data in order to discover ages of persons whose births had not been registered. Photograph, 17 November 1937

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Through the ages, custodians have been the silent guardians of history, protecting and preserving the relics of our past. Ronald Foyle, a 12th-century guardian king, once held the title of A Guardian King of the Four Corners. Fast forward to the 16th century, Mary Queen of Scots crafted a Unicorn, a mythical creature symbolizing purity and power, which is now under the watchful eye of a custodian. Charles Clifton and his wife Jean, custodians of Hilbre Island, tended to their goats amidst the rugged beauty of the island in the late 1960s. Their duty, much like that of Hestia/Vesta, the ancient Greek goddesses of the hearth and home, was to protect and maintain the sanctity of their domain. The Nereid Monument, a classical period statue from Lycia, Turkey, stands proudly as a testament to the importance of guardianship in ancient cultures. And in more recent times, Mary C. Oursler, the Custodian of Census Records, meticulously went through the records, ensuring the accuracy of history for future generations. As we honor the past, let us not forget the unsung heroes who have kept the flame of history burning bright - the custodians.