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…
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…
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…
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…
The North East On the Thursday evening we will have a talk by Michael Bailey on the Stockton & Darlington Railway’s ‘Locomotion No 1’ Then we are considering the following…
1 September 2023-6 September 2023 The programme is as follows: Friday – Young Members Board Seminar, Evening Reception Saturday – Celebration of the work of the AIA nationally & internationally,…
By David de Haan, Hon Secretary Changes on Council Zoe Arthurs became Vice-Chair at the AGM. Three new Council members, Otis Gilbert, Spencer Smith and Richard Vernon, were also elected…
From Mike Nevell the Industrial Heritage Support Officer https://industrialheritagenetworks.com/ihso/ Since 2009, the Association for Industrial Archaeology has been supporting the industrial heritage sector through its Restoration Grants scheme. The £116,000…
Brunel: History, Conservation & Legacy To contemporary and modern observers, the Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel was, and is, a complex figure – an architect, engineer, polymath and visionary whose…
The third edition of the East-West Workshop on Industrial Archaeology aims to strengthen diversity. We embrace diversity in a wide sense, considering, among others, its gender, generational, cultural, ethnic, racial…
