Elspeth Beard

Elspeth Beard
Black and white photo of woman crouched down next to a motorbike
Born (1959-04-28) 28 April 1959 (age 65)[1]
NationalityBritish
OccupationArchitect
Children1
AwardsRoyal Institute of British Architects Award
PracticeElspeth Beard Architects
ProjectsOne of the first English women to ride a motorcycle around the world
DesignMunstead Tower

Elspeth Beard (born 28 April 1959) is an architect and motorcyclist, noted for being one of the first English women to ride a motorcycle around the world.[2][a] She later redesigned the historic Munstead Tower in Godalming, winning the 1994 Royal Institute of British Architects award for South East England. She now owns an architectural firm based in a converted stable in Godalming.[4]

  1. ^ Orbulescu, Denisa (8 March 2019). "Motorcycle Hero: Elspeth Beard". Wemoto News. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Elspeth Beard – One of the Early Globetrotters". Motorcyclist. 24 February 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  3. ^ Slade, Rob (2015). "10 of the greatest moments in adventure motorcycling from the past 85 years". Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
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