Greenwich IHS – The history of the North Kent line
OnlineIn the first Greenwich Industrial History Society talk after our summer break, Richard Allen will be recounting the history of the North Kent line and the other associated railways,such as…
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Suffolk IAS – The Waveney Valley Line
Ipswich Transport Mueum Cobham Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, United KingdomEvening talk by Peter Metcalf Another talk which circumstances caused to be postponed from the tail end of the last season. Note: We meet in the ‘Savoy’, aka the Portacabin,…
Berkshire IAG – A light bulb moment
St Mary's Church Hall 14 Castle St, Reading RG1 7RD, ReadingOne of our long-standing members, John Holden, will speak to us about the history of the incanescent light bulb. John is extremely knowledgeable on all things 'electric' and 'bulbs' The…
Norfolk IAS – Adventures on the Norfolk Broads
Sprowston Diamond Centre School Lane, Norwich, United KingdomMembers may well recall our speaker, Wally Webb, as a roving reporter for Radio Norfolk. The Diamond Centre is a former school operated by Sprowston Council and houses a…
Somerset IAS – Pioneering Long-Range Radio Stations of Somerset
Silver Street Baptist Church Hall Silver Street, Taunton, Somerset, United KingdomLawrence Bennett, author, describes the pioneering long-range radio stations of Somerset. Somerset’s two main high-frequency point-to-point receiving stations were at Bridgwater and Somerton, with sister stations at Bodmin and Dorchester.…
Cambridge IAG – Why Celebrate 200 Years of Rail?
Pye Building Cambridge Museum of Technology, Cheddars Lane, Cambridge, United KingdomEvening talk by Bob Gwynne, a former member of Staff at the NRM York. All welcome.
Essex IAG – Group Annual Meeting
Essex Record Office Wharf Road, Chelmsford, Essex, United KingdomTo mark the 200th Anniversary of the opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway, this year’s EIAG Annual Meeting has been extended to allow for a series of short talks…
Somerset IAS – Was there a Victorian Internet? (Online)
OnlineBill Burns (from New York) asks was there really a Victorian Internet, (and how did we get from there to here?). The worldwide boom in undersea cables reduced message time…
Somerset IAS – Somerset mills in art and illustrations
Silver Street Baptist Church Hall Silver Street, Taunton, Somerset, United KingdomMiller and millwright Martin Watts looks at Somerset mills in art and illustrations. Once a crucial source of power for industry and essential for agriculture, mills were often used to…
Norfolk IAS – The Medieval Clothier (Zoom)
OnlineOur speaker is based in Bradford, and members may recall there were a number of connections between the Norwich and Bradford woollen industries. Zoom meetings avoid travelling in the…
Cambridge IAG – Cherry Hinton Mill
Pye Building Cambridge Museum of Technology, Cheddars Lane, Cambridge, United KingdomEvening talk by Michelle Bullivant, Archeologist and Local Historian All welcome.
Suffolk IAS – Shipbuilding in Ipswich
Ipswich Transport Mueum Cobham Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, United KingdomAnnual General Meeting followed by a talk by Chris Turland Always a popular speaker, Chris returns with another presentation looking at the once busy Ipswich shipyards. All welcome.