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John Lane was a writer, artist and educationalist. Born in Croydon Surrey in 1930 he was educated at the Whitgift School. Under William Coldstream he studied at the Slade School of Art, University of London. Here he met his future wife Truda in 1949. After spending several years painting he worked at Rippon Grammar School where he was recognised as a pioneer art teacher. In 1966 he was appointed by Dorothy and Leonard Elmhurst, the founders of the Dartington Hall Trust, to establish the Beaford Centre, at that time the first art centre in Europe to serve a primarily rural audience. Here he established the travelling Orchard Theatre Company, employing Richard Griffiths in his first acting job and the playwrite John Arden, who wrote the Royal Pardon where it was performed for the first time. In 1971 he founded the Beaford Photographic Archive, employing Roger Deakens as it's first resident photographer. Later in 1972 James Ravillious took over the role. In 1972 he founded the Plough Arts Centre in Great Torrington. In 1974 John was appointed as a trustee at Dartington Hall, where he worked for the next 30 year, later to become its chairman. Here he established the Cider Press Centre and with his friend Satish Kumar, the Schumacher College. In 1972 John met Satish Kumar and invited him to stay at Hartland. Temenos