AIA Annual Conference
Cardiff Cardiff, United Kingdom4th - 6th October 2024 One day Conference and two half days of visits Friday: Afternoon visit to Swansea Waterfront or Hafod Copperworks & Neath Abbey Ironworks Saturday: AGM, talks,…
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Hampshire IAS – Victorian Southampton in the Age of Steam, Ships, and Slums
Underhill Centre St. John’s Road, Hedge End, Southampton, Hampshire, United KingdomWe 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…
SERIAC 2024
Chichester College Westgate Fields, Chichester, West Sussex, United KingdomSouth East Regional Industrial Archaeology Conference Programme 0900 - 0950 Registration and Coffee 0950 - 1000 Welcome by the Mayor of Chichester 1000 - 1045 By Rail to Chichester 1846-2016…
Berkshire IAG – Kennet and Avon Canal Walk from Kintbury to Newbury
Kintbury Station Station Road, Kintbury, Berkshire, United KingdomJoint RCHS London Group and BIAG walk About 6.0 miles Meet outside Kintbury Station at 10:30 following the departure of the 09:33 from Reading that arrives Newbury at 09:54 to…
Cambridge IAG – Steam Contracting in Orwell, Cambs
Pye Building Cambridge Museum of Technology, Cheddars Lane, Cambridge, United KingdomSidney Alfred Flack (1881 – 1946) ran a thriving steam-contracting business in Cambridgeshire, which at one point operated 6 sets of threshing tackle and two sets of ploughing tackle. Clive…
YAHS – IHS – Wakefield’s Railways and their Associated Industries
Swarthmore Education Centre 2-7 Woodhouse Square, Leeds, United KingdomA Saturday morning talk by Dr Phil Judkins. The Wakefield area has one of the densest concentrations of railways in the UK, from early colliery railroads to 21st century mainline…
Essex Society for Archaeology & History – Annual Symposium
Roman Circus House Roman Circus Walk,, Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom2nd November 2024 This year's Symposium will have a post-medieval and industrial theme. Topics include: Davey Paxman & Co engineers of Colchester Water Mills on the River Colne Beaumont Quay…
Hampshire IAS – AGM
Underhill Centre St. John’s Road, Hedge End, Southampton, Hampshire, United KingdomAnnual General Meeting
Cambridge IAG – Maintaining historic aircraft
Pye Building Cambridge Museum of Technology, Cheddars Lane, Cambridge, United KingdomThe Imperial War Museum Site at Duxford is home to the British Aircraft Collection. David Hands will cover the problems of maintaining such a diverse collection of aircraft in both…
YAHS – IHS – Designating Industrial Heritage Sites for Historic England Listing
Swarthmore Education Centre 2-7 Woodhouse Square, Leeds, United KingdomA Saturday morning talk by Eric Branse-Instone (Historic England listing adviser for the North-East and Yorkshire Region) Eric Branse-Instone has spent the last 30 years assessing sites of all types and…
Hampshire IAS – Pirelli General Cable Works
Underhill Centre St. John’s Road, Hedge End, Southampton, Hampshire, United KingdomThe date was January 20, 1914, when Italian manufacturer Pirelli signed the contract to open a factory in the UK choosing Southampton as its UK headquarters. A key player for…
Cambridge IAG – Lime and Cement Working in Cambridge
Pye Building Cambridge Museum of Technology, Cheddars Lane, Cambridge, United KingdomThis little known aspect of an industry in an academic City will be described by Kieran Cleave. (Plus Mince Pies!) All Lectures are on the third Monday of the…