GLIAS – Brixton Windmill
Speaker: Nicholas Weedon
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Alan Baxter Gallery 77 Cowcross Street, London, United Kingdom
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Berkshire IAG – Railways of Bracknell Forest and how they changed the Borough
St Mary's Church Hall 14 Castle St, Reading RG1 7RD, ReadingPart 1: Before World War 1 Colin Bird will give us the first of his talks about how the railways impacted the Bracknell Forest area. Non-members are welcome for a small fee of £3 to cover hot drink and biscuits.
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Somerset IAS – The Future History of Coal Mining – How will England choose to remember? (Online)
OnlineDr John Tanner asks how England will choose to remember its coal mining heritage. Once the demand for domestic coal started to fall in the 1950s the number of pits declined sharply. Nevertheless, at the start of the 1980s the National Coal Board still employed some 250,000 workers, but the UK has now moved away…
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Cambridge IAG – Watermills and Landscapes of the Great Ouse
Pye Building Cambridge Museum of Technology, Cheddars Lane, Cambridge, United KingdomA talk by local Huntingdonshire historian Bridget Flanagan, and Keith Grimwade. They will describe how the local Geology affected the location and operation of the Watermills. Incidentally one Mill is still in operation, and is owned and operated by the National Trust. It is situated close to the village of Houghton, Huntingdonshire. (PE28 2AZ)