GLIAS – Short-cuts from the Thames to the Channel
Why South London's canals failed Speaker: Alan Burkitt-Gray
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Alan Baxter Gallery 77 Cowcross Street, London, United Kingdom
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Berkshire IAG – Celebrating 75 years of AWE
St Mary's Church Hall 14 Castle St, Reading RG1 7RD, ReadingFor 75 years, AWE has proudly played a role of critical national importance: helping deliver the UK’s nuclear deterrent. In 1950, Aldermaston became the site of the UK Government’s Atomic…
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Somerset IAS – Coal Bunkering and Coal Lumpers of Dartmouth (Online)
OnlineDartmouth, Devon, was a significant coal bunkering port for steamships from the late 19th century, employing large numbers of tough, competitive workers called coal lumpers who manually loaded coal from barges/hulks into ships' bunkers,…
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Suffolk IAS – More Items from the Collection
Ipswich Transport Mueum Cobham Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, United KingdomTalk by Keith Hillman. Keith has an extensive collection of tools and artefacts, and will display and describe some of these for us. All welcome.
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Somerset IAS – The World War II Listening Stations of the South-West
Silver Street Baptist Church Hall Silver Street, Taunton, Somerset, United KingdomSpeaker Colin White has identified the locations and condition of around twenty-five World War II covert listening stations (known as "Y-Stations") in the West Country, many along the strategically important coastlines of…
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SWWERIAC 2026
Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings Stoke Heath, Bromsgrove, United KingdomThe Worcestershire Industrial Archaeology & Local History Society is hosting the South Wales & West England Regional Industrial Archaeology Conference (SWWERIAC) on Saturday 18th April 2026 at Avoncroft Museum of…
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Berkshire IAG – A Hundred Years of Shopping in Reading
St Mary's Church Hall 14 Castle St, Reading RG1 7RD, ReadingTalk by Ann Smith who will take us through many of our long forgotten shops. Non-members are welcome for a small fee of £3 to cover hot drink and…
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SERIAC 2026
Stanley Arts South Norwood, London, United KingdomSouth Eastern Regional Industrial Archaeology ConferenceProgrammeMore than Biscuits, Beer and Bulbs – Reading’s Other IndustriesSpeaker: Jo Jones (BIAS)Brunel’s Timber Viaducts: Masterpieces or Aberrations?Speaker: Roger Davies (Hants IA)The Working CoastSpeaker: Geoff…
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Berkshire IAG – Tiles for the Abbey
St Mary's Church Hall 14 Castle St, Reading RG1 7RD, ReadingA Medieval tilery and occupation at 40-68 Silver Street, Reading David Sanchez of TVAS will talk to us about the dig in Silver Street which found the remains of an…
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GLIAS – AGM + Broadcast Britain
Alan Baxter Gallery 77 Cowcross Street, London, United KingdomSpeaker: Dr Mark Pegg. NOTE: This, unusually, is on a Thursday, starting at 6.15pm for AGM, 6.30pm lecture
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Greenwich One Day Seminar
We are sorry to announce that this event has had to be cancelled.
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EERIAC 2026
East of England Regional Industrial Archaeology Conference Bury St Edmunds Full details to follow