Berkshire IAG – Kennet & Avon Canal and Thames Path Circular Walk
Meet outside Reading Station (winter.zeal.toned) at 10:30 on 25th October to walk down to County Lock (106) on the Kennet & Avon Canal, we will then walk towards Kennet Mouth…
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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.
9th East – West Workshop – Full Steam Ahead!
OnlineModern railways were born in Britain 200 years ago. From there, they spread to the rest of the world, reducing travel and transportation times, and fostering modernisation, industrialisation and urbanisation.…
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…