Wiltshire Industrial Archaeology Conference
From branch lines to tram lines A one-day conference highlighting the industrial heritage of Wiltshire Programme: 9.30 am – Registration 10 am – Welcome by Mike Stone Chairman of the…
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Devizes Town Hall St.John's Street,, Devizes, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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Yorkshire AHS, IH Section -Low Moor’s Ironworks, Explosion and Railways
St George's Centre Room 4, 60 Great George Street, LeedsTalk by Philip Hellawell Find the venue: https://stgeorgescentreleeds.org.uk/find-us Non-members are welcome – a £2 donation towards costs would be appreciated. Following our meetings, all are welcome to join us for…
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Somerset IAS – The History of Stoates Mill, Watchet
Silver Street Baptist Church Hall Silver Street, Taunton, Somerset, United KingdomPaul Upton recalls how brothers William and Thomas Stoate started flour milling in Watchet in 1832, later introducing steam power, but suffered a major fire in 1911. The mill was…
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Essex IAG – Annual Meeting – Bringing Jumbo back to life: Restoration gets underway
Essex Record Office Wharf Road, Chelmsford, Essex, United KingdomOur guest speaker this year is Gary Armstrong Trustee of the North Essex Heritage Trust The multi-million pound restoration of Colchester's historic "Jumbo" water tower is underway to transform the…
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Greater London IAS – Pub / Video evening
The Sekforde Sekforde Street, London, United KingdomThe Sekforde would like advanced notice of numbers, please contact chairman@glias.org.uk with numbers attending.
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Sussex IAS – AGM then Rye Harbour’s wide industrial history
West Blatchington Mill Barn Holmes Avenue, Hove, Sussex, United KingdomThe Society's AGM will be followed by presentation by Geoffrey Mead Rye Harbour is the oft-ignored cousin of the more famous ‘Ancient Town of the Cinque Ports’- Rye town. Two…
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Berkshire IHS – Berkshire Industries before the 20th century
St Mary's Church Hall 14 Castle St, Reading RG1 7RD, ReadingUsing as a starting point Ditchfield and Page’s volume on Industries from ‘A History of Berkshire’ published in 1906, Jo Alexander-Jones, will speak about the various industries in the county…
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South Yorkshire IHS – Ernest Wright – Hand scissor makers in Sheffield
Portland Works Makerspace Room, Randall Street, Sheffield, United KingdomSpeaker: Jonathan Wright On street parking
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Somerset IAS – Crofton Beam Engines and their 200 year old Technology
OnlineJon Willis of the Kennet and Avon Canal Trust tells the story of the two historic beam engines, still housed in their Grade 1 listed Pumping Station. One dates to…
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11th East-West Workshop on Industrial Archaeology (industrial landscapes)
OnlineIndustrial landscapes are territories modified by people where industry is the most defining cultural process or agent of change. They can be terrestrial or maritime, such as fishing or oil-extraction…
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Yorkshire AHS, IH Section -The Otley Printing Industry
St George's Centre Room 4, 60 Great George Street, LeedsTalk by David Clegg Find the venue: https://stgeorgescentreleeds.org.uk/find-us Non-members are welcome – a £2 donation towards costs would be appreciated. Following our meetings, all are welcome to join us for…
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Somerset IAS – The Mapping of Somerset
Silver Street Baptist Church Hall Silver Street, Taunton, Somerset, United KingdomThe first printed map of the Somerset was produced by Christopher Caxton and published 1575-79. Using many physical examples, Christine King describes how the development of cartography was pushed forward…