He told me I’d grow up to be a derelict or a ne’er-do-well or a plumber if I didn’t give up my evenings to Caesar’s Wars in Gaul, Ablative Absolutes – or Lady Hester Stanhope’s sojourn ...

Walking - Gareth says - is vital for the creative process, and he has a lot bubbling under: including a project about the extraordinary Georgian explorer, Lady Hester Stanhope.