Berkshire IAG – Kennet and Avon Canal Walk from Bedwyn to Hungerford
Joint RCHS London Group and BIAG walk This walk will cover the Kennet and Avon Canal from Bedwyn to Hungerford (5.0 miles) Meet outside Bedwyn Station at 10:30 following the…
Joint RCHS London Group and BIAG walk This walk will cover the Kennet and Avon Canal from Bedwyn to Hungerford (5.0 miles) Meet outside Bedwyn Station at 10:30 following the…
During the reign of Henry VIII, Berkshire was nationally important for the production of woollen cloth, which dominated English exports. This talk to BIAG by David Peacock takes a look…
Doug Irvine, a retired civil engineer, will talk to BIAG about the life and significant works of Thoms Telford, who was a pre-eminent engineer of bridges, aqueducts, roads and canals…
Evening talk by John Harrison Church bells were cast in Wokingham between the mid-1300s and the early 1600s. The foundry is long gone but some of the bells cast there…
Evening talk by Nick Higham. How did people keep clean before baths and showers? Answer: they washed their underclothes. Doing the laundry was vital for personal hygiene, to ensure people…
Will Pilfold will be providing a further review of Newhaven’s industrial Past – a continuation of his well-received talk earlier this year. Non-members welcome £1.00
Sue Berry will be covering the development of diverse industries in the county town during this period. It will include an exploration of how a market and administrative centre’s, mainly…
Guy Hall will be presenting an illustrated history of Brighton Engine Works and will explain the history of this once massive factory in Brighton, a walk around the works itself…
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…