Surrey Industrial History Group

SIHG Talk: "Wheels of Industry: Langley Mill" by Robert Mee (Zoom)

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Langley Mill, on the Derbyshire / Nottinghamshire border, is sometimes (probably wrongly!) described as having been the "most industrialised village in the country". What didn't Langley Mill produce? This talk looks at the various companies established in the 19th and 20th centuries, and at their eventual demise.

SIHG Talk: "The History of British Radar (Eat Your Carrots!)" by Guy Bartlett (Zoom)

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As Britain faced the threat of Nazi invasion it became clear our Airforce was outnumbered 4:1; so the British Government turned to scientists for a solution. They asked for a “Death Ray”, but what they got was even more advantageous.
This is the story of how two unlikely men and a mathematical formula changed the tide of the war.
They say truth is stranger than fiction. Indeed, it was here.

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