Talk by Philip Hellawell Find the venue: https://stgeorgescentreleeds.org.uk/find-us Non-members are welcome – a £2 donation towards costs would be appreciated. Following our meetings, all are welcome to join us for…

Talk by Adrian Backshall In the early 1930s the family moved to Broad Road in Lower Willingdon where Harold became a model railway engineer and skilled craftsman, making anything required…

The Society’s AGM will be followed by presentation by Geoffrey Mead Rye Harbour is the oft-ignored cousin of the more famous ‘Ancient Town of the Cinque Ports’- Rye town. Two…

The talk will cover the full story of the reconstruction of LBSCR Atlantic Class H2 ‘Beachy Head’ in a dedicated workshop at Sheffield Park. From the acquisition of a suitable…

Ben Sumpter is a Research Consultant and co-owner of Cornwall Underground Adventures. He has ventured deep into archives and underground workings to research Cornwall’s mining heritage, technology and practices, and…

A talk by Derek Alexander; Head of Archaeology for the National Trust for Scotland. ‘Pioneering Spirit’ is a nationwide research programme to seek out the knowledge and mythology of illicit…

Jon Willis of the Kennet and Avon Canal Trust tells the story of the two historic beam engines, still housed in their Grade 1 listed Pumping Station. One dates to…

The first printed map of the Somerset was produced by Christopher Caxton and published 1575-79. Using many physical examples, Christine King describes how the development of cartography was pushed forward…

Paul Upton recalls how brothers William and Thomas Stoate started flour milling in Watchet in 1832, later introducing steam power, but suffered a major fire in 1911. The mill was…

Simon Baker, railway historian, gives an illustrated presentation chronicling the artistic, social and economic impact of graphic advertising by British railway companies between the 1920s and 1950s. Non-members £3. More…