Cambridge IAG – The Newmarket and Chesterford Railway
Mr Alan Denney will review the History of the Newmarket and Chesterford Railway. Alan is a long standing member of the Cambridge Railway Group. and a local resident. The N&CR…
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Cambridge IAG – Horace Darwin’s Toyshop
Cambridge Instruments: Horace Darwin’s Toyshop a History and Legacy Cambridge Industrial Archaeology Group launches its 2024 season with a talk on one of the major companies in Cambridge during the…
Cumbria IHS – Spring Conference
ROADS: From Byway to Highway TURNPIKE ROADS AND COUNTY MAPS: Paul Hindle GANNIN OWER T’HILL—The Alston to Langwathby turnpike road: Simon Danby ROADS IN AND AROUND MORECAMBE BAY: Paul Hindle…
Hampshire IAS – Pirelli General Cable Works
The date was January 20, 1914, when Italian manufacturer Pirelli signed the contract to open a factory in the UK choosing Southampton as its UK headquarters. A key player for…
Hampshire IAS – Victorian Southampton in the Age of Steam, Ships, and Slums
We find ourselves in the incredible nineteenth-century, a time when Southampton expanded at a rate of knots. New railways, docks and suburbs changed the town forever. Join us for this…
Hampshire IAS – Members’ Evening
Join us to hear more about our members activities over the last 12 months. More information to follow nearer the time. Visitors Welcome. Free Car Parking is available, but there…
Hampshire IAS – Whitchurch Silk Mill – Hampshire
Whitchurch mill was built in 1813-15 as a water-powered sawmill and furniture factory by William Hayter, ironfounder, brushmaker, dealer and chapman and converted to a silk mill in 1817-19 by…
Hampshire IAS – Gosport’s Unknown Engineer
Vic Hutfield was a pioneer in the fields of motorcars, motorcycles and aeroplanes, he was born in Gosport, Hampshire, in May 1887. Vic’s greatest achievements must be constructing aircraft, as…
Hampshire IAS – Boscombe Down Aviation Collection
The Boscombe Down Aviation Collection (BDAC) was formally opened in April 1999 at Boscombe Down but was moved to Old Sarum Airfield and opened to the public in July 2012. The…
Hampshire IAS – Hampshire Brickworks Gazetteer Revision
The Gazetteer of Hampshire Brickworks was produced in the 1970’s by SUIAG, the forerunner to HIAS. 50 years on and a team from the Bursledon Brickworks Museum has been…