Jo Alexander-Jones, BIAG's secretary, attempts to describe what Industrial Arhaeology can be and how BIAG goes about its activities Details of how to get to the hall are available here: http://biag.org.uk/events-page/ Free to members Non-members £2.50 to defray costs of tea/coffee and biscuits
Mince Pies will be available to accompany Mike Kemp on his talk which will cover the expansion of the Pye Group via its Factories in and around Cambridge. Starting in W G Pye's back garden shed in the late 1890s’ Mike will chart the rise of the company which eventually employed thousands of staff at…
An evening talk by Horry Parsons Horry will be recalled from his talk to the society several years ago, when he recounted his time as Project Manager for the building of the tower at the Cathedral in Bury St. Edmunds, a medieval construction project in the twentieth century. Tonight he will speak about the trades…
An evening talk via Zoom by Alan Hill Register for Zoom access here More details on the WIAS website: https://www.warwickshireias.org
An evening talk by Borin Van Loon Borin will be known for his excellent historic lettering website illustrating trade signage adorning local buildings, and may be recalled from his previous visit to speak to us. This evening he will delve further into his collection. We are now able to meet in the ‘Savoy’, aka the…
An evening talk via Zoom by Elizabeth Thomson Register for Zoom access here More details on the WIAS website: https://www.warwickshireias.org
Conservation of Architectural and Structural Cast and Wrought Iron Led by Geoff Wallis CEng MIMechE Geoff has been a Director of Dorothea Restorations for 32 years and has spent 15 years as a Consultant. Currently he is: Course Leader, Conservation of Historic Metalwork, West Dean College, Sussex www.westdean.ac.uk CPD Tutor, National Heritage Ironwork Group www.nhig.org.uk…
Saturday morning talk by Derek Rayner Free to members Visitors are always welcome in return for a £2 donation All are welcome to join us for lunch afterwards at the nearby Fox & Newt pub (which is also a microbrewery).
Evening talk by Jon Willis Details of how to get to the hall are available here: http://biag.org.uk/events-page/ Free to members Non-members £2.50 to defray costs of tea/coffee and biscuits
Camouflage and Deception at War An evening talk via Zoom by David Skillen Register for Zoom access here More details on the WIAS website: https://www.warwickshireias.org
An evening talk by Chris Turland Chris returns with another presentation, this time on the fleet of the Ipswich malsters R&W Paul. Paul’s operated a large fleet of Thames barges until the very end of trading by this type of vessel. Even then, they retained one barge for hospitality until the costs of restoration resulted…
Evening talk Sue Ellis Details of how to get to the hall are available here: http://biag.org.uk/events-page/ Free to members Non-members £2.50 to defray costs of tea/coffee and biscuits
