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Cambridge IAG – Steam Contracting in Orwell, Cambs
Pye Building Cambridge Museum of Technology, Cheddars Lane, Cambridge, United KingdomSidney Alfred Flack (1881 – 1946) ran a thriving steam-contracting business in Cambridgeshire, which at one point operated 6 sets of threshing tackle and two sets of ploughing tackle. Clive…
YAHS – IHS – Wakefield’s Railways and their Associated Industries
Swarthmore Education Centre 2-7 Woodhouse Square, Leeds, United KingdomA Saturday morning talk by Dr Phil Judkins. The Wakefield area has one of the densest concentrations of railways in the UK, from early colliery railroads to 21st century mainline…
Essex Society for Archaeology & History – Annual Symposium
Roman Circus House Roman Circus Walk,, Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom2nd November 2024 This year's Symposium will have a post-medieval and industrial theme. Topics include: Davey Paxman & Co engineers of Colchester Water Mills on the River Colne Beaumont Quay…
Hampshire IAS – AGM
Underhill Centre St. John’s Road, Hedge End, Southampton, Hampshire, United KingdomAnnual General Meeting
Cambridge IAG – Maintaining historic aircraft
Pye Building Cambridge Museum of Technology, Cheddars Lane, Cambridge, United KingdomThe Imperial War Museum Site at Duxford is home to the British Aircraft Collection. David Hands will cover the problems of maintaining such a diverse collection of aircraft in both…
YAHS – IHS – Designating Industrial Heritage Sites for Historic England Listing
Swarthmore Education Centre 2-7 Woodhouse Square, Leeds, United KingdomA Saturday morning talk by Eric Branse-Instone (Historic England listing adviser for the North-East and Yorkshire Region) Eric Branse-Instone has spent the last 30 years assessing sites of all types and…
Hampshire IAS – Pirelli General Cable Works
Underhill Centre St. John’s Road, Hedge End, Southampton, Hampshire, United KingdomThe date was January 20, 1914, when Italian manufacturer Pirelli signed the contract to open a factory in the UK choosing Southampton as its UK headquarters. A key player for…
Cambridge IAG – Lime and Cement Working in Cambridge
Pye Building Cambridge Museum of Technology, Cheddars Lane, Cambridge, United KingdomThis little known aspect of an industry in an academic City will be described by Kieran Cleave. (Plus Mince Pies!) All Lectures are on the third Monday of the…
YAHS – IHS – The History of the English Canals
Swarthmore Education Centre 2-7 Woodhouse Square, Leeds, United KingdomA Saturday morning talk by Eric Jackson This talk starts with the industrial revolution and the transportation system as it existed at that time, comparing the load-carrying capacities of different…
YAHS – IHS – Medieval Cloth Making in Yorkshire
Swarthmore Education Centre 2-7 Woodhouse Square, Leeds, United KingdomA Saturday morning talk by John S Lee. This talk will examine the medieval cloth making industry in Yorkshire. It will explore the different processes involved in making cloth. Several…
YAHS – IHS – Bramham Moor Aerodrome and the Role of the RFC there in World War I
Swarthmore Education Centre 2-7 Woodhouse Square, Leeds, United KingdomA Saturday morning talk by Colin A Carbert. An account of a little-known local facet of the 1st World War, an airfield which was established near Tadcaster as a home…
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…
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.