YAHS – IHS – Section AGM and Members’ Contributions
After a very short AGM, members are invited to share any knowledge of industrial history subjects. Digital images are welcome, on a memory stick. Visitors always welcome. Following meetings, all…
After a very short AGM, members are invited to share any knowledge of industrial history subjects. Digital images are welcome, on a memory stick. Visitors always welcome. Following meetings, all…
Archaeological Excavations at Logic Leeds, Sovereign Square, and Water Lane. A Saturday morning talk by Dan Waterfall (CFA Archaeology). This talk will cover three archaeological excavations which CFA Archaeology have…
A Saturday morning talk by Colin A Carbert. An account of a little-known local facet of the 1st World War, an airfield which was established near Tadcaster as a home…
A Saturday morning talk by John S Lee. This talk will examine the medieval cloth making industry in Yorkshire. It will explore the different processes involved in making cloth. Several…
A Saturday morning talk by Eric Jackson This talk starts with the industrial revolution and the transportation system as it existed at that time, comparing the load-carrying capacities of different…
A Saturday morning talk by Eric Branse-Instone (Historic England listing adviser for the North-East and Yorkshire Region) Eric Branse-Instone has spent the last 30 years assessing sites of all types and…
A Saturday morning talk by Dr Phil Judkins. The Wakefield area has one of the densest concentrations of railways in the UK, from early colliery railroads to 21st century mainline…
Joint RCHS London Group and BIAG walk About 6.0 miles Meet outside Kintbury Station at 10:30 following the departure of the 09:33 from Reading that arrives Newbury at 09:54 to…
Evening talk by Dr Ross Garden Geologically, the original centre of Reading is sited at the confluence of the Kennet and Thames rivers on raised, well drained younger Thames river…
A geological walk through Reading This afternoon walk provides an opportunity to discuss the impact of geology on the development of Reading through time. The objective of the trip is…