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Somerset IAS – Pioneering Long-Range Radio Stations of Somerset
Silver Street Baptist Church Hall Silver Street, Taunton, Somerset, United KingdomLawrence Bennett, author, describes the pioneering long-range radio stations of Somerset. Somerset’s two main high-frequency point-to-point receiving stations were at Bridgwater and Somerton, with sister stations at Bodmin and Dorchester.…
Cambridge IAG – Why Celebrate 200 Years of Rail?
Pye Building Cambridge Museum of Technology, Cheddars Lane, Cambridge, United KingdomEvening talk by Bob Gwynne, a former member of Staff at the NRM York. All welcome.
Essex IAG – Group Annual Meeting
Essex Record Office Wharf Road, Chelmsford, Essex, United KingdomTo mark the 200th Anniversary of the opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway, this year’s EIAG Annual Meeting has been extended to allow for a series of short talks…
Somerset IAS – Was there a Victorian Internet? (Online)
OnlineBill Burns (from New York) asks was there really a Victorian Internet, (and how did we get from there to here?). The worldwide boom in undersea cables reduced message time…
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…
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
The AIA organises a number of events each year:
Usually in Spring, is the AIA Practical Day (or weekend). Formerly known as the ‘Affiliated Societies’ event or the ‘Ironbridge Weekend’ it is open to everyone. The day is usually devoted to a particular topic or theme and engenders much useful discussion and debate. It is a particularly informal and sociable event, often with related study visits.
Normally in May we organise a week-long overseas Field Visit
In the summer each year the Annual Conference takes place in a different venue somewhere in the UK. We look at local industrial archaeology and history through lectures and visits. Whilst the main conference is over a weekend, there are also continuing events into the following week for those wishing to spend longer in the area.
Normally during the Conference weekend the Association’s AGM takes place and the Annual Rolt Memorial Lecture is delivered.
The Conference is often preceded by a one day seminar and the theme is usually one of a national nature.
See more details of past Conferences and past Practical Days.