Andrew Taylor graduated from the University of St Andrew's in 1989 with a degree in Church History. He has a further degree in Classical Studies and a Masters in the History of Art.

His main areas of study were the history and architecture of the English Country House and the arts and architecture of the Gothic Revival. In between, he has practised as a solicitor for twenty years and worked in the antiquarian book business. Andrew's tastes are broad but his particular interests are in landscape painting, church architecture and neo-classicism.