Industrial Ruins Modern ruins are radically different from those ruins of ancient times that are customarily curated as archaeological heritage. They are irrational, wild and unterminated. In modern ruins, multiple…
Meeting from about 6pm, a chance to meet and talk with other members. Last year 29 attended. Meet at The Wheel of Fortune, Alpington, a traditional village pub that welcomes…
Talk by Ben Turner. Ben Burgess and Company was founded in 1931 and has continued to grow as perhaps the most successful for an agricultural engineering company in Norfolk. Meet…
Talk by Rowan Francis The Forncett Museum is an award winning collection of stationary steam engines, many rather large, and most in full working order. Meet in the Quintin Room.…
Cambridge Industrial Archaeology Group presents a multimedia exploration of industry in Hellas, with: Dr Anastasia Christophilopoulou (Fitzwilliam Museum) Dr Gordon Davies (Cambridge Museum of Technology) Dr Michael Loy (Cambridge University…
Ironbridge Conference Booking is now open for a major conference at Ironbridge looking at the life, work, and legacy of L T C Rolt L T C Rolt, also known…
A history of the Southern Region Diesel-Electric Multiple Units – their introduction, use in service and preservation. A presentation by Jim Gibbons a member of the voluntary group who are…
Britain’s first oil refinery – was it also the world’s first? Speaker: Cliff Lea It was in the 1840s that the Oakes family struck oil whilst sinking one of their…
Speaker: Sarah Howard (on Zoom) Sarah Howard is a heritage management professional who has worked for local and national government heritage services, the educational charity Council for British Archaeology, and…
Speaker: Brice Bozier The Victorian gasworks building for the Sudbury estate has recently been rescued and restored with the aid of a significant grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund,…
