Beric Morley

Beric M. Morley (19 September 1943 – 28 January 2015) was a British architectural historian and archaeologist. He became a familiar face on the Channel 4 television series Time Team. He was a regional director for English Heritage in the South West of England.

Education Morley attended Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School, before graduating from the University of Southampton with a Master's degree in theoretical physics and a Bachelor of Science in mathematics.

In 1996, at the age of 53, Morley took early retirement to complete a PhD about his first love, castles.

Time Team Morley appeared in ten episodes of Time Team between 1995 and 2002.

Alzheimer's disease Morley was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2004. Three years earlier he had walked out of a shop and suddenly realised he could not remember where he was. With his diagnosis, his academic research ended.

Henry VIII and the Development of Coastal Defence (1976) Blackfriars, Gloucester (1979) Peveril Castle (1993) The Castles of Pendennis and St Mawes (1995) Castle Rising Castle, Norfolk (1997)