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December

Exhibitions

GLIAS EVENTS

• 15 January   PUB EVENING. At The Sekforde, 34 Sekforde Street, Clerkenwell EC1R 0HA (https://thesekforde.com/) from 6.30pm. Members' contributions needed, bring on a memory stick or your own HDMI compatible device. Please contact treasurer@glias.org.uk with details.
• 2 May Sat   SERIAC 2020. The South East Regional Industrial Archaeology Conference, which forms part of GLIAS@50 events, will be held at Goldsmith College, New Cross. The programme and booking form is very nearly complete and should be on the website in a couple of weeks.

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.

• 19 February   THE REGENT'S CANAL AND ITS 200th ANNIVERSARY. By Brian Johnson
• 18 March   A VICTORIAN JOURNALIST'S VIEW OF LONDON'S INDUSTRY. By Ursula Jeffries
• 15 April   THE LONDON & CROYDON CANAL AND THE LONDON & CROYDON RAILWAY. By Malcolm Bacchus
• 20 May   AGM, 6.15pm followed by the lecture at 6.30pm. LONDON & SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY ROUTES TO THE CITY AND WEST END. By John King

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

December 2019

• 15 December Sun   GUIDED TOWPATH WALK, BY THE IWA. Along the Regent's Canal: King's Cross – Granary Square – St. Pancras. Start: at 2.30 pm, outside King's Cross station (taxi queue). £10 adults, £8 concessionary rate. No prior booking required. Tel: 0203 612 9624. Website: www.waterways.org.uk
• 16 December Mon   EXTREME BUS JOURNEYS. 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

January

• 1 January Wed   KING'S CROSS – GRANARY SQUARE – ST. PANCRAS. Guided towpath walk by the IWA along the Regent's Canal. Start at 2pm, outside King's Cross station (taxi queue). £10 adults, £8 concessionary rate. No prior booking required. Tel: 0203 612 9624. Web: www.waterways.org.uk
• 2 January Thur   LONDON CANAL WALKS. A London Canal Museum talk by Roger Wilkinson and Tim Lewis. 7.30pm. £4 (£3 discounts). 12/13 New Wharf Road, N1 9RT. Tel: 020 7713 0836. Web: www.canalmuseum.org.uk
• 4 January 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 January Sun   LITTLE VENICE TO CAMDEN. Guided towpath walk by the IWA along the Regent's Canal. Start at 2.30pm, outside Warwick Avenue tube station. £10 adults, £8 concessionary rate. No prior booking required. Tel: 0203 612 9624. Web: www.waterways.org.uk
• 5 January Sun   KIRKALDY TESTING MUSEUM OPEN DAY. 11am to 4pm. 99 Southwark Street, SE1 0JF. Web: www.testingmuseum.org.uk
• 5 January Sun   CROYDON AIRPORT OPEN DAY. Croydon Airport Visitor Centre, Airport House, Purley Way, Croydon CR0 0XZ. Open on the first Sunday of the month, every month, throughout the year. Web: www.croydonairport.org.uk
• 8 January Wed   STAND UP IN THE CANAL. An evening of stand-up Regency comedy and much more by Lester Hillman. An Inland Waterways Association (South London Branch) evening. 7.45 for 8.00pm at The Primary Room, The United Reformed Church Hall, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon CR0 5LP. There is no admission charge but we do ask for a donation of £2-3 per person to offset room hire charges and expenses. Web: www.waterways.org.uk/southlondon/south_london
• 8 January Wed   METALLURGICAL MYTHS OF 18th-CENTURY IRON-MAKING. A Newcomen Society lecture by Richard Williams. 5.45pm. The Dana Studio, Wellcome Wolfson Building, 165 Queens Gate, London SW7 5HD. Visitors welcome, admission free. Web: www.newcomen.com
• 13 January Mon   A TOUR OF ELIZABETHAN LONDON. How our capital looked over 400 years ago. An Ilford Historical Society talk by Nick Dobson. Redbridge Central Library, Gloucester Room, Clements Road, Ilford IG1 1EA. Visitors welcome £3, doors open 7pm with free refreshments. Web: http://ilfordhistoricalsociety.weebly.com
• 14 January Tue   GLIAS AND IA IN LONDON. A Greenwich Industrial History Society talk by Prof Dave Perrett. 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 January Tue   THE Q STOCK RESTORATION PROJECT – AN UPDATE. A London Underground Railway Society talk by Geoff Thorne. 7.15pm, At Upper Room, All Souls Clubhouse, 141 Cleveland Street, London W1T 6QG. Web: www.lurs.org.uk
• 16 January Thur   THE RISE OF THE NATIONAL SUNDAY LEAGUE. A Camden History Society talk by Sam Perrin. 7.30-9pm. Members have free entry to all talks. Non-members are very welcome, £2 on the door. Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre, Holborn Library, 32-38 Theobalds Road, WC1X 8PX. Tel: 020 7413 6342. Web: www.camdenhistorysociety.org
• 16 January Thur   EAST LONDON FILM. An East London History Society talk by Ray Newton. 7.30pm, Latimer Church Hall, Ernest Street, E1. Web: www.eastlondonhistory.org.uk
• 16 January Thur   THE MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL. A Watford & District Industrial History Society lecture by Richard Thomas. 8pm, North Hall, Queens' School, Aldenham Road, Bushey WD23 2TY. Visitors are welcome; suggested minimum donation of £4. Web: www.wadihs.org.uk
• 19 January Sun   LITTLE VENICE AND PADDINGTON GREEN. Guided towpath walk by the IWA along the Regent's Canal. Start at 2.30pm, outside Paddington station, Bakerloo line Praed Street exit. £10 adults, £8 concessionary rate. No prior booking required. Tel: 0203 612 9624. Web: www.waterways.org.uk
• 19 January Sun   LOW TIDE WALK THROUGH DEPTFORD CREEK. 2-4pm. Creekside Discovery Centre, 14 Creekside, Deptford SE8 4SA. Web: www.creeksidecentre.org.uk
• 20 January Mon   FERRIES ACROSS THE HUMBER. A Railway and Canal Historical Society talk by Kirk Martin. 6.30pm, Rugby Tavern, Rugby Street (off Lamb's Conduit Street), London WC1N 3ES. Web: www.rchs.org.uk
• 26 January Sun   ENGINE RUN DAY. Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum, 10 South Access Road, Walthamstow E17 8AX. Web: e17pumphouse.org.uk
• 27 January Mon   MAIL RAIL TUNNEL WALK. The walk is approx. 1.2km. Booking required. £55 per person. Times: 6pm-7.30pm or 6.30pm-8pm. Web: www.postalmuseum.org
• 31 January Fri   SOUTH LONDON BRANCH ANNUAL DINNER & RAFFLE. An Inland Waterways Association (South London Branch) event. 7.45 for 8.00pm at The Primary Room, The United Reformed Church Hall, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon CR0 5LP. There is no admission charge but we do ask for a donation of £2-3 per person to offset room hire charges and expenses. Web: www.waterways.org.uk/southlondon/south_london

February

• 2 February Sun   KING'S CROSS – GRANARY SQUARE – CAMDEN. Guided towpath walk by the IWA along the Regent's Canal. Start at 2.30pm, outside King's Cross tube station (taxi queue). £10 adults, £8 concessionary rate. No prior booking required. Tel: 0203 612 9624. Web: www.waterways.org.uk
• 2 February Sun   KIRKALDY TESTING MUSEUM OPEN DAY. 11am to 4pm. 99 Southwark Street, SE1 0JF. Web: www.testingmuseum.org.uk
• 6 February Thur   THE BICENTENARY OF THE REGENT'S CANAL. A London Canal Museum talk by Lester Hillman. 7.30pm. £4 (£3 discounts). 12/13 New Wharf Road, N1 9RT. Tel: 020 7713 0836. Web: www.canalmuseum.org.uk
• 8-9 February   THE LISTED PROPERTY SHOW, Olympia, London. Web: www.lpoc.co.uk/the-listed-property-show-london/
• 10 February Mon   PLANTS IN THE PAST. An Ilford Historical Society talk by Georgina Green. Redbridge Central Library, Gloucester Room, Clements Road, Ilford IG1 1EA. Visitors welcome £3, doors open 7pm with free refreshments. Web: http://ilfordhistoricalsociety.weebly.com
• 11 February Tue   JAMES ELLIS, CHARLTON DEVELOPER. A Greenwich Industrial History Society talk by Barbara Holland. 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/
• 11 February Tue   TfL's RAIL ACTIVITIES IN 2019. A London Underground Railway Society talk by Kim Rennie. 7.15pm, At Upper Room, All Souls Clubhouse, 141 Cleveland Street, London W1T 6QG. Web: www.lurs.org.uk
• 12 February Wed   ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL & ROBERT HOWLETT. A Newcomen Society lecture by Rose Teanby. 5.45pm. The Dana Studio, Wellcome Wolfson Building, 165 Queens Gate, London SW7 5HD. Visitors welcome, admission free. Web: www.newcomen.com
• 13 February Thur   FIRST WORLD WAR & TOWER HAMLETS CEMETERY, THE STORY CONTINUES. An East London History Society talk by Diane Kendall. 7.30pm, Latimer Church Hall, Ernest Street, E1. Web: www.eastlondonhistory.org.uk
• 16 February Sun   MILE END TO LIMEHOUSE. Guided towpath walk by the IWA along the Regent's Canal. Start at 2.30pm, outside Mile End tube station. £10 adults, £8 concessionary rate. No prior booking required. Tel: 0203 612 9624. Web: www.waterways.org.uk
• 16 February Sun   LOW TIDE WALK THROUGH DEPTFORD CREEK. 11am to 1pm. Creekside Discovery Centre, 14 Creekside, Deptford SE8 4SA. Web: www.creeksidecentre.org.uk
• 16 February Sun   RECENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROJECTS IN SOUTHWARK AND LONDON. A Peckham Society talk by Gill King. 3pm, Goose Green Centre, St John's Church, Goose Green, East Dulwich Road, SE22. Web: www.peckhamsociety.org.uk
• 20 February Thur   CAMDEN'S PARISH MAPS 1720-1900. A Camden History Society talk by Simon Morris. 7.30-9pm. Members have free entry to all talks. Non-members are very welcome, £2 on the door. Burgh House, New End Square, NW3 1LT. Tel: 020 7413 6342. Web: www.camdenhistorysociety.org
• 20 February Thur   THE HISTORY OF ELSTREE AND BOREHAMWOOD STATION. A Watford & District Industrial History Society lecture by John Cartledge. 8pm, North Hall, Queens' School, Aldenham Road, Bushey WD23 2TY. Visitors are welcome; suggested minimum donation of £4. Web: www.wadihs.org.uk
• 23 February Sun   50 YEARS OF LONDON COUNTRY BUS SERVICES. Web: www.eorailway.co.uk
• 24 February Mon   MAIL RAIL TUNNEL WALK. The walk is approx. 1.2km. Booking required. £55 per person. Times: 6pm-7.30pm or 6.30pm-8pm. Web: www.postalmuseum.org
• 24 February Mon   WHERE MY GRANDMOTHER GOT OFF THE TRAIN: AN AMERICAN RAILWAY MYSTERY. A Railway and Canal Historical Society talk by Richard Evans. 6.30pm, Rugby Tavern, Rugby Street (off Lamb's Conduit Street), London WC1N 3ES. Web: www.rchs.org.uk

March

• 1 March Sun   KING'S CROSS – GRANARY SQUARE - CAMDEN. Guided towpath walk by the IWA along the Regent's Canal. Start at 2.30pm, outside King's Cross tube station (taxi queue). £10 adults, £8 concessionary rate. No prior booking required. Tel: 0203 612 9624. Web: www.waterways.org.uk
• 1 March Sun   KIRKALDY TESTING MUSEUM OPEN DAY. 11am to 4pm. 99 Southwark Street, SE1 0JF. Web: www.testingmuseum.org.uk
• 1 March Sun   LOCAL AND FAMILY HISTORY FAIR. At Hall Place, sponsored by Bexley Civic Society. 10am – 4pm, The Great Hall and Tudor Kitchen. Web: www.bexleycivicsociety.org.uk
• 5 March Thur   CHANGES OF LEVEL. A London Canal Museum talk by Edwin Fasham. 7.30pm. £4 (£3 discounts). 12/13 New Wharf Road, N1 9RT. Tel: 020 7713 0836. Web: www.canalmuseum.org.uk
• 9 March Mon   THE ESSEX RIVER: A TRIP ALONG THE RIVER RODING. An Ilford Historical Society talk by Janet Seward. Redbridge Central Library, Gloucester Room, Clements Road, Ilford IG1 1EA. Visitors welcome £3, doors open 7pm with free refreshments. Web: http://ilfordhistoricalsociety.weebly.com
• 10 March Tue   WOOLWICH AND THE PIPELINE. A Greenwich Industrial History Society talk by Andy Brockman. 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/
• 12 March Thur   RELIGION & REVOLT ON WANSTEAD FLATS. An East London History Society talk by Dr Mark Gorman & Peter Williams. 7.30pm, Latimer Church Hall, Ernest Street, E1. Web: www.eastlondonhistory.org.uk
• 15 March Sun   MILE END TO HAGGERSTON. Guided towpath walk by the IWA along the Regent's Canal. Start at 2.30pm, outside Mile End tube station. £10 adults, £8 concessionary rate. No prior booking required. Tel: 0203 612 9624. Web: www.waterways.org.uk
• 15 March Sun   LOW TIDE WALK THROUGH DEPTFORD CREEK. 11am to 1pm. Creekside Discovery Centre, 14 Creekside, Deptford SE8 4SA. Web: www.creeksidecentre.org.uk
• 19 March Thur   CODEBREAKING OUTSTATIONS DURING WW2. A Watford & District Industrial History Society lecture by Ronald Koorm. 8pm, North Hall, Queens' School, Aldenham Road, Bushey WD23 2TY. Visitors are welcome; suggested minimum donation of £4. Web: www.wadihs.org.uk
• 23 March Mon   MAIL RAIL TUNNEL WALK. The walk is approx. 1.2km. Booking required. £55 per person. Times: 6pm-7.30pm or 6.30pm-8pm. Web: www.postalmuseum.org
• 28 March Sat   LITTLE VENICE TO CAMDEN. Guided towpath walk by the IWA along the Regent's Canal. Start at 10.45am, outside Warwick Avenue tube station. £10 adults, £8 concessionary rate. No prior booking required. Tel: 0203 612 9624. Web: www.waterways.org.uk
• 30 March Mon   FROM BOTTOMS TO TOPS: 40 YEARS OF COMPUTER DEVELOPMENT ON BRITISH RAILWAYS. A Railway and Canal Historical Society Presidential Address by Grahame Boyes. 6.30pm, Rugby Tavern, Rugby Street (off Lamb's Conduit Street), London WC1N 3ES. Web: www.rchs.org.uk
• 31 March Tue   CROSSNESS ENGINES

April

• 2 April Thur   THE MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL. A London Canal Museum talk by Richard Thomas. 7.30pm. £4 (£3 discounts). 12/13 New Wharf Road, N1 9RT. Tel: 020 7713 0836. Web: www.canalmuseum.org.uk
• 2-5 April   AN INDUSTRIAL EXPLORER WEEKEND IN WEST YORKSHIRE. 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
• 4 April Sat   DAWN CHORUS. A Peckham Society walk led by Peter Frost. 6am – 7.30am. Meet outside the Café on the Rye, SE15 3UA. Web: www.peckhamsociety.org.uk
• 5 April Sun   ALONG THE GRAND SURREY CANAL, TO ROYAL NAVY VICTUALLING YARD, THEN THAMES PATH AND GREENLAND DOCK. Guided towpath walk by the IWA. Start at 2.30pm, outside Surrey Quays Station (Overground). £10 adults, £8 concessionary rate. No prior booking required. Tel: 0203 612 9624. Web: www.waterways.org.uk
• 5 April Sun   CROSSNESS ENGINES
• 9 April Thur   HACKNEY, PORTRAIT OF A COMMUNITY. An East London History Society talk by Laurie Elks. 7.30pm, Latimer Church Hall, Ernest Street, E1. Web: www.eastlondonhistory.org.uk
• 12 April Sun   LITTLE VENICE TO CAMDEN. Start at 2.30pm, outside Warwick Avenue tube station. £10 adults, £8 concessionary rate. No prior booking required. Tel: 0203 612 9624. Web: www.waterways.org.uk
• 14 April 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/
• 14 April Tue   CROSSNESS ENGINES
• 16 April Thur   HS2 CHILTERN TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION. A Watford & District Industrial History Society lecture by David McCann. 8pm, North Hall, Queens' School, Aldenham Road, Bushey WD23 2TY. Visitors are welcome; suggested minimum donation of £4. Web: www.wadihs.org.uk
• 19 April Sun   LIMEHOUSE, THAMES, & DOCKLANDS. Guided waterside walk by the IWA. Start at 2.30pm, 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
• 20 April Mon   AGM, FOLLOWED BY EAST END ARTISTS. An Ilford Historical Society talk by Jef Page. Redbridge Central Library, Gloucester Room, Clements Road, Ilford IG1 1EA. Visitors welcome £3, doors open 7pm with free refreshments. Web: http://ilfordhistoricalsociety.weebly.com
• 20 April Mon   RAILWAYS OF SOUTH WALES DURING WORLD WAR II. A Railway and Canal Historical Society talk by Terry McCarthy. 6.30pm, Rugby Tavern, Rugby Street (off Lamb's Conduit Street), London WC1N 3ES. Web: www.rchs.org.uk
• 20 April Mon   MAIL RAIL TUNNEL WALK. The walk is approx. 1.2km. Booking required. £55 per person. Times: 6pm-7.30pm or 6.30pm-8pm. Web: www.postalmuseum.org
• 25-26 April   LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM ACTON DEPOT OPEN WEEKEND. 11am to 5pm. Web: www.ltmuseum.co.uk
• 25 April Sat   KING'S CROSS – GRANARY SQUARE – CAMDEN. Guided towpath walk by the IWA along the Regent's Canal. Guided towpath walk by the IWA along the Regent's Canal. Start at 10.45am, outside King's Cross tube station (taxi queue). £10 adults, £8 concessionary rate. No prior booking required. Tel: 0203 612 9624. Web: www.waterways.org.uk
• 25 April Sat   SUBTERRANEA BRITANNICA SPRING MEETING & AGM. London. Web: www.subbrit.org.uk/events/
• 25 April Sat   BATA HERITAGE CENTRE OPEN DAY. East Tilbury library, 10am to 3pm. 01375 677581
• 26 April Sun   AGM + RESTORING AND RESEARCHING THE HISTORIC DEPARTMENTAL STORES IN RYE LANE, SE15. A Peckham Society talk by Benedict O'Looney. 3pm, Goose Green Centre, St John's Church, Goose Green, East Dulwich Road, SE22. Web: www.peckhamsociety.org.uk
• 28 April Tue   CROSSNESS ENGINES
• 29 April Wed   THE MAYFLOWER COMPACTED. A Rotherhithe & Bermondsey Local History Society Mayflower 400 London lecture by Rita Cruise O'Brien. 7.30pm-8:30pm, Canada Water Theatre, 21 Surrey Quays Rd, Rotherhithe, London SE16 7AR. Free. Booking essential at: www.rbhistory.org.uk or 020 8692 4446.

May

• tbc May   LONDON'S SAILORTOWNS: PEOPLE, COMMUNITIES AND THE THAMES. The Docklands History Group Annual Conference will include talks ranging from various Thameside sailortowns and their communities, to marine lives, press gangs, Greenwich pensioners, and depictions of London sailors in pictures, ballads and songs. Web: www.docklandshistorygroup.org.uk
• 2 May Sat   SERIAC2020 which forms part of GLIAS@50 events will be held at Goldsmith College, New Cross
• 3 May Sun   RIVER TYBURN, AND ALONG REGENT'S CANAL TO LITTLE VENICE. Guided waterside walk by the IWA. Start at 2.30pm, outside Baker St tube station (Baker St north/Lords exit). £10 adults, £8 concessionary rate. No prior booking required. Tel: 0203 612 9624. Web: www.waterways.org.uk
• 3 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
• 7 May Thur   THE BEDFORD TO MILTON KEYNES WATERWAY. A London Canal Museum talk by speaker to be announced. 7.30pm. £4 (£3 discounts). 12/13 New Wharf Road, N1 9RT. Tel: 020 7713 0836. Web: www.canalmuseum.org.uk
• 9-10 May   NATIONAL MILLS WEEKEND. More than 300 windmills and watermills open to the public. Web: www.spab.org.uk/mills/national-mills-weekend
• 10 May Sun   FRIENDS OF ONE TREE HILL WALK. 2-3pm. Meet at St Augustine’s Church, SE23 3LF. Peckham Society. Web: www.peckhamsociety.org.uk
• 11 May Mon   THE SALE OF CLEMENTS 1879. THE BEGINNINGS OF MODERN ILFORD? An Ilford Historical Society talk by Dr Colin Runeckles. Redbridge Central Library, Gloucester Room, Clements Road, Ilford IG1 1EA. Visitors welcome £3, doors open 7pm with free refreshments. Web: http://ilfordhistoricalsociety.weebly.com
• 12 May Tue   A PHOTOGRAPHIC WALK. A Greenwich Industrial History Society talk by Peter Marshall. 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/
• 11-17 May   THE AIA SPRING TOUR TO POLAND. 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
• 14 May Thur   THE PRECINCT OF ST KATHARINE'S BY THE TOWER IN THE 18TH CENTURY. An East London History Society talk by Derek Morris. 7.30pm, Latimer Church Hall, Ernest Street, E1. Web: www.eastlondonhistory.org.uk
• 16 May Sat   NUNHEAD CEMETERY OPEN DAY. Web: www.fonc.org.uk
• 16 May Sat   GUIDED TOUR: CHELSEA STROLL. Ilford Historical Society Summer Walk led by Jef Page. From Mary Poppins to Oscar Wilde to Sir Thomas More. Become a Sloane Ranger for a day with Ossie Clark ‘King of the King's Road'. Meet at 11am outside Sloane Square tube station (Circle/District line) by Royal Court Theatre. £3 for members and visitors.
• 25 May Mon   MAIL RAIL TUNNEL WALK. The walk is approx. 1.2km. Booking required. £55 per person. Times: 6pm-7.30pm or 6.30pm-8pm. Web: www.postalmuseum.org
• 27 May Wed   THE LONG SEARCH FOR FREEDOM. A Rotherhithe & Bermondsey Local History Society Mayflower 400 London lecture by Adrian Gray. 7.30pm-9pm, Canada Water Theatre, 21 Surrey Quays Rd, Rotherhithe, London SE16 7AR. £3 (members free) including a glass of wine at the interval. Booking essential at: www.rbhistory.org.uk or 020 8692 4446.
• 30 May Sat   ST PANCRAS WATERPOINT OPEN DAY. 10am to 4pm. Web: www.stpancrascc.co.uk

June

• 4 June Thur   THE MELTON NAVIGATION AND OAKHAM CANAL. A London Canal Museum talk by Paul Dadford. 7.30pm. £4 (£3 discounts). 12/13 New Wharf Road, N1 9RT. Tel: 020 7713 0836. Web: www.canalmuseum.org.uk
• 6-7 June   OPEN GARDEN SQUARES WEEKEND 2020. Web: www.opensquares.org
• 9 June Tue   DEPTFORD SHIPBULDING HERITAGE AND THE LENOX. A Greenwich Industrial History Society talk by Julian Kingston. 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/
• 17 June Wed   PLANTS AND THE FOLKLORE WALK. Peckham Society. 6.30pm - 8pm. Meet at the Clockhouse PH. Junc Barry Road/Peckham Rye SE22 9QA. Web: www.peckhamsociety.org.uk
• 24 June Wed   SEAFARERS, PURITANS AND BEAVER HATS. A Rotherhithe & Bermondsey Local History Society Mayflower 400 London lecture by Nick Bunker. 7.30pm-9pm, Canada Water Theatre, 21 Surrey Quays Rd, Rotherhithe, London SE16 7AR. £3 (members free) including a glass of wine at the interval. Booking essential at: www.rbhistory.org.uk or 020 8692 4446.
• 29 June Mon   MAIL RAIL TUNNEL WALK. The walk is approx. 1.2km. Booking required. £55 per person. Times: 6pm-7.30pm or 6.30pm-8pm. Web: www.postalmuseum.org
• 29 June - 3 Jul   COUNTRY HOUSE COMFORT & CONVENIENCE – EAST ANGLIA. 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

July

• 2 July Thur   A BIRMINGHAM CANALS MISCELLANY. A London Canal Museum talk by Phillip Clayton. 7.30pm. £4 (£3 discounts). 12/13 New Wharf Road, N1 9RT. Tel: 020 7713 0836. Web: www.canalmuseum.org.uk
• 4-5 July   LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM ACTON DEPOT OPEN WEEKEND. 11am to 5pm. Web: www.ltmuseum.co.uk
• 11 July Sat   ST PANCRAS WATERPOINT OPEN DAY. 10am to 4pm. Web: www.stpancrascc.co.uk
• 14 July Tue   RESEARCH ON DEVELOPMENT SITES. A Greenwich Industrial History Society talk by Stewart Ash. 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/
• 29 July Wed   HISTORY, ART & THE MAYFLOWER. A Rotherhithe & Bermondsey Local History Society Mayflower 400 London walk by Blue Badge Guides. 7pm and 7.30pm departures, Canada Water Theatre, 21 Surrey Quays Rd, Rotherhithe, London SE16 7AR. Free. Booking essential at: www.rbhistory.org.uk or 020 8692 4446.

August

• 1 August Sat   REGENT'S CANAL 200. Including a procession from King's Cross towards Limehouse
• 1 August Sat   ST PANCRAS WATERPOINT OPEN DAY. Part of the Regent's Canal 2020 celebrations. 10am to 4pm. Web: www.stpancrascc.co.uk
• 16 August Sun   CENTRAL PECKHAM WALK. Peckham Society. 2-3.30pm. Meet at Peckham Rye Station, SE15 4RX. Web: www.peckhamsociety.org.uk
• 20-27 August   AIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE. Liverpool. Web: www.industrial-archaeology.org.uk

September

• 2 September Wed   ONE OF MY HORSES COULD PREACH AS WELL AS THE CURATE! A Rotherhithe & Bermondsey Local History Society Mayflower 400 London lecture by James Evans. 7.30pm-9pm, Canada Water Theatre, 21 Surrey Quays Rd, Rotherhithe, London SE16 7AR. £3 (members free) including a glass of wine at the interval. Booking essential at: www.rbhistory.org.uk or 020 8692 4446.
• 3 September Thur   THE TIDEWAY TUNNEL. A London Canal Museum talk by Jordan Newall. 7.30pm. £4 (£3 discounts). 12/13 New Wharf Road, N1 9RT. Tel: 020 7713 0836. Web: www.canalmuseum.org.uk
• 5 September Sat   PECKHAM SUMMER FAIR. Organised by the Friends of Peckham Rye Park. On the common opposite Barry Road, SE22 9QA
• 3-6 September   CITY SAFARI – HAMBURG. 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
• 19-20 September   LONDON OPEN HOUSE WEEKEND. Web: www.openhouselondon.org.uk
• 19 September Sat   ST PANCRAS WATERPOINT OPEN DAY. 10am to 4pm. Web: www.stpancrascc.co.uk
• 20 September Sun   ST PANCRAS WATERPOINT OPEN DAY. 10am to 4pm. Web: www.stpancrascc.co.uk
• 21-25 September   COUNTRY HOUSE COMFORT & CONVENIENCE BUCKS – OXON & SURREY. 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
• 26-27 September   LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM ACTON DEPOT OPEN WEEKEND. 11am to 5pm. Web: www.ltmuseum.co.uk
• 30 September Wed   'ONE SMALL CANDLE'. A Rotherhithe & Bermondsey Local History Society Mayflower 400 London lecture by Rebecca Fraser. 7.30pm-9pm, Canada Water Theatre, 21 Surrey Quays Rd, Rotherhithe, London SE16 7AR. £3 (members free) including a glass of wine at the interval. Booking essential at: www.rbhistory.org.uk or 020 8692 4446.

October

• 1 October Thur   CITY ROAD BASIN. A London Canal Museum talk by Giles Eyre. 7.30pm. £4 (£3 discounts). 12/13 New Wharf Road, N1 9RT. Tel: 020 7713 0836. Web: www.canalmuseum.org.uk
• 8 October Thur   THE LARGEST ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE IN LONDON: THE THAMES FORESHORE. A Peckham Society talk by Elliott Wragg. 7pm, All Saints Church Hall, Blenheim Grove SE15 4Q5. Web: www.peckhamsociety.org.uk
• 10 October Sat   ST PANCRAS WATERPOINT OPEN DAY. 10am to 4pm. Web: www.stpancrascc.co.uk

November

• 1 November Sun   LONDON TO BRIGHTON VETERAN CAR RUN. 'Old Crocks' run, London to Brighton. Starts from The Serpentine, Hyde Park. Web: www.veterancarrun.com
• 5 November Thur   THE EREWASH CANAL. A London Canal Museum talk by John Bayliss. 7.30pm. £4 (£3 discounts). 12/13 New Wharf Road, N1 9RT. Tel: 020 7713 0836. Web: www.canalmuseum.org.uk
• 25 November Wed   THE MAKING OF THE MAYFLOWER MYTH. A Rotherhithe & Bermondsey Local History Society Mayflower 400 London lecture by Rita Cruise O'Brien. 7.30pm-9pm, Canada Water Theatre, 21 Surrey Quays Rd, Rotherhithe, London SE16 7AR. £3 (members free) including a glass of wine at the interval. Booking essential at: www.rbhistory.org.uk or 020 8692 4446.

December 2020

• 3 December Thur   LIMEHOUSE AND ITS BASIN. 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

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