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GLIAS VISIT

12 July Sat GLIAS VISIT TO WEST HAM SEWAGE PUMPING STATION. Abbey Road, London E15 2QT. 12pm-2pm. On 10 January 1972, No 2 engine steamed for the final time and the doors to the engine house have been locked until now. Although unused for over fifty years the two giant Lilleshall rotative beam pumping engines are in a remarkably good state of preservation. See the short article in the last GLIAS newsletter. Parts of this large site are now used for other purposes. This visit will be the first by any group of enthusiasts for decades. For further details and book a place email d.perrett647@btinternet.com
GLIAS WALKS
A series of free Saturday afternoon guided walks looking at industrial and social heritage in and around London. The walks start at 2.30pm and non-members are welcome. There are a limited number of places available and pre-booking is required. To book places on any of the walks and receive further details, please email walks@glias.org.uk. Anyone without email can text or call 07835 260176 and leave a message.

2 Aug Sat KING'S CROSS CENTRAL: REPURPOSING 67 ACRES OF LONDON, led by Caroline Dale
6 Sep Sat LIMEHOUSE CUT, led by Geoff Cosson
4 Oct Sat CHARLTON/WOOLWICH RIVERSIDE, led by Andrew Turner

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
July

18-19 July RAILWAY 200 EXHIBITION TRAIN, INSPIRATION. At London Waterloo station. Web: https://railway200.co.uk/
19 July Sat KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. Standard tour at 2:00pm, bookable via Eventbrite.
26 July Sat KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. Premium tour with machine run at 1:30pm, bookable via Eventbrite.
26-27 July STEAM-UP WEEKEND. London Museum of Water & Steam. Web: https://waterandsteam.org.uk/
August

3 August 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.historiccroydonairport.org.uk
3 August Sun KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. Premium tour with machine run at 1:30pm, bookable via Eventbrite.
9 August Sat JOSEPH LOCKE AND OTHERS - A TOUR OF KENSAL GREEN CEMETERY. Web: www.kensalgreen.co.uk
9-10 August UPMINSTER WINDMILL OPEN DAY. 10am - 4pm. Adults ₤6; children ₤2 (minimum 100cm tall). Web: www.upminsterwindmill.org
10 August Sun MARKFIELD BEAM ENGINE AND MUSEUM OPEN DAY. Open second Sunday each month, 11am to 4pm. Markfield Road, South Tottenham, London N15 4RB. Tel: 01707 873628. Email: info@mbeam.org Web: www.mbeam.org
16 August Sat KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. Standard tour at 2:00pm, bookable via Eventbrite.
16-17 August KEMPTON GREAT ENGINES STEAMING WEEKEND. 10.30am-4pm. Adults £12, Children (to 18) free. Feltham Hill Road, Hanworth, Middlesex TW13 6XH. Web: www.kemptonsteam.org
16-17 August VINTAGE TRACTOR AND TRACTION ENGINE WEEKEND. Epping Ongar Railway. Web: www.eorailway.co.uk
23 August Sat KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. Premium tour with machine run at 1:30pm, bookable via Eventbrite.
23 August Sat ST PANCRAS WATERPOINT OPEN DAY. Web: www.stpancrascc.co.uk
September

6-10 September AIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE. Bradford, West Yorkshire. Association for Industrial Archaeology. Web: https://industrial-archaeology.org/
7 September 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.historiccroydonairport.org.uk
7 September Sun AUTUMN BUS RUNNING DAY. Epping Ongar Railway. Web: www.eorailway.co.uk
7 September Sun KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. Premium tour with machine run at 1:30pm, bookable via Eventbrite.
8 September Tue NORTH KENT RAIL LINE, INCLUDING WORK ON THE BLACKHEATH-CHARLTON TUNNEL. Greenwich Industrial History Society talk by Richard Allen. Email: greenwichindustrial@gmail.com
13 September Sat ROUTE 54 HERITAGE DAY. Web: www.londonbusmuseum.com/museum-events/
13-14 September UPMINSTER WINDMILL OPEN DAY. 10am - 4pm. Adults ₤6; children ₤2 (minimum 100cm tall). Web: www.upminsterwindmill.org
13-21 September OPEN CITY FESTIVAL. Web: https://open-city.org.uk/open-house-festival
14 September Sun MARKFIELD BEAM ENGINE AND MUSEUM OPEN DAY. Open second Sunday each month, 11am to 4pm. Markfield Road, South Tottenham, London N15 4RB. Tel: 01707 873628. Email: info@mbeam.org Web: www.mbeam.org
19-21 September SOUTHERN GIANTS STEAM GALA. Epping Ongar Railway. Web: www.eorailway.co.uk
20 September Sat ST PANCRAS WATERPOINT OPEN DAY. Web: www.stpancrascc.co.uk
20 September Sat KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. London Open House. Free entry but no guided tours.
20-21 September KEMPTON GREAT ENGINES STEAMING WEEKEND. 10.30am-4pm. Adults £12, Children (to 18) free. Feltham Hill Road, Hanworth, Middlesex TW13 6XH. Web: www.kemptonsteam.org
25-28 September INDUSTRIAL EXPLORER - LEICESTER & LOUGHBOROUGH. 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
25 Sept - 12 Oct PS WAVERLEY IN THE THAMES. London & Thames Estuary. Web: https://waverleyexcursions.co.uk
27 September Sat ST PANCRAS WATERPOINT OPEN DAY. Web: www.stpancrascc.co.uk
27 September Sat KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. Premium tour with machine run at 1:30pm, bookable via Eventbrite.
October

4 October Sat RAILWAY200 SPECIAL TRAIN. Departs King's Cross to Stockton & Darlington Railway. Web: www.railwaytouring.net
4 October Sat LONDON'S PORT AND DOCKLANDS SINCE 1945. The Thames & Docklands History Group is hosting its inaugural Conference at the London Museum Docklands. Web: www.tdhg.org.uk
5 October 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.historiccroydonairport.org.uk
5 October Sun KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. Premium tour with machine run at 1:30pm, bookable via Eventbrite.
11-12 October UPMINSTER WINDMILL OPEN DAY. 10am - 4pm. Adults ₤6; children ₤2 (minimum 100cm tall). Web: www.upminsterwindmill.org
12 October Sun MARKFIELD BEAM ENGINE AND MUSEUM OPEN DAY. Open second Sunday each month, 11am to 4pm. Markfield Road, South Tottenham, London N15 4RB. Tel: 01707 873628. Email: info@mbeam.org Web: www.mbeam.org
14 October Tue THEODOSIA CROWLEY'S WAREHOUSES AT BALLAST QUAY. Greenwich Industrial History Society talk by Jacky Robinson. Email: greenwichindustrial@gmail.com
18 October Sat KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. Standard tour at 2:00pm, bookable via Eventbrite.
18-19 October KEMPTON GREAT ENGINES STEAMING WEEKEND. 10.30am-4pm. Adults £12, Children (to 18) free. Feltham Hill Road, Hanworth, Middlesex TW13 6XH. Web: www.kemptonsteam.org
19 October Sun TRANSPORTFEST 2025. Web: www.londonbusmuseum.com/museum-events/
25 October Sat KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. Premium tour with machine run at 1:30pm, bookable via Eventbrite.
November

2 November Sun VETERAN CAR RUN. Web: www.veterancarrun.com
2 November 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.historiccroydonairport.org.uk
2 November Sun KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. Premium tour with machine run at 1:30pm, bookable via Eventbrite.
9 November Sun MARKFIELD BEAM ENGINE AND MUSEUM OPEN DAY. Open second Sunday each month, 11am to 4pm. Markfield Road, South Tottenham, London N15 4RB. Tel: 01707 873628. Email: info@mbeam.org Web: www.mbeam.org
11 November Tue EARLY DAYS OF THE ROYAL ENGINEERS. Greenwich Industrial History Society talk by Mark Thompson. Email: greenwichindustrial@gmail.com
15 November Sat KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. Standard tour at 2:00pm, bookable via Eventbrite.
22 November Sat KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. Premium tour with machine run at 1:30pm, bookable via Eventbrite.
22-23 November KEMPTON GREAT ENGINES STEAMING WEEKEND. 10.30am-4pm. Adults £12, Children (to 18) free. Feltham Hill Road, Hanworth, Middlesex TW13 6XH. Web: www.kemptonsteam.org
December

7 December 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.historiccroydonairport.org.uk
7 December Sun KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. Premium tour with machine run at 1:30pm, bookable via Eventbrite.
9 December Tue THE TELECOMS CABLE WINDING GEAR AT ENDERBY WHARF. Greenwich Industrial History Society talk by Alan Burkitt-Gray. Email: greenwichindustrial@gmail.com
14 December Sun MARKFIELD BEAM ENGINE AND MUSEUM OPEN DAY. Open second Sunday each month, 11am to 4pm. Markfield Road, South Tottenham, London N15 4RB. Tel: 01707 873628. Email: info@mbeam.org Web: www.mbeam.org
20 December Sat KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. Standard tour at 2:00pm, bookable via Eventbrite.
Exhibitions

Until 28 September 200 YEARS OF BRITISH RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES. Epping Ongar Railway photographic exhibition. Ongar Station, Station Approach, Chipping Ongar, CM5 9BN. Web: www.eorailway.co.uk
Until Spring 2026 BUILDING BRITAIN'S CANALS. London Canal Museum. Web: www.canalmuseum.org.uk

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