The world’s first underground public railway opened in 1863, running between Paddington and Farringdon Street in London.
Chris will explain why it was necessary, how it was built, and how it expanded right across our capital city.
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eBook by retired chemical and mechanical engineer David Clayton.
SIHG Shared Documents. Mainly for SIHG Committee use
The First World War inspired Heath Robinson to dream up a series of increasingly outlandish and bizarre military inventions with which the opposing armies would try to outwit each other. From the kaiser’s campaigning car or a suggestion for an armoured bayonet curler, to post-war ‘unbullying’ of beef, his cartoons are a fantastically absurd take on wartime technology and home-front life.
Kensal Green Cemetery was London's first "garden cemetery". It was initiated by barrister George Frederick Carden, who was inspired by a visit to Père-Lachaise Cemetery in Paris in 1821. It was consecrated in 1833.
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TALKS
It's All a Bit Heath Robinson by Luci Gosling
History of the Wey and Arun Canal by Richard Shenton
The Aircraft Industry in Surrey Through the Great War by David Hassard
Harry Hawker - Aviation Pioneer 1889 to 1921 by David Hassard
Victorian Pumping Stations by Tony Samson
Pill Boxes of SE England by Steve Bird
Wind Turbines: 1890 to The Present Day & The Future by John Baylis
The rise and fall of nuclear power in the UK, and what next? by John Baylis
More to follow
£12 per person
Please Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAuduuvrTMoGNyhhAoE6o5RTGwgTK8...
Agenda:
1. Apologies for Absence
Organised by Simon Ritchie.
Leatherhead Institute, Saturday 26th October 2024
SERIAC is an association of Industrial Archaeology and related societies in the South East of England. Since 1983, a member society has organised an annual day conference; this year it is being hosted by the Sussex Industrial Archaeology Society. At least 3 members of the SIHG will be attending.
