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GLIAS WALKS

A series of free guided Saturday afternoon walks looking at the industrial and social heritage of different areas of London. To book places on any of the walks, please email walks@glias.org.uk to get details of the meeting points. Anyone without email can apply by post to the Secretary. The walks all start at 2.30pm.

• 5 August Sat   CITY OF LONDON BUILDING STONES, led by Allan Wheeler
• 2 September Sat   THE ARSENAL, THEN AND NOW, led by Ian Bull
• 7 October Sat   DID HIRAM MAXIM DO ANYTHING FOR CRAYFORD? Led by Martin Watts and Linda Graham

August

• 7-11 August   COUNTRY HOUSE COMFORT & CONVENIENCE: NORTHERN IRELAND. Details from Bill Barksfield, Managing Director, Heritage of Industry Ltd, The Gables, 20 Main Road, East Hagbourne, Oxon OX11 9LN UK. Tel: 01235 352275 (9am - 5.30pm GMT) Email: bill@heritageofindustry.co.uk Web: www.heritageofindustry.co.uk
• 13 August Wed   PECKHAM WALK. A Peckham Society walk led by Peter Frost. Meet at Peckham Rye Station, 2pm. Duration 2 hrs. Web: www.peckhamsociety.org.uk
• 15 August Tue   CROSSNESS ENGINES GUIDED TOUR - BOOKING REQUIRED. Bookings are to be made though Eventbrite on www.eventbrite.com/e/crossness-engines-guided-tour-tickets-22168668083
• 20 August Sun   CROSSNESS ENGINES PRINCE CONSORT IN STEAM. Bazalgette Way, Abbey Wood, London SE2. No booking required. Web: www.crossness.org.uk
• 20 August Sun   GUIDED TOWPATH WALK, BY THE IWA. Along the Regent's Canal: Islington to Mile End. Start: at 2.30 pm, outside Angel tube station. £10 adults, £8 concessionary rate. No prior booking required. Tel: 0203 612 9624. Web: www.waterways.org.uk
• 25-30 August   SOUTH EAST MIDLANDS CONFERENCE. Association for Industrial Archaeology annual conference to be held at Moulton College to the north of Northampton. Contact the Conference Secretary: John McGuinness, 29 Altwood Road, Maidenhead SL6 4PB. Tel: 01628 621791 Email: johnmcguinness203@btinternet.com Web: http://industrial-archaeology.org/conferences/annual-conference/
• 28 August Mon   GUIDED WATERSIDE WALK, BY THE IWA. The Olympic Park & Bow Back Rivers & Carpenters Road Lock. Start: at 1.00 pm, outside Stratford station (by “Newham London” sign). £10 adults, £8 concession rate. No prior booking needed. Tel: 0203 612 9624. Web: www.waterways.org.uk
• 29 August Tue   CROSSNESS ENGINES GUIDED TOUR - BOOKING REQUIRED. Bookings are to be made though Eventbrite on www.eventbrite.com/e/crossness-engines-guided-tour-tickets-22168668083

September

• 1-30 September   TOTALLY THAMES. A month of events on and around the Thames. Web: http://totallythames.org/
• 2 September Sat   OLD OAK COMMON RAILWAY DEPOT OPEN DAY. http://oocopenday.com/tickets.html
• 3 September Sun   CROSSNESS ENGINES OPEN DAY (NON STEAM). Bazalgette Way, Abbey Wood, London SE2. No booking required. Web: www.crossness.org.uk
• 3 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. Web: www.waterways.org.uk
• 3 September Sun   HAMMERSMITH RIVERSIDE. A walk led by John Goodier, start 2.30pm. £5 payable on the day. Email: john.goodier7421@btinternet.com to book a place
• 4-8 September   COUNTRY HOUSE COMFORT & CONVENIENCE: THE NORTH EAST AND SCOTTISH BORDERS. Details from Bill Barksfield, Managing Director, Heritage of Industry Ltd, The Gables, 20 Main Road, East Hagbourne, Oxon OX11 9LN UK. Tel: 01235 352275 (9am - 5.30pm GMT) Email: bill@heritageofindustry.co.uk Web: www.heritageofindustry.co.uk
• 6 September Wed   AN ARCHIVIST'S EYE VIEW OF MORDEN COLLEGE. A Docklands History Group talk by Elizabeth Wiggans. 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 September Thur   LIMEHOUSE AND ITS AREA. A London Canal Museum talk by Jeremy Batch. 7.30pm. £4 (£3 discounts). 12/13 New Wharf Road, N1 9RT. Tel: 020 7713 0836. Web: www.canalmuseum.org.uk
• 9 September Sat   LONDON FIRE BRIGADE MUSEUM. Pop-up event at The Workshop, 26 Lambeth High Street, London SE1 7AG. Free. 10am - 3pm
• 10 September Sun   VAUXHALL NINE ELMS AND BATTERSEA RIVERSIDE. A walk led by John Goodier, start 2.30pm. £5 payable on the day. Email: john.goodier7421@btinternet.com to book a place
• 12 September Tue   CROSSNESS ENGINES GUIDED TOUR - BOOKING REQUIRED. Bookings are to be made though Eventbrite on www.eventbrite.com/e/crossness-engines-guided-tour-tickets-22168668083
• 14 September Thur   HENRY TATE AND THE BRIXTON LIBRARY. Free talk. 7pm, Vida Walsh Centre, 2b Saltoun Road, SW2 1EP
• 17 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. Web: www.waterways.org.uk
• 18 September Mon   MILITARY & AVIATION RESEARCH. A Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group talk by Don Summers. 7.30pm. St Mary's Church Hall, Castle Street, Reading, RG1 7RD. Non-members are welcome to attend these talks. A fee of £2.50 is payable to defray costs. Web: http://biag.org.uk/events-page/
• 24 September Sun   HOT CHOCOLATE: AN INTRODUCTORY HISTORY. Free talk, but booking essential. 3pm, The Chocolate Museum, 187 Ferndale Road, Brixton SW9 8BA. Web: www.TheChocolateMuseum.co.uk
• 25 September Mon   BROCKWELL LIDO, 1937-2017: 80 YEARS YOUNG. Free talk. 7pm. Lido Cafe, Dulwich Road, SE24 0PA
• 26 September Tue   CROSSNESS ENGINES GUIDED TOUR - BOOKING REQUIRED. Bookings are to be made though Eventbrite on www.eventbrite.com/e/crossness-engines-guided-tour-tickets-22168668083

October

• 1 October Sun   HOT CHOCOLATE: AN INTRODUCTORY HISTORY. Free talk, but booking essential. 3pm, The Chocolate Museum, 187 Ferndale Road, Brixton SW9 8BA. Web: www.TheChocolateMuseum.co.uk
• 1 October 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. Web: www.waterways.org.uk
• 4 October Wed   DETAILS TBA. A Docklands History Group talk. 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 October Thur   THE SHREWSBURY AND NEWPORT CANAL. The history of the canal and a report on the progress of the restoration. A London Canal Museum talk by Brian Nelson. 7.30pm. £4 (£3 discounts). 12/13 New Wharf Road, N1 9RT. Tel: 020 7713 0836. Web: www.canalmuseum.org.uk
• 6 October Fri   MATERIALS OF DESIGN. V&A Plywood exhibition one-day symposium. 10.30am - 5:15pm, Hochhauser Auditorium, Victoria & Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL. Tickets cost £15-£25. Information and booking at www.vam.ac.uk/event/rYx5raR7/materials-of-design-symposium-october-2017
• 9 October Mon   THE BETHNAL GREEN TUBE DISASTER, 1943. An Ilford Historical Society talk by Joy Puritz. £3. 7.30-9.30pm, Ilford Hospital Chapel, The Broadway, Ilford Hill, Ilford IG1 2AT. http://ilfordhistoricalsociety.weebly.com
• 10 October Tue   CROSSNESS ENGINES GUIDED TOUR - BOOKING REQUIRED. Bookings are to be made though Eventbrite on www.eventbrite.com/e/crossness-engines-guided-tour-tickets-22168668083
• 10 October Tue   THE R101 DISASTER AND THE BROKEN ELEVATOR CABLE. A Surrey Industrial History Group talk by Dr Bryan Lawton, Newcomen Society. Education Centre, The Cathedral, Guildford. Web: www.sihg.org.uk Email: meetings@sihg.org.uk
• 10 October Tue   INDUSTRIAL HISTORY IN GREENWICH. Greenwich Industrial History Society presentation and discussion. 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/
• 15 October Sun   CROSSNESS ENGINES PRINCE CONSORT IN STEAM. Bazalgette Way, Abbey Wood, London SE2. No booking required. Web: www.crossness.org.uk
• 15 October Sun   GUIDED TOWPATH WALK, BY THE IWA. Along the Grand Union & Regent's Canals: Little Venice & Paddington Green. Start: at 2.30 pm, outside Paddington Station (Bakerloo line Praed Street exit: by junction of Praed Street and London Street). £10 adults, £8 concessionary rate. No prior booking required. Tel: 0203 612 9624. Web: www.waterways.org.uk
• 16 October Mon   BIAG AGM & READING CIVIC SOCIETY AGM. Followed by a talk from the Reading Civic Society on the local historic built environment. 7.30pm. St Mary's Church Hall, Castle Street, Reading, RG1 7RD. Non-members are welcome to attend these talks. A fee of £2.50 is payable to defray costs. Web: http://biag.org.uk/events-page/
• 18 October Wed   AN UPDATE ON PECKHAM. Peckham Society local issues update and significant planning issues. 7-9pm. All Saint’s Church Hall, Blenheim Grove, SE15. Web: www.peckhamsociety.org.uk
• 24 October Tue   CROSSNESS ENGINES GUIDED TOUR - BOOKING REQUIRED. Bookings are to be made though Eventbrite on www.eventbrite.com/e/crossness-engines-guided-tour-tickets-22168668083
• 24 October Tues   THE RIVER THAMES SOCIETY AND THE RIVER THAMES. A Surrey Industrial History Group talk by Peter Finch, Chairman RTS. Education Centre, The Cathedral, Guildford. Web: www.sihg.org.uk Email: meetings@sihg.org.uk
• 31 October Tues   THE HISTORY OF CROYDON, LONDON’S MAIN AIRPORT OF THE 1920s AND 1930s. A Surrey Industrial History Group talk by Peter Skinner, Archivist, Historic Croydon Airport Trust. Education Centre, The Cathedral, Guildford. Web: www.sihg.org.uk Email: meetings@sihg.org.uk
• 29 October Sun   CROSSNESS ENGINES OPEN DAY (NON STEAM). Bazalgette Way, Abbey Wood, London SE2. No booking required. Web: www.crossness.org.uk

November

• 1 November Wed   BLOCKADE RUNNING IN THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO LONDON-BUILT SHIPS. A Docklands History Group talk by Edward Sargent. 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 November Thur   THE CHESTERFIELD CANAL. The history of the canal and an update on the progress of the restoration. A London Canal Museum talk by John Lower. 7.30pm. £4 (£3 discounts). 12/13 New Wharf Road, N1 9RT. Tel: 020 7713 0836. Web: www.canalmuseum.org.uk
• 5 November Sun   GUIDED WATERSIDE WALK, BY THE IWA. 400 Years of the New River. Start: at 2.30 pm, outside Manor House tube station (Finsbury Park exit). £10 adults, £8 concessionary rate. No prior booking required. Tel: 0203 612 9624. Web: www.waterways.org.uk
• 14 November Tues   WINDMILLS OF NORTH WEST KENT AND KENTISH LONDON, A NEW PERSPECTIVE. A Greenwich Industrial History Society talk by Rob Cummings. 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 November Tues   STRANGE PLANES. A Surrey Industrial History Group talk by Colin van Geffen, Aviation Artist and Enthusiast. Education Centre, The Cathedral, Guildford. Web: www.sihg.org.uk Email: meetings@sihg.org.uk
• 20 November Mon   JOSEPH BAZALGETTE. A Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group talk by David Tinker. 7.30pm. St Mary's Church Hall, Castle Street, Reading, RG1 7RD. Non-members are welcome to attend these talks. A fee of £2.50 is payable to defray costs. Web: http://biag.org.uk/events-page/
• 21 November Tues   TALES AND TRAILS OF THE TILLINGBOURNE VALLEY PROJECT. A Surrey Industrial History Group talk by Dr Anne Sassin, Surrey Hills. Education Centre, The Cathedral, Guildford. Web: www.sihg.org.uk Email: meetings@sihg.org.uk

December

• 6 December Wed   THE THAMES DISCOVERY PROGRAMME: COMMUNITY ARCHAEOLOGY ON LONDON’S FORESHORE. A Docklands History Group Christmas social and talk by Nathalie Cohen, Head of Community Archaeology, Museum of London Archaeology. 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 December Thur   BRITISH WATERWAYS TRANSFORMED INTO THE CANAL AND RIVER TRUST. A London Canal Museum talk by Tony Hales. 7.30pm. £4 (£3 discounts). 12/13 New Wharf Road, N1 9RT. Tel: 020 7713 0836. Web: www.canalmuseum.org.uk
• 11 December Mon   FILM AND SOCIAL EVENING. A Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group event. 7.30pm. St Mary's Church Hall, Castle Street, Reading, RG1 7RD. Non-members are welcome to attend these talks. A fee of £2.50 is payable to defray costs. Web: http://biag.org.uk/events-page/
• 12 December Tues   MEMBERS’ TALKS EVENING. A Surrey Industrial History Group event. Short talks by members plus refreshments and a chance to meet other members - free to all lecture attendees (even if not members of SIHG) Education Centre, The Cathedral, Guildford. Web: www.sihg.org.uk Email: meetings@sihg.org.uk

Exhibitions

• Until 12 November   PLYWOOD: MATERIAL OF THE MODERN WORLD. Victoria and Albert Museum exhibition. Further information from www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/plywood-material-of-the-modern-world

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