Industrial Heritage Group Activities (2002 – 2015)
Subjects Covered
A History of Bridges
Railways in Old Postcards
A History of Trams
Rotary Wing Aircraft
Agriculture and the Age of Machinery
Salt
Aspects of the Industrial Revolution (inc. The Lunar
Saving the Settle to Carlisle Railway Line
Men)
Sewing Machines
Barcodes
Some Famous Bridges in Wartime
Brunel The Elder (Marc)
Spinning A Yarn
Cargoes on Canals
Sugar
Classic Transport Films (BFI Collection)
The Brunels' Thames Tunnel
Communications – Cable and Portcurro
The Crystal Palace
Communications Through History
The Golden Age of Trams
Construction of the Channel Rail Link
The Great Western (development in the Thames
Development of South Wales Steel Industry
Valley)
Evolution of Bellringing Technology
The Industrial Film Movement
Favourite Architecture (inc. discussions)
The Manchester Ship Canal
Ferguson's Gang (the mysterious supporters of the
The Postmans Park, London
National Trust)
The Royal Small Arms Factory
Gunpowder Mills
The Thames Barrier
How Boats Climb Hills
The Wealden Iron Industry
Legacy of the Railway Age (Thames Valley)
Technology in the Home
Lighthouses
Three Famous Bridges (from disaster to glory)
London Underground
A History of Roads
Metroland
A Nation of Shopkeepers (retail through the ages)
Mills and Milling
Architectural Ceramics
Mulberry Harbours (to come)
Aviation Through The Ages
Pugin – God's Architect
Beach Huts and Bathing Machines
Building The Bell Rock Lighthouse
Christmas in the Workhouse
Coals from Newcastle
Communications Before Radio
Construction of Gothic Cathedrals
Copperopolis (Swansea)
English Iconic Piers
Factory Worker Day Trips and Holidays
Favourite Industrial Sites (discussions)
Fixtures and Fastenings
HMS Warrior
Huntley and Palmers
Life in Ancient and Middle Age Castles
Local Industrial Archaeology (inc. open discussion)
London's Landmarks (the alternative plans)
Milestones
Mr Watt and his Perfect Engine
Power before Steam - Watermills
Railway Art (classic and modern)
Railways in Wartime
Royal Gunpowder Mills
Amberley Working Museum, W Sussex
Bletchley Park, Bucks
Braemore House, Hants
Caen Hill Locks and Canal Museum, Devizes
Didcot Power Station
Saltaire (to come)
Sending Cargoes By Steamship
Shot Towers
Spending A Penny
St Pancras Hotel and Station
Thames Small Boat Builders
The Cinemas and their Films
The Development of British Brickmaking
The Great Stink and the Victoria Embankment
The Industrial Age in the Home
The London Docks
The Panama Canal
The Royal Doulton
The Silkworms of Rose Street (Wokingham)
The Victorian/Edwardian Kitchen
The Woollen Industry in the Cotswolds
Thomas Telford (to come)
Travel Poster Art
Up the Cut Workings on the Canals
Places Visited
Docklands Museum, London
Ellis's Farm, Arborfield
English Rural Life Museum, Reading
Farnham Open-air Countryside Museum
Great Western Railway Society, Didcot
HMS Warrior, Portsmouth
Longbridge Mill, Sherfield on Loddon
Mapledurham Watermill, Oxon
McAlpine Private Railway, Fawley Hill, Bucks
Royal Berkshire Hospital Museum, Reading
SS Great Britain, Bristol
Steam – GWR Museum, Swindon
Thames Barrier, London
Thames Valley Police Museum, Berks
Tower Bridge and Borough Market, London
Twyford Waterworks, Winchester
Weald and Downland Museum, W Sussex
Whitchurch Silk Mill, Hants