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GLIAS LECTURES

Our regular lectures will be held at 6.30pm in The Gallery, Alan Baxter Ltd, 75 Cowcross Street, EC1M 6EL. The Gallery is through the archway and in the basement at the rear of the building. There is a lift from the main entrance.

• 15 May Wed   AGM (6.15pm) + TRINITY BUOY WHARF AND THE PROPOSED HISTORIC SHIPS COLLECTION FOR LONDON. By Richard Albanese

GLIAS WALKS

A series of free Saturday afternoon guided walks looking at the industrial and social heritage of different areas in and around London. The walks start at 2.30pm and non-members are welcome. To reserve places on any of the walks, please email walks@glias.org.uk to get further information. Anyone without email can apply by post to the secretary. There are a limited number of places available on each walk and booking is recommended. Should places remain available on the day, information on how to join will be posted on the GLIAS website.

This year, it is also planned to hold walks on the evenings of Wednesdays 19 June and 17 July. Details for these will be given in the next Newsletter and on the GLIAS website.

• 1 June Sat   CLERKENWELL - WAREHOUSES, WINDOWS AND WORKSHOPS, led by Kate and Mike Quinton
• 6 July Sat   DARTFORD - WALKING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF TREVITHICK, led by Martin Watts & Linda Graham
• 3 August Sat   RICKMANSWORTH - CANALS AND WATER, led by Andrew Turner
• 7 September Sat   SOCIAL HOUSING IN CAMDEN, led by John Goodier
• 5 October Sat   CITY OF LONDON BUILDING STONES, led by Allan Wheeler

OTHER EVENTS

GLIAS is happy to publicise events by other societies that may be of interest to our members. If you are a not-for-profit organisation and would like us to list your event, please contact the newsletter editor via email at newsletter@glias.org.uk

April

• 24 April Wed   Brunel’s Tunnel at Rotherhithe. Talk by Robert Hulse. All details on www.rbhistory.org.uk
• 24-26 April   CHARTERED INSTITUTE FOR ARCHAEOLOGISTS ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Leeds. Web: www.archaeologists.net
• 27 April Sat   LOW TIDE WALK THROUGH DEPTFORD CREEK. 2pm to 4pm. Creekside Discovery Centre, 14 Creekside, Deptford SE8 4SA. Web: www.creeksidecentre.org.uk
• 27 April Sat   SPRING MEETING AND AGM, LONDON. A Subterranea Britannica event. Web: www.subbrit.org.uk
• 27-28 April   LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM DEPOT OPEN WEEKEND. London Transport Museum Depot, 2 Museum Way, 118-120 Gunnersbury Lane, London W3 9BQ. Web: www.ltmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/museum-depot/open-weekends
• 27-28 April   KEMPTON GREAT ENGINES STEAMING WEEKEND. 10.30am to 4pm. Adults £7, concessions £6, children (to 16) free. Feltham Hill Road, Hanworth, Middlesex TW13 6XH. Web: www.kemptonsteam.org
• 27-28 April   EPPING ONGAR RAILWAY DIESEL GALA. Web: www.eorailway.co.uk
• 27-28 April   UPMINSTER WINDMILL VISITOR CENTRE OPEN. St Mary's Lane (on A124), RM14 2QL. 1pm-4pm. Web: www.upminsterwindmill.org
• 28 April Sun   MARKFIELD BEAM ENGINE STEAMING DAY. Opening hours, 11am to 4pm. Markfield Road, South Tottenham, London N15 4RB. Tel: 01707 873628. Email: info@mbeam.org Web: www.mbeam.org
• 29 April Mon   MY 40 YEARS IN LONDON'S TRANSPORT. A London Omnibus Traction Society talk by Peter Batty, Commercial Director Arriva London. 6pm for 7.30pm start. Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. There is no charge. Visitors are welcome, especially from other societies or if you buy something or join as a new member. Web: www.lots.org.uk

May

• 1 May Wed   LASCARS IN SHADWELL 1780-1850. A Docklands History Group talk by Dr John Seed. 5.30pm for 6pm, Museum of London Docklands, West India Quay, Hertsmere Road, London E14 4AL. New members and visitors are very welcome. A £2 donation is suggested from visitors. Web: www.docklandshistorygroup.org.uk
• 2 May Thur   THE BASINGSTOKE CANAL – HEROES AND VILLAINS. A London Canal Museum talk by Roger Cansdale. 7.30pm. £4 (£3 discounts). 12/13 New Wharf Road, N1 9RT. Tel: 020 7713 0836. Web: www.canalmuseum.org.uk
• 4 May Sat   LONDON SEWING MACHINE MUSEUM OPEN DAY. 2pm to 5pm. London Sewing Machine Museum, 308 Balham High Road, London SW17 7AA. Tel: 020 8682 7916. Web: www.craftysewer.com/acatalog/London_Sewing_Machine_Museum.html
• 4-6 May   MORDEN PARK COUNTRY MAY FAIR. London Road, SM4 5QX. Web: www.oakleighfairs.co.uk
• 4-6 May   IWA CANALWAY CAVALCADE. Little Venice, Paddington W2 6NE. Web: www.waterways.org.uk
• 5 May Sun   KIRKALDY TESTING MUSEUM OPEN DAY. 11am to 5pm (last entry 4pm). 99 Southwark Street, SE1 0JF. Web: www.testingmuseum.org.uk
• 5 May Sun   CROSSNESS ENGINES PUBLIC STEAMING DAY. 10.30am to 4pm. Bazalgette Way, Abbey Wood, London SE2. No booking required. Web: www.crossness.org.uk
• 5 May Sun   HOUSE MILL GUIDED TOUR. The cost is £4 and the tour lasts about 45 minutes. Accompanied under-16s are free of charge. 11am to 4pm. No booking (other than for groups) required; the last tour will leave at around 3.15pm. Three Mill Lane, Bromley-by-Bow, London E3 3DU. Tel: 020 8980 4626. Email info@housemill.org.uk Web: www.housemill.org.uk
• 5 May Sun   GUIDED WATERSIDE WALK, BY THE IWA. River Tyburn, and along Regent's Canal to Little Venice. Start: at 2.30 pm, outside Baker St tube station (Baker St north/Lords exit). £10 adults, £8 concessionary rate. No prior booking required. Tel: 0203 612 9624. Website: www.waterways.org.uk
• 8 May Wed   WILLIAM FAIRBAIRN – THE EXPERIMENTAL ENGINEER. A Newcomen Society lecture by Richard Byrom. 5.45pm. The Dana Studio, Wellcome Wolfson Building, 165 Queens Gate, London SW7 5HD. Visitors welcome, admission free. Web: www.newcomen.com
• 9 May Thur   LONDON’S DELFTWARE POTTERS: WHO WERE THEY? HOW DID THEY WORK? A Clayground Collective talk by Mike Webber, Roy Stephenson and Hazel Forsyth. 7-8.30pm, Gary Weston Library, Southwark Cathedral, Montague Close, London Bridge, SE1 9DA. Booking necessary via eventbrite.com, 60 places, £12. Web: www.claygroundcollective.org
• 9 May Thur   AGM, FOLLOWED BY HEROES OF EVERYDAY LIFE: POSTMAN'S PARK. A Loughton and District Historical Society talk by Dr John Price. 8pm, Methodist Church, Loughton High Road. Visitors welcome, £2.50. Web: www.loughtonhistoricalsociety.org.uk
• 11 May Sat   TREVITHICK'S INDUSTRIAL DARTFORD CELEBRATION. Dartford's Annual Steam and Classic Vehicle Fair. Free. Dartford Central Park. 10am to 5pm. Web: www.trevithicksindustrialdartford.co.uk
• 11 May Sat   BRIXTON MARKET HERITAGE WALK. 2.30pm to 3.45pm. £3. Web: www.brixtonsociety.org.uk
• 11-12 May   NATIONAL MILLS WEEKEND. More than 300 windmills and watermills open to the public – including HOUSE MILL. Web: www.spab.org.uk/mills/national-mills-weekend
• 11-12 May   UPMINSTER WINDMILL VISITOR CENTRE OPEN. St Mary's Lane (on A124), RM14 2QL. 1pm-4pm. Web: www.upminsterwindmill.org
• 12 May Sun   LOW TIDE WALK THROUGH DEPTFORD CREEK. 11am to 1pm. Creekside Discovery Centre, 14 Creekside, Deptford SE8 4SA. Web: www.creeksidecentre.org.uk
• 12 May Sun   NEW RIVER HERTFORD TO ENFIELD. New River Action Group / Friends of the New River walk led by John Polley. 10.10am start. Outside Hertford East station. Free
• 12 May Sun   CRYSTAL PALACE TO BRIGHTON. Historic Commercial Vehicle Society annual run - Lorries, vans, buses, etc. Start from 7.30am to 9.30am. Their website home page has a 'spectator note' about the route. Check services if going by train to see vehicles lined up at Brighton. Web: www.hcvs.co.uk
• 13-17 May   SPAB REPAIR OF OLD BUILDINGS COURSE. London. Web: www.spab.org.uk
• 13-19 May   THE AIA SPRING TOUR – HUNGARY. Heritage of Industry Ltd, The Gables, 20 Main Road, East Hagbourne, Oxon OX11 9LN. Email: info@heritageofindustry.co.uk
• 13 May Mon   LIFE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. A PRISON OFFICER'S LIFE. An Ilford Historical Society talk by Pauline Martindale. £3. 7.30pm to 9.30pm, Ilford Hospital Chapel, The Broadway, Ilford Hill, Ilford IG1 2AT. http://ilfordhistoricalsociety.weebly.com
• 14 May Tue   UNDERGROUND KENT. A Greenwich Industrial History Society talk by Mike Clinch. 7.30pm, the Old Bakehouse, rear of Age Exchange Centre, 11 Blackheath Village, SE3 (opposite Blackheath Station). £1 for non members. http://greenwichindustrialhistory.blogspot.com/
• 14 May Tue   50 YEARS OF RECORDING LONDON'S INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE. A Hendon and District Archaeological Society talk by David Perrett of GLIAS. 7.45 for 8.00pm in the Drawing Room, Avenue House, 17 East End Road, Finchley N3 3QE. Visitors £2. Web: www.hadas.org.uk
• 16 May Thur   RECLAIMING CAMDEN TOWN – CHARACTER AND SENSE OF PLACE. A Camden History Society talk by Mark McCarthy. 7.30pm. Members have free entry to all talks. Non-members are very welcome, £1 on the door. Details from Local Studies Centre, Holborn Library, 32-38 Theobalds Road, WC1X 8PX. Tel: 020 7413 6342. Web: www.camdenhistorysociety.org
• 16 May Thur   CAPTAIN JAMES COOK. An East London History Society talk by Derek Morris. 7.30pm, Latimer Church Hall, Ernest Street, E1. Web: www.eastlondonhistory.org.uk
• 18 May Sat   THE MEDIEVAL PORT OF LONDON. Docklands History Group annual conference. 9.45am to 5.30pm. Weston Theatre of the Museum of London, London Wall, EC2Y 5HN. Web: www.docklandshistorygroup.org.uk
• 18-19 May   KEMPTON GREAT ENGINES STEAMING WEEKEND. 10.30am to 4pm. Adults £7, concessions £6, children (to 16) free. Feltham Hill Road, Hanworth, Middlesex TW13 6XH. Web: www.kemptonsteam.org
• 19 May Sun   HOUSE MILL GUIDED TOUR. The cost is £4 and the tour lasts about 45 minutes. Accompanied under-16s are free of charge. 11am to 4pm. No booking (other than for groups) required; the last tour will leave at around 3.15pm. Three Mill Lane, Bromley-by-Bow, London E3 3DU. Tel: 020 8980 4626. Email info@housemill.org.uk Web: www.housemill.org.uk
• 19 May Sun   GUIDED TOWPATH WALK, BY THE IWA. Along the Regent's Canal: King's Cross – Granary Square - Camden. Start: at 2.30 pm, outside King's Cross tube station (taxi rank). £10 adults, £8 concessionary rate. No prior booking required. Tel: 0203 612 9624. Website: www.waterways.org.uk
• 19 May Sun   SHIPBUILDING TO BANKING: THE ISLE OF DOGS' STORY. Walk led by Andrew Parnell, Footprints of London, following the development of the area's industry from a great world centre of shipbuilding, to one of London's most advanced docks to an international banking centre, finding evidence of the older industries amidst the brand new offices and housing, including a flooded dry dock and the Great Eastern launch site, and using archive photos to show how the area has been transformed. For more details and booking: http://tinyurl.com/ShipbuildingtoBanking19May19
• 20 May Mon   MEMORIAL SLIDE SHOW – PART II. From the slide collection of the late Lawrence Cameron. Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group. 7.30pm, St Mary's Church Hall, Castle Street, Reading RG1 7RD. Web: www.biag.org.uk
• 20 May Mon   AN ELECTRIC EVENING: LONDON’S FIRST GENERATION TRAMS AND BRITISH PROVINCIAL TROLLEYBUSES. A London Omnibus Traction Society talk by Eddie Dawes and John Parkin. 6pm for 7.30pm start. Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. There is no charge. Visitors are welcome, especially from other societies or if you buy something or join as a new member. Web: www.lots.org.uk
• 24-27 May   ENFIELD PAGEANT OF MOTORING. Enfield Playing Fields, Enfield, EN1 3PL. Web: www.whitewebbsmuseum.co.uk
• 26 May Sun   MARKFIELD BEAM ENGINE STEAMING DAY. Opening hours, 11am to 4pm. Markfield Road, South Tottenham, London N15 4RB. Tel: 01707 873628. Email: info@mbeam.org Web: www.mbeam.org
• 26 May Sun   HOUSE MILL GUIDED TOUR. The cost is £4 and the tour lasts about 45 minutes. Accompanied under-16s are free of charge. 11am to 4pm. No booking (other than for groups) required; the last tour will leave at around 3.15pm. Three Mill Lane, Bromley-by-Bow, London E3 3DU. Tel: 020 8980 4626. Email info@housemill.org.uk Web: www.housemill.org.uk
• 26 May Sun   GUIDED TOWPATH WALK, BY THE IWA. Along the Regent's Canal: Little Venice to Camden. Start: at 2.30 pm, outside Warwick Avenue tube station. £10 adults, £8 concessionary rate. No prior booking required. Tel: 0203 612 9624. Website: www.waterways.org.uk
• 29 May Wed   LONDON’S SUPER SEWERS: FROM BAZELGETTE TO TIDEWAY. Talk by Mike Sawyer. All details on www.rbhistory.org.uk
• 31 May Fri   LONDON HISTORY DAY. London's museums, galleries and cultural spaces open their doors to reveal special behind the scenes tours, rarely seen exhibits and one-off events, celebrating the capital's unique identity. Web: https://historicengland.org.uk/get-involved/visit/london-history-day/

June

• 1 June Sat   LONDON SEWING MACHINE MUSEUM OPEN DAY. 2pm to 5pm. London Sewing Machine Museum, 308 Balham High Road, London SW17 7AA. Tel: 020 8682 7916. Web: www.craftysewer.com/acatalog/London_Sewing_Machine_Museum.html
• 2 June Sun   KIRKALDY TESTING MUSEUM OPEN DAY. 11am to 5pm (last entry 4pm). 99 Southwark Street, SE1 0JF. Web: www.testingmuseum.org.uk
• 2 June Sun   CROSSNESS ENGINES PUBLIC STEAMING DAY. 10.30am to 4pm. Bazalgette Way, Abbey Wood, London SE2. No booking required. Web: www.crossness.org.uk
• 2 June Sun   HOUSE MILL GUIDED TOUR. The cost is £4 and the tour lasts about 45 minutes. Accompanied under-16s are free of charge. 11am to 4pm. No booking (other than for groups) required; the last tour will leave at around 3.15pm. Three Mill Lane, Bromley-by-Bow, London E3 3DU. Tel: 020 8980 4626. Email info@housemill.org.uk Web: www.housemill.org.uk
• 2 June Sun   GUIDED TOWPATH WALK, BY THE IWA. Along the Regent's Canal: Mile End to Limehouse. Start: at 2.30 pm, outside Mile End tube station. £10 adults, £8 concessionary rate. No prior booking required. Tel: 0203 612 9624. Website: www.waterways.org.uk
• 3-6 June   COUNTRY HOUSE COMFORT & CONVENIENCE TOUR: 'THE WEALD OF KENT AND SUSSEX'. A new tour this year. Heritage of Industry Ltd, The Gables, 20 Main Road, East Hagbourne, Oxon OX11 9LN. Email: info@heritageofindustry.co.uk
• 3 June Mon   WALK THE RAILS. Exclusive walking tours through the hidden underground tunnels of Mail Rail at The Postal Museum. 6pm to 8pm. Web: www.postalmuseum.org
• 5 June Wed   ROTHERHITHE AND BERMONDSEY. A Docklands History Group talk by Pete Smith. 5.30pm for 6pm, Museum of London Docklands, West India Quay, Hertsmere Road, London E14 4AL. New members and visitors are very welcome. A £2 donation is suggested from visitors. Web: www.docklandshistorygroup.org.uk
• 6 June Thur   THE SUEZ CANAL. A London Canal Museum talk by Dr. Roger Squires. 7.30pm. £4 (£3 discounts). 12/13 New Wharf Road, N1 9RT. Tel: 020 7713 0836. Web: www.canalmuseum.org.uk
• 7-9 June   EPPING ONGAR RAILWAY STEAM GALA. Web: www.eorailway.co.uk
• 8 June Sat   BRIXTON MARKET HERITAGE WALK. 2.30pm to 3.45pm. £3. Web: www.brixtonsociety.org.uk
• 8-9 June   OPEN GARDEN SQUARES WEEKEND 2019. Web: www.opensquares.org
• 9 June Sun   LOW TIDE WALK THROUGH DEPTFORD CREEK. 11am to 1pm. Creekside Discovery Centre, 14 Creekside, Deptford SE8 4SA. Web: www.creeksidecentre.org.uk
• 9 June Sun   HOUSE MILL GUIDED TOUR. The cost is £4 and the tour lasts about 45 minutes. Accompanied under-16s are free of charge. 11am to 4pm. No booking (other than for groups) required; the last tour will leave at around 3.15pm. Three Mill Lane, Bromley-by-Bow, London E3 3DU. Tel: 020 8980 4626. Email info@housemill.org.uk Web: www.housemill.org.uk
• 11 June Tue   GUIDED TOWPATH WALK, BY THE IWA. Along the Regent's Canal: Little Venice to Camden. Start: at 2.30 pm, outside Warwick Avenue tube station. £10 adults, £8 concessionary rate. No prior booking required. Tel: 0203 612 9624. Website: www.waterways.org.uk
• 11 June Tue   JACOBEAN VISTAS AND PUBLIC CONVENIENCES. A Greenwich Industrial History Society talk by Tracy Stringfelllow & Charlie MacKeith. 7.30pm, this will be held in the Studio not the Bakehouse, Age Exchange Centre, 11 Blackheath Village, SE3 (opposite Blackheath Station). £1 for non members. http://greenwichindustrialhistory.blogspot.com/
• 11 June Tue   ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. Hendon and District Archaeological Society. 7.45 for 8.00pm in the Drawing Room, Avenue House, 17 East End Road, Finchley N3 3QE. Visitors £2. Web: www.hadas.org.uk
• 13 June Thur   BRIXTON SOCIETY AGAM. 7pm to 9pm. Vida Walsh Centre, 2b Saltoun Road, Brixton SW2 1EP. Web: www.brixtonsociety.org.uk
• 15-16 June   KEMPTON GREAT ENGINES STEAMING WEEKEND. 10.30am to 4pm. Adults £7, concessions £6, children (to 16) free. Feltham Hill Road, Hanworth, Middlesex TW13 6XH. Web: www.kemptonsteam.org
• 16 June Sun   EPPING ONGAR RAILWAY CLASSIC CAR SHOW. Web: www.eorailway.co.uk
• 16 June Sun   HOUSE MILL GUIDED TOUR. The cost is £4 and the tour lasts about 45 minutes. Accompanied under-16s are free of charge. 11am to 4pm. No booking (other than for groups) required; the last tour will leave at around 3.15pm. Three Mill Lane, Bromley-by-Bow, London E3 3DU. Tel: 020 8980 4626. Email info@housemill.org.uk Web: www.housemill.org.uk
• 16 June Sun   GUIDED TOWPATH WALK, BY THE IWA. Along the Regent's Canal: Islington to Mile End. Start: at 2.30 pm, outside Mile End tube station. £10 adults, £8 concessionary rate. No prior booking required. Tel: 0203 612 9624. Website: www.waterways.org.uk
• 17 June Mon   BREWING ALONG THE WANDLE VALLEY. A Clapham Society talk by Alison Cousins. Omnibus, 1 Clapham Common North Side, SW4 0QW. 7pm for 8pm. Web: www.claphamsociety.com
• 21-22 June   SPAB PRACTICAL EARTH BUILDING: HUMBLE HERITAGE WORKSHOP, Scottish Borders. Web: www.spab.org.uk
• 22 June Sat   THAMES BARGE MATCH. Gravesend. Web: www.boatingonthethames.co.uk/Tidal-Thames-Navigators-Club
• 22-23 June   EPPING ONGAR RAILWAY 1940s STEAM WEEKEND. Web: www.eorailway.co.uk
• 22-23 June   DISTRICT 150 STEAM TRAIN RUN. London Transport Museum & TfL will mark 150 years of the District line with a special heritage event that will see a steam train travelling through tunnels into central London on the Underground for the last time. Tickets will be available later in the year via the museum website: www.ltmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/events-calendar/heritage-vehicles-outings
• 22-23 June   UPMINSTER WINDMILL VISITOR CENTRE OPEN. St Mary's Lane (on A124), RM14 2QL. 1pm-4pm. Web: www.upminsterwindmill.org
• 23 June Sun   LOW TIDE WALK THROUGH DEPTFORD CREEK. 11am to 1pm. Creekside Discovery Centre, 14 Creekside, Deptford SE8 4SA. Web: www.creeksidecentre.org.uk
• 23 June Sun   CROSSNESS ENGINES PUBLIC STEAMING DAY. 10.30am to 4pm. Bazalgette Way, Abbey Wood, London SE2. No booking required. Web: www.crossness.org.uk
• 23 June Sun   MARKFIELD BEAM ENGINE STEAMING DAY. Opening hours, 11am to 4pm. Markfield Road, South Tottenham, London N15 4RB. Tel: 01707 873628. Email: info@mbeam.org Web: www.mbeam.org
• 23 June Sun   'ON THE BUSES' SUMMER EVENT. London Bus Museum, Brooklands. Web: www.londonbusmuseum.com
• 23 June Sun   HOUSE MILL GUIDED TOUR. The cost is £4 and the tour lasts about 45 minutes. Accompanied under-16s are free of charge. 11am to 4pm. No booking (other than for groups) required; the last tour will leave at around 3.15pm. Three Mill Lane, Bromley-by-Bow, London E3 3DU. Tel: 020 8980 4626. Email info@housemill.org.uk Web: www.housemill.org.uk
• 26 June Wed   London’s Forgotten Foot Tunnel at Woolwich. visit - members only - with Ian Blore. All details on www.rbhistory.org.uk
• 27 June Thur   JOSEPH BAZALGETTE'S BIRTHDAY PARTY. Free event by London Metropolitan Archives. 2-3pm. London Metropolitan Archives, 40 Northampton Road, London EC1R 0HB. Web: www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/london-metropolitan-archives/Pages/default.aspx
• 30 June Sun   HOUSE MILL GUIDED TOUR. The cost is £4 and the tour lasts about 45 minutes. Accompanied under-16s are free of charge. 11am to 4pm. No booking (other than for groups) required; the last tour will leave at around 3.15pm. Three Mill Lane, Bromley-by-Bow, London E3 3DU. Tel: 020 8980 4626. Email info@housemill.org.uk Web: www.housemill.org.uk
• 30 June Sun   NEW RIVER ENFIELD TO NEW RIVER HEAD. New River Action Group / Friends of the New River walk led by John Polley. 10am start. Enfield Town, outside the Crown & Horseshoes pub. Free

July

• 1 July Mon   AGM. London Omnibus Traction Society. 6pm for 7.30pm start. Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. There is no charge. Visitors are welcome, especially from other societies or if you buy something or join as a new member. Web: www.lots.org.uk
• 3 July Wed   AGM FOLLOWED BY A VERY, VERY, NAUGHTY BOY – A LATE 18TH-CENTURY LONDON MARITIME TALE. A Docklands History Group talk by Chris Ellmers. 5.30pm for 6pm, Museum of London Docklands, West India Quay, Hertsmere Road, London E14 4AL. New members and visitors are very welcome. A £2 donation is suggested from visitors. Web: www.docklandshistorygroup.org.uk
• 4 July Thur   WORLD WAR TWO – WOMEN CANAL BOATERS. A London Canal Museum talk by David Padfield. 7.30pm. £4 (£3 discounts). 12/13 New Wharf Road, N1 9RT. Tel: 020 7713 0836. Web: www.canalmuseum.org.uk
• 6 July Sat   LONDON SEWING MACHINE MUSEUM OPEN DAY. 2pm to 5pm. London Sewing Machine Museum, 308 Balham High Road, London SW17 7AA. Tel: 020 8682 7916. Web: www.craftysewer.com/acatalog/London_Sewing_Machine_Museum.html
• 6 July Sat   GUIDED TOWPATH WALK, BY THE IWA. Along the Regent's Canal: Little Venice to Camden. Start: at 10.45 am, outside Warwick Avenue tube station. £10 adults, £8 concessionary rate. No prior booking required. Tel: 0203 612 9624. Website: www.waterways.org.uk
• 7 July Sun   GUIDED WATERSIDE WALK, BY THE IWA. Secrets of the northern Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Start: at 2.30 pm, outside Stratford station (by “Newham London” sign). £10 adults, £8 concession rate. No prior booking needed. Tel: 0203 612 9624. Website: www.waterways.org.uk
• 7 July Sun   KIRKALDY TESTING MUSEUM OPEN DAY. 11am to 5pm (last entry 4pm). 99 Southwark Street, SE1 0JF. Web: www.testingmuseum.org.uk
• 7 July Sun   UNCOMPLETED NORTHERN LINE EXTENSION WALK AND STUDY TOUR. Finsbury Park to Alexandra Palace. Booking essential. Email for details: nleevents@outlook.com
• 7 July Sun   HOUSE MILL GUIDED TOUR. The cost is £4 and the tour lasts about 45 minutes. Accompanied under-16s are free of charge. 11am to 4pm. No booking (other than for groups) required; the last tour will leave at around 3.15pm. Three Mill Lane, Bromley-by-Bow, London E3 3DU. Tel: 020 8980 4626. Email info@housemill.org.uk Web: www.housemill.org.uk
• 7 July Sun   Brockley & Ladywell Cemeteries Open Day. 11am to 4.30pm.
• 9 July Tue   THE END OF SOUTHERN STEAM. Anniversary steam excursion from London Waterloo to Weymouth and back. Web: www.railwaytouring.net/uk-day-trips/the-end-of-southern-steam-1
• 12 July Fri   SURVIVING WORLD WAR II STRUCTURES IN ENFIELD. An Enfield Archaeological Society Geoffrey Gillam Memorial Lecture by Ian Jones EAS. Jubilee Hall, Parsonage Lane, Enfield. Doors open for refreshments at 7.30pm, lectures commence at 8pm. Visitors are welcome at £1.50 per person. Web: www.enfarchsoc.org/lectures/
• 13 July Sat   BRIXTON MARKET HERITAGE WALK. 2.30pm to 3.45pm. £3. Web: www.brixtonsociety.org.uk
• 13-14 July   LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM DEPOT OPEN WEEKEND. London Transport Museum Depot, 2 Museum Way, 118-120 Gunnersbury Lane, London W3 9BQ. Web: www.ltmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/museum-depot/open-weekends
• 14 July Sun   HOUSE MILL GUIDED TOUR. The cost is £4 and the tour lasts about 45 minutes. Accompanied under-16s are free of charge. 11am to 4pm. No booking (other than for groups) required; the last tour will leave at around 3.15pm. Three Mill Lane, Bromley-by-Bow, London E3 3DU. Tel: 020 8980 4626. Email info@housemill.org.uk Web: www.housemill.org.uk
• 18 July Thur   333 YEARS OF GREAT ORMOND STREET. A Camden History Society talk by Alec Forshaw. 7.30pm. Members have free entry to all talks. Non-members are very welcome, £1 on the door. Details from Local Studies Centre, Holborn Library, 32-38 Theobalds Road, WC1X 8PX. Tel: 020 7413 6342. Web: www.camdenhistorysociety.org
• 21 July Sun   CROSSNESS ENGINES PUBLIC STEAMING DAY. 10.30am to 4pm. Bazalgette Way, Abbey Wood, London SE2. No booking required. Web: www.crossness.org.uk
• 21 July Sun   LOW TIDE WALK THROUGH DEPTFORD CREEK. 11am to 1pm. Creekside Discovery Centre, 14 Creekside, Deptford SE8 4SA. Web: www.creeksidecentre.org.uk
• 21 July Sun   HOUSE MILL GUIDED TOUR. The cost is £4 and the tour lasts about 45 minutes. Accompanied under-16s are free of charge. 11am to 4pm. No booking (other than for groups) required; the last tour will leave at around 3.15pm. Three Mill Lane, Bromley-by-Bow, London E3 3DU. Tel: 020 8980 4626. Email info@housemill.org.uk Web: www.housemill.org.uk
• 21 July Sun   GUIDED WATERSIDE WALK, BY THE IWA. Limehouse, Thames, & Docklands. Start: at 2.30 pm, outside Westferry DLR station (by the Cycle Hire Point). £10 adults, £8 concessionary rate. No prior booking required. Tel: 0203 612 9624. Website: www.waterways.org.uk
• 27 July Sat   ESSEX BUS RALLY (FORMERLY BASILDON BUS RALLY). In association with The Londoner in the Country. 10am till 4pm. Barleylands Farm Park, Billericay. Incorporates Visions International's 'The Londoner in the Country' show. Free parking and free bus rides. Web: www.essexbusrally.com
• 27 July Sat   CARLO GATTI'S BIRTHDAY. Programme to be announced. London Canal Museum, 12/13 New Wharf Road, N1 9RT. Tel: 020 7713 0836. Web: www.canalmuseum.org.uk
• 28 July Sun   MARKFIELD BEAM ENGINE STEAMING DAY. Opening hours, 11am to 4pm. Markfield Road, South Tottenham, London N15 4RB. Tel: 01707 873628. Email: info@mbeam.org Web: www.mbeam.org
• 28 July Sun   ICE SUNDAY. An opportunity to descend into the ice wells. Details to be announced. London Canal Museum, 12/13 New Wharf Road, N1 9RT. Tel: 020 7713 0836. Web: www.canalmuseum.org.uk
• 28 July Sun   HOUSE MILL GUIDED TOUR. The cost is £4 and the tour lasts about 45 minutes. Accompanied under-16s are free of charge. 11am to 4pm. No booking (other than for groups) required; the last tour will leave at around 3.15pm. Three Mill Lane, Bromley-by-Bow, London E3 3DU. Tel: 020 8980 4626. Email info@housemill.org.uk Web: www.housemill.org.uk

August

• 3 August Sat   LONDON SEWING MACHINE MUSEUM OPEN DAY. 2pm to 5pm. London Sewing Machine Museum, 308 Balham High Road, London SW17 7AA. Tel: 020 8682 7916. Web: www.craftysewer.com/acatalog/London_Sewing_Machine_Museum.html
• 4 August Sun   HOUSE MILL GUIDED TOUR. The cost is £4 and the tour lasts about 45 minutes. Accompanied under-16s are free of charge. 11am to 4pm. No booking (other than for groups) required; the last tour will leave at around 3.15pm. Three Mill Lane, Bromley-by-Bow, London E3 3DU. Tel: 020 8980 4626. Email info@housemill.org.uk Web: www.housemill.org.uk
• 4 August Sun   KIRKALDY TESTING MUSEUM OPEN DAY. 11am to 5pm (last entry 4pm). 99 Southwark Street, SE1 0JF. Web: www.testingmuseum.org.uk
• 4 August Sun   GUIDED TOWPATH WALK, BY THE IWA. Along the Grand Union Canal: Little Venice and Paddington Green. Start: at 2.30 pm, outside Paddington station, Bakerloo line Praed Street exit. £10 adults, £8 concessionary rate. No prior booking required. Tel: 0203 612 9624. Website: www.waterways.org.uk
• 7 August Wed   ACTORS, OARSMEN AND ARTISTS – HISTORIC HAMMERSMITH. A Docklands History Group walk led by Diane Burstain. Full details will be available prior to the walk. Web: www.docklandshistorygroup.org.uk
• 9-14 August   ANNUAL CONFERENCE. Association for Industrial Archaeology conference at Bridgwater & Taunton College. https://industrial-archaeology.org/
• 10 August Sat   BRIXTON MARKET HERITAGE WALK. 2.30pm to 3.45pm. £3. Web: www.brixtonsociety.org.uk
• 10-11 August   EPPING ONGAR RAILWAY VINTAGE STEAM WEEKEND. Web: www.eorailway.co.uk
• 11 August Sun   HOUSE MILL GUIDED TOUR. The cost is £4 and the tour lasts about 45 minutes. Accompanied under-16s are free of charge. 11am to 4pm. No booking (other than for groups) required; the last tour will leave at around 3.15pm. Three Mill Lane, Bromley-by-Bow, London E3 3DU. Tel: 020 8980 4626. Email info@housemill.org.uk Web: www.housemill.org.uk
• 17-18 August   UPMINSTER WINDMILL VISITOR CENTRE OPEN. St Mary's Lane (on A124), RM14 2QL. 1pm-4pm. Web: www.upminsterwindmill.org
• 18 August Sun   HOUSE MILL GUIDED TOUR. The cost is £4 and the tour lasts about 45 minutes. Accompanied under-16s are free of charge. 11am to 4pm. No booking (other than for groups) required; the last tour will leave at around 3.15pm. Three Mill Lane, Bromley-by-Bow, London E3 3DU. Tel: 020 8980 4626. Email info@housemill.org.uk Web: www.housemill.org.uk
• 18 August Sun   GUIDED TOWPATH WALK, BY THE IWA. Along the Regent's Canal: King's Cross – Granary Square - Camden. Start: at 2.30 pm, outside King's Cross tube station (taxi rank). £10 adults, £8 concessionary rate. No prior booking required. Tel: 0203 612 9624. Website: www.waterways.org.uk
• 24-26 August   IWA FESTIVAL OF WATER. Lee Navigation, Waltham Abbey. Web: www.waterways.org.uk
• 25 August Sun   MARKFIELD BEAM ENGINE STEAMING DAY. Opening hours, 11am to 4pm. Markfield Road, South Tottenham, London N15 4RB. Tel: 01707 873628. Email: info@mbeam.org Web: www.mbeam.org
• 25 August Sun   CROSSNESS ENGINES PUBLIC STEAMING DAY. 10.30am to 4pm. Bazalgette Way, Abbey Wood, London SE2. No booking required. Web: www.crossness.org.uk
• 25 August Sun   LOW TIDE WALK THROUGH DEPTFORD CREEK. 2pm to 4pm. Creekside Discovery Centre, 14 Creekside, Deptford SE8 4SA. Web: www.creeksidecentre.org.uk
• 25 August Sun   HOUSE MILL GUIDED TOUR. The cost is £4 and the tour lasts about 45 minutes. Accompanied under-16s are free of charge. 11am to 4pm. No booking (other than for groups) required; the last tour will leave at around 3.15pm. Three Mill Lane, Bromley-by-Bow, London E3 3DU. Tel: 020 8980 4626. Email info@housemill.org.uk Web: www.housemill.org.uk
• 31 August Sat   GUIDED TOWPATH WALK, BY THE IWA. Along the Regent's Canal: Little Venice to Camden. Start: at 10.45 am, outside Warwick Avenue tube station. £10 adults, £8 concessionary rate. No prior booking required. Tel: 0203 612 9624. Website: www.waterways.org.uk

September

• 1 September Sun   KIRKALDY TESTING MUSEUM OPEN DAY. 11am to 5pm (last entry 4pm). 99 Southwark Street, SE1 0JF. Web: www.testingmuseum.org.uk
• 1 September Sun   HOUSE MILL GUIDED TOUR. The cost is £4 and the tour lasts about 45 minutes. Accompanied under-16s are free of charge. 11am to 4pm. No booking (other than for groups) required; the last tour will leave at around 3.15pm. Three Mill Lane, Bromley-by-Bow, London E3 3DU. Tel: 020 8980 4626. Email info@housemill.org.uk Web: www.housemill.org.uk
• 1 September Sun   GUIDED TOWPATH WALK, BY THE IWA. Along the Regent's Canal: Little Venice to Camden. Start: at 2.30 pm, outside Warwick Avenue tube station. £10 adults, £8 concessionary rate. No prior booking required. Tel: 0203 612 9624. Website: www.waterways.org.uk
• 2 September Mon   WALK THE RAILS. Exclusive walking tours through the hidden underground tunnels of Mail Rail at The Postal Museum. 6pm to 8pm. Web: www.postalmuseum.org
• 4 September Wed   THAMES SAILING BARGES, A HISTORY AND A FUTURE. A Docklands History Group talk by David Gibson. 5.30pm for 6pm, Museum of London Docklands, West India Quay, Hertsmere Road, London E14 4AL. New members and visitors are very welcome. A £2 donation is suggested from visitors. Web: www.docklandshistorygroup.org.uk
• 5 September Thur   THE GRANTHAM CANAL. A London Canal Museum talk by David Lyneham-Brown. 7.30pm. £4 (£3 discounts). 12/13 New Wharf Road, N1 9RT. Tel: 020 7713 0836. Web: www.canalmuseum.org.uk
• 5-8 September   CITY SAFARI – ANTWERP. Heritage of Industry Ltd, The Gables, 20 Main Road, East Hagbourne, Oxon OX11 9LN. Email: info@heritageofindustry.co.uk
• 7 September Sat   LONDON SEWING MACHINE MUSEUM OPEN DAY. 2pm to 5pm. London Sewing Machine Museum, 308 Balham High Road, London SW17 7AA. Tel: 020 8682 7916. Web: www.craftysewer.com/acatalog/London_Sewing_Machine_Museum.html
• 8 September Sun   CROSSNESS ENGINES PUBLIC STEAMING DAY. 10.30am to 4pm. Bazalgette Way, Abbey Wood, London SE2. No booking required. Web: www.crossness.org.uk
• 8 September Sun   HOUSE MILL GUIDED TOUR. The cost is £4 and the tour lasts about 45 minutes. Accompanied under-16s are free of charge. 11am to 4pm. No booking (other than for groups) required; the last tour will leave at around 3.15pm. Three Mill Lane, Bromley-by-Bow, London E3 3DU. Tel: 020 8980 4626. Email info@housemill.org.uk Web: www.housemill.org.uk
• 12 September Thur   BRIXTON SOCIETY OPEN MEETING. 7pm to 9pm. Vida Walsh Centre, 2b Saltoun Road, Brixton SW2 1EP. Web: www.brixtonsociety.org.uk
• 13 September Fri   ST JAMES GARDENS EXCAVATIONS AND THE HS2 PROJECT. An Enfield Archaeological Society talk by Caroline Raynor, Principal Archaeologist, HS2. Jubilee Hall, Parsonage Lane, Enfield. Doors open for refreshments at 7.30pm, lectures commence at 8pm. Visitors are welcome at £1.50 per person. Web: www.enfarchsoc.org/lectures/
• 14 September Sat   BRIXTON MARKET HERITAGE WALK. 2.30pm to 3.45pm. £3. Web: www.brixtonsociety.org.uk
• 14-15 September   HOUSE MILL GUIDED TOUR. The cost is £4 and the tour lasts about 45 minutes. Accompanied under-16s are free of charge. 11am to 4pm. No booking (other than for groups) required; the last tour will leave at around 3.15pm. Three Mill Lane, Bromley-by-Bow, London E3 3DU. Tel: 020 8980 4626. Email info@housemill.org.uk Web: www.housemill.org.uk
• 15 September Sun   GUIDED WATERSIDE WALK, BY THE IWA. Limehouse, Thames, & Docklands. Start: at 2.30 pm, outside Westferry DLR station (by the Cycle Hire Point). £10 adults, £8 concessionary rate. No prior booking required. Tel: 0203 612 9624. Website: www.waterways.org.uk
• 16 September Mon   Gas: Its history and technologies. A Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group talk by Graham Alexander and Jo Alexander-Jones. 7.30pm, St Mary's Church Hall, Castle Street, Reading RG1 7RD. Web: www.biag.org.uk
• 18 September Mon   GROWING UP IN WARTIME BATTERSEA. A Clapham Society talk by Carol Rahn. Omnibus, 1 Clapham Common North Side, SW4 0QW. 7pm for 8pm. Web: www.claphamsociety.com
• 21-22 September   LONDON OPEN HOUSE WEEKEND. Web: www.openhouselondon.org.uk
• 21-22 September   HOUSE MILL GUIDED TOUR. The cost is £4 and the tour lasts about 45 minutes. Accompanied under-16s are free of charge. 11am to 4pm. No booking (other than for groups) required; the last tour will leave at around 3.15pm. Three Mill Lane, Bromley-by-Bow, London E3 3DU. Tel: 020 8980 4626. Email info@housemill.org.uk Web: www.housemill.org.uk
• 21-22 September   KEMPTON GREAT ENGINES STEAMING WEEKEND. 10.30am to 4pm. Adults £7, concessions £6, children (to 16) free. Feltham Hill Road, Hanworth, Middlesex TW13 6XH. Web: www.kemptonsteam.org
• 21-22 September   UPMINSTER WINDMILL VISITOR CENTRE OPEN. St Mary's Lane (on A124), RM14 2QL. 1pm-4pm. Web: www.upminsterwindmill.org
• 22 September Sun   MARKFIELD BEAM ENGINE STEAMING DAY. Opening hours, 11am to 4pm. Markfield Road, South Tottenham, London N15 4RB. Tel: 01707 873628. Email: info@mbeam.org Web: www.mbeam.org
• 22 September Sun   LOW TIDE WALK THROUGH DEPTFORD CREEK. 11am to 1pm. Creekside Discovery Centre, 14 Creekside, Deptford SE8 4SA. Web: www.creeksidecentre.org.uk
• 27-28 September   OTHERWORLD. A new festival of night-time events, Lates, in museums, galleries and historic houses. Web: https://weareculture24.org.uk/otherworld/
• 28-29 September   LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM DEPOT OPEN WEEKEND. London Transport Museum Depot, 2 Museum Way, 118-120 Gunnersbury Lane, London W3 9BQ. Web: www.ltmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/museum-depot/open-weekends
• 29 September Sun   HOUSE MILL GUIDED TOUR. The cost is £4 and the tour lasts about 45 minutes. Accompanied under-16s are free of charge. 11am to 4pm. No booking (other than for groups) required; the last tour will leave at around 3.15pm. Three Mill Lane, Bromley-by-Bow, London E3 3DU. Tel: 020 8980 4626. Email info@housemill.org.uk Web: www.housemill.org.uk
• 30 September Mon   TO BE CONFIRMED. A London Omnibus Traction Society talk. 6pm for 7.30pm start. Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. There is no charge. Visitors are welcome, especially from other societies or if you buy something or join as a new member. Web: www.lots.org.uk
• 30 Sep - 3 October   COUNTRY HOUSE COMFORT & CONVENIENCE TOUR: 'THE NORTH WEST'. A repeat of a tour from three years ago visiting Lyme Park, Dunham Massey, Tatton Park and Styal. Heritage of Industry Ltd, The Gables, 20 Main Road, East Hagbourne, Oxon OX11 9LN. Email: info@heritageofindustry.co.uk

October

• 2 October Wed   RUNNING THE WEST INDIA DOCKS. A Docklands History Group talk by Andy Slater. 5.30pm for 6pm, Museum of London Docklands, West India Quay, Hertsmere Road, London E14 4AL. New members and visitors are very welcome. A £2 donation is suggested from visitors. Web: www.docklandshistorygroup.org.uk
• 3 October Thur   BRINDLEY AND THE READING AND ISLEWORTH CANAL. A London Canal Museum talk by Victoria Owens. 7.30pm. £4 (£3 discounts). 12/13 New Wharf Road, N1 9RT. Tel: 020 7713 0836. Web: www.canalmuseum.org.uk
• 5 October Sat   LONDON SEWING MACHINE MUSEUM OPEN DAY. 2pm to 5pm. London Sewing Machine Museum, 308 Balham High Road, London SW17 7AA. Tel: 020 8682 7916. Web: www.craftysewer.com/acatalog/London_Sewing_Machine_Museum.html
• 5 October Sat   GUIDED TOWPATH WALK, BY THE IWA. Along the Regent's Canal: King's Cross – Granary Square - Camden. Start: at 10.45 am, outside King's Cross tube station (taxi rank). £10 adults, £8 concessionary rate. No prior booking required. Tel: 0203 612 9624. Website: www.waterways.org.uk
• 6 October Sun   GUIDED WATERSIDE WALK, BY THE IWA. Along the Grand Surrey Canal, to Royal Navy Victualling Yard, then Thames Path and Greenland Dock. Start: at 2.30 pm, outside Surrey Quays Station (Overground). £10 adults, £8 concessionary rate. No prior booking required. Tel: 0203 612 9624. Website: www.waterways.org.uk
• 6 October Sun   HOUSE MILL GUIDED TOUR. The cost is £4 and the tour lasts about 45 minutes. Accompanied under-16s are free of charge. 11am to 4pm. No booking (other than for groups) required; the last tour will leave at around 3.15pm. Three Mill Lane, Bromley-by-Bow, London E3 3DU. Tel: 020 8980 4626. Email info@housemill.org.uk Web: www.housemill.org.uk
• 6 October Sun   NEW RIVER WHITEWEBBS LOOP (OLD COURSE). New River Action Group / Friends of the New River walk led by TBC. 10am start. Outside Enfield Town station. Free
• 8 October Tue   FROM CROSSE AND BLACKWELL TO CROSSRAIL – MOLA EXCAVATIONS AT TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD 2009-10. A Hendon and District Archaeological Society talk by Lyn Blackmore. 7.45 for 8.00pm in the Drawing Room, Avenue House, 17 East End Road, Finchley N3 3QE. Visitors £2. Web: www.hadas.org.uk
• 12 October Sat   BRIXTON MARKET HERITAGE WALK. 2.30pm to 3.45pm. £3. Web: www.brixtonsociety.org.uk
• 13 October Sun   HOUSE MILL GUIDED TOUR. The cost is £4 and the tour lasts about 45 minutes. Accompanied under-16s are free of charge. 11am to 4pm. No booking (other than for groups) required; the last tour will leave at around 3.15pm. Three Mill Lane, Bromley-by-Bow, London E3 3DU. Tel: 020 8980 4626. Email info@housemill.org.uk Web: www.housemill.org.uk
• 15 October Tue   MEN OF IRON – MAUDSLAY. A Greenwich Industrial History Society talk by David Waller. 7.30pm, the Old Bakehouse, rear of Age Exchange Centre, 11 Blackheath Village, SE3 (opposite Blackheath Station). £1 for non members. http://greenwichindustrialhistory.blogspot.com/
• 19-20 October   KEMPTON GREAT ENGINES STEAMING WEEKEND. 10.30am to 4pm. Adults £7, concessions £6, children (to 16) free. Feltham Hill Road, Hanworth, Middlesex TW13 6XH. Web: www.kemptonsteam.org
• 20 October Sun   GUIDED WATERSIDE WALK, BY THE IWA. Secrets of the northern Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park . Start: at 2.30 pm, outside Stratford station (by 'Newham London' sign). £10 adults, £8 concession rate. No prior booking needed. Tel: 0203 612 9624. Website: www.waterways.org.uk
• 20 October Sun   CROSSNESS ENGINES PUBLIC STEAMING DAY. 10.30am to 4pm. Bazalgette Way, Abbey Wood, London SE2. No booking required. Web: www.crossness.org.uk
• 20 October Sun   TRANSPORTFEST 2019. London Bus Museum, Brooklands, Surrey. Web: www.londonbusmuseum.com
• 20 October Sun   HOUSE MILL GUIDED TOUR. The cost is £4 and the tour lasts about 45 minutes. Accompanied under-16s are free of charge. 11am to 4pm. No booking (other than for groups) required; the last tour will leave at around 3.15pm. Three Mill Lane, Bromley-by-Bow, London E3 3DU. Tel: 020 8980 4626. Email info@housemill.org.uk Web: www.housemill.org.uk
• 21 October Mon   TO BE CONFIRMED. A London Omnibus Traction Society talk. 6pm for 7.30pm start. Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. There is no charge. Visitors are welcome, especially from other societies or if you buy something or join as a new member. Web: www.lots.org.uk
• 21 October Mon   AGM followed by - Henry Scott and the invention of Selenitic Cement. A Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group talk by Edwin Trout. 7.30pm, St Mary's Church Hall, Castle Street, Reading RG1 7RD. Web: www.biag.org.uk
• 27 October Sun   HOUSE MILL GUIDED TOUR. The cost is £4 and the tour lasts about 45 minutes. Accompanied under-16s are free of charge. 11am to 4pm. No booking (other than for groups) required; the last tour will leave at around 3.15pm. Three Mill Lane, Bromley-by-Bow, London E3 3DU. Tel: 020 8980 4626. Email info@housemill.org.uk Web: www.housemill.org.uk

November

• 2 November Sat   LONDON SEWING MACHINE MUSEUM OPEN DAY. 2pm to 5pm. London Sewing Machine Museum, 308 Balham High Road, London SW17 7AA. Tel: 020 8682 7916. Web: www.craftysewer.com/acatalog/London_Sewing_Machine_Museum.html
• 3 November Sun   LONDON TO BRIGHTON VETERAN CAR RUN. Web: www.veterancarrun.com
• 6 November Wed   CONRAD AND THE DOCKS AND THE RIVER. A Docklands History Group talk by Robert Hampson. 5.30pm for 6pm, Museum of London Docklands, West India Quay, Hertsmere Road, London E14 4AL. New members and visitors are very welcome. A £2 donation is suggested from visitors. Web: www.docklandshistorygroup.org.uk
• 7 November Thur   THE CHELMER AND OTHER ESSEX WATERWAYS. A London Canal Museum talk by John Pomfret. 7.30pm. £4 (£3 discounts). 12/13 New Wharf Road, N1 9RT. Tel: 020 7713 0836. Web: www.canalmuseum.org.uk
• 9 November Sat   BRIXTON MARKET HERITAGE WALK. 2.30pm to 3.45pm. £3. Web: www.brixtonsociety.org.uk
• 12 November Tue   A GREAT LIGHT IN THE EAST (END): GAS AND THE ROYALTY THEATRE, STEPNEY 1816. A Greenwich Industrial History Society talk by Pieter Van der Merwe. 7.30pm, this will be held in the Studio not the Bakehouse, Age Exchange Centre, 11 Blackheath Village, SE3 (opposite Blackheath Station). £1 for non members. http://greenwichindustrialhistory.blogspot.com/
• 16-17 November   FINAL STEAMING OF THE YEAR. Hampton and Kempton Waterworks Railway. Kempton Park Waterworks, Snakey Lane, Middlesex, TW13 6XH. Web: www.hamptonkemptonrailway.org.uk
• 16-17 November   KEMPTON GREAT ENGINES STEAMING WEEKEND. 10.30am to 4pm. Adults £7, concessions £6, children (to 16) free. Feltham Hill Road, Hanworth, Middlesex TW13 6XH. Web: www.kemptonsteam.org
• 18 November Mon   THE ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY OF THE LONDON UNDERGROUND. A Clapham Society talk by Edmund Bird. Omnibus, 1 Clapham Common North Side, SW4 0QW. 7pm for 8pm. Web: www.claphamsociety.com
• 18 November Mon   Daniel Gooch: saviour of the Great Western Railway. A Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group talk by John McGuinness. 7.30pm, St Mary's Church Hall, Castle Street, Reading RG1 7RD. Web: www.biag.org.uk
• 21 November Thur   HOLBORN VIADUCT AT 150. A Camden History Society talk by Lester Hillman. 7.30pm. Members have free entry to all talks. Non-members are very welcome, £1 on the door. Details from Local Studies Centre, Holborn Library, 32-38 Theobalds Road, WC1X 8PX. Tel: 020 7413 6342. Web: www.camdenhistorysociety.org
• 25 November Mon   TO BE CONFIRMED. A London Omnibus Traction Society talk. 6pm for 7.30pm start. Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. There is no charge. Visitors are welcome, especially from other societies or if you buy something or join as a new member. Web: www.lots.org.uk

December

• 2 December Mon   WALK THE RAILS. Exclusive walking tours through the hidden underground tunnels of Mail Rail at The Postal Museum. 6pm to 8pm. Web: www.postalmuseum.org
• 4 December Wed   CHRISTMAS SOCIAL. Details will be published in due course. A Docklands History Group event. 5.30pm for 6pm, Museum of London Docklands, West India Quay, Hertsmere Road, London E14 4AL. New members and visitors are very welcome. A £2 donation is suggested from visitors. Web: www.docklandshistorygroup.org.uk
• 5 December Thur   BOSTON'S WATERWAYS. A London Canal Museum talk by Simon Judge. 7.30pm. £4 (£3 discounts). 12/13 New Wharf Road, N1 9RT. Tel: 020 7713 0836. Web: www.canalmuseum.org.uk
• 7 December Sat   LONDON SEWING MACHINE MUSEUM OPEN DAY. 2pm to 5pm. London Sewing Machine Museum, 308 Balham High Road, London SW17 7AA. Tel: 020 8682 7916. Web: www.craftysewer.com/acatalog/London_Sewing_Machine_Museum.html
• 9 December Mon   IA Films and Christmas Social. A Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group talk event. 7.30pm, St Mary's Church Hall, Castle Street, Reading RG1 7RD. Web: www.biag.org.uk
• 16 December Mon   TO BE CONFIRMED. A London Omnibus Traction Society talk. 6pm for 7.30pm start. Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. There is no charge. Visitors are welcome, especially from other societies or if you buy something or join as a new member. Web: www.lots.org.uk

Exhibitions

• Until 6 October   THE ASSET STRIPPERS. New installation at Tate Britain Duveen Galleries by Mike Nelson. All the exhibits are knitting machines, agricultural equipment, telecommunications and other equipment laid out in the manner of a sculpture exhibition. Mike Nelson bought the exhibits online or at sales, saved the items to recreate this venture. Web: www.tate.org.uk

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