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…
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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.
Berkshire IAG – Railways in the Vale
St Mary's Church Hall 14 Castle St, Reading RG1 7RD, ReadingThe Local Government Act of 1972 saw the boundary between Oxfordshire and Berkshire changed with many local areas being moved from Berkshire into Oxfordshire. Prior to this change the County…
Somerset IAS – Black Country Beers and Breweries (Online)
OnlineBlack Country heritage campaigner Keith Hodgkins describes the area’s beers and breweries and its rich brewing heritage. For details about how to participate visit: https://www.sias.me.uk/index.htm
Somerset IAS – A Social Evening of Presentations
Silver Street Baptist Church Hall Silver Street, Taunton, Somerset, United KingdomAn informal evening of presentations by members, including slides, talks, demonstrations, artefacts, etc. At Silver Street there is also a free-of-charge Book Exchange and SIAS publications are on sale…
Norfolk IAS – AGM
Sprowston Diamond Centre School Lane, Norwich, United KingdomThis will be an important meeting as we will discus the future of the Society. The Diamond Centre is a former school operated by Sprowston Council and houses a…
Cambridge IAG – Cambridgeshire Inventions
Pye Building Cambridge Museum of Technology, Cheddars Lane, Cambridge, United KingdomEvening talk by Mary Burgess, Local Studies Librarian at the Cambridgeshire Collection. (and Mince Pies!) All welcome. There will be no Meetings in January & February 26', but we will…
Berkshire IAG – Newbury Breweries
St Mary's Church Hall 14 Castle St, Reading RG1 7RD, ReadingBeer was almost certainly brewed in Newbury before it was Newbury, but the business of the Common Brewer – brewing beer for wholesale to homes and drinking establishments – is more…
Somerset IAS – Mining Engineering in Cornwall (Online)
OnlineMine explorer Ben Sumpter talks about mining engineering in Cornwall, where a distinctive and technologically advanced approach to deep metal mining was developed, which was then exported across the globe…