A talk by John Jones. John has just returned from the recent Heritage of Industry tour of Portugal, which despite its reputation as a rural country with a large tourist industry, does have some very interesting industrial archaeology We are now able to meet in the ‘Savoy’, aka the Portabcabin, which is capable of…
This ancient (1630s ?) Open Trestle Post Mill situated near Bourn Village in Cambridgeshire was in danger of collapse in 2020. A representative of its owners Cambridge Past Present & Future will describe how it was restored to its current state, and its future assured. Doors open at 19:00 The talk will take place in…
AIA members are warmly invited to participate in this international scientific conference at the Museum of Silesia, Katowice, Poland. The conference will be devoted to the issues of protection of industrial heritage with sensible environmental measures. Discussions will also include the need for continued use of modest amounts of fossil fuels for industrial and mobile…
The Architecture of Industry Modern industrialisation changed the built environment with new materials, technologies, scales and typologies. This workshop edition explores the architecture created for or by industry, and how the post-industrial society transforms and repopulates the spaces of the industrial period. The 5th East-West Workshop on Industrial Archaeology looks at China, England, Greece and…
Saturday morning talk by John Clay Free to members Visitors are always welcome in return for a £2 donation All are welcome to join us for lunch afterwards at the nearby Fox & Newt pub (which is also a microbrewery).
David Peacock will talk about the history of this major and influential waterway through the county. David is a local historian, committee member of the West Berkshire Heritage Forum and chair of the Newbury Society. Details of how to get to the hall are available here: http://biag.org.uk/events-page/ Free to members Non-members £2.50 to defray costs…
