Somerset IAS – Iron, Stone and Steam; Brunel’s Railway Empire
Author Tim Bryan tells the story of Brunel’s achievements and innovations Tim spent 21 years as curator of the GWR and ‘Steam’ Museums in Swindon, and is Director of the…
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Cambridge IAG – Film Studios: Infrastructure, Architecture, Afterlife
Pye Building Cambridge Museum of Technology, Cheddars Lane, Cambridge, United KingdomFilm studios are architectural spaces designed to support every stage in a film’s production, yet they’ve rarely featured as the subject of extensive analysis compared with film movements, directors and…
Sussex IAS – Newhaven’s Industrial Past – Part 2
West Blatchington Mill Barn Holmes Avenue, Hove, Sussex, United KingdomWill Pilfold will be providing a further review of Newhaven’s industrial Past – a continuation of his well-received talk earlier this year. Non-members welcome £1.00
YAHS – IHS – Mining, Milling and Machinery
Swarthmore Education Centre 2-7 Woodhouse Square, Leeds, United KingdomArchaeological Excavations at Logic Leeds, Sovereign Square, and Water Lane. A Saturday morning talk by Dan Waterfall (CFA Archaeology). This talk will cover three archaeological excavations which CFA Archaeology have…
Berkshire IAG – The Tudor Cloth Industry in Berkshire
St Mary's Church Hall 14 Castle St, Reading RG1 7RD, ReadingDuring the reign of Henry VIII, Berkshire was nationally important for the production of woollen cloth, which dominated English exports. This talk to BIAG by David Peacock takes a look…
Somerset IAS – Tin in Antiquity
Ben Sumpter searches for the sources of tin in antiquity The earliest travellers to the British Isles whose texts have survived frequently mention tin working in what is now Devon…
Berkshire IAG – Kennet and Avon Canal Walk from Bedwyn to Hungerford
Joint RCHS London Group and BIAG walk This walk will cover the Kennet and Avon Canal from Bedwyn to Hungerford (5.0 miles) Meet outside Bedwyn Station at 10:30 following the…
Somerset IAS – Arsenic Production in South-West England
Silver Street Baptist Church Hall Silver Street, Taunton, Somerset, United KingdomMining Historian Rick Stewart examines the region’s production of the notoriously toxic heavy metal When alternative and cheaper sources of copper were found in Chile, South Africa and Australia in…
SWWERIAC 2025
Walton Village Hall Meadow Lane, Walton, Somerset, United KingdomSouth Wales and West of England Regional Industrial Archæological Conference SWWERIAC took place annually until the Covid Epidemic struck. Oxford House Industrial History Society’s initiative revived the event in 2024.…
YAHS – IHS – Section AGM and Members’ Contributions
Swarthmore Education Centre 2-7 Woodhouse Square, Leeds, United KingdomAfter a very short AGM, members are invited to share any knowledge of industrial history subjects. Digital images are welcome, on a memory stick. Visitors always welcome. Following meetings, all…