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GLIAS EVENTS

• 4 October Fri   CELEBRATING THE CAPITAL'S INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE. A joint Network for U3As in South East and Greater London and the Greater London Industrial Archaeology Society Study Day at the London Metropolitan Archives in Farringdon. This event will concentrate on the Industrial Archaeology of London. Subjects covered will include Manufacturing South of the Thames, Changing Docklands, Earls Court – London’s Lost Exhibition Centre, South Eastern Railways and Industrial Archaeology: Past, Present, Future? Registration will open from 10 am for a conference start at 10:50 and we anticipate closing soon after 4pm. The cost will be £25 which will include refreshments on arrival and lunch. At the end of the day there will be a visit for some delegates to the Kirkaldy Testing Works. To book please go to www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/celebrating-the-capitals-industrial-heritage-a-study-day-tickets-65250994481

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.

• 3 August Sat   RICKMANSWORTH - CANALS AND WATER, led by Andrew Turner. This walk is currently fully booked but you are welcome to email walks@glias.org.uk to have your name added to the waiting list.
• 7 September Sat   SOCIAL HOUSING IN CAMDEN, led by John Goodier
• 5 October Sat   CITY OF LONDON BUILDING STONES, led by Allan Wheeler

GLIAS Wednesday evening walks

This year, as part of GLIAS at 50, we are holding two free Wednesday evening IA walks based on walks created and published by GLIAS in the 1980s and 1990s. In the spirit of earlier years, the walks are open to all and no booking is required - just turn up at the specified meeting place on the day.

17 July Wed   "Return to Tower Bridge to Rotherhithe". Meet on the Riverside Path by City Hall, SE1, at 6.30pm. In 1977, GLIAS published the first of what became a very popular series of IA walks in London, written by Robert Vickers and David Perrett. Walk 5 from Tower Hill to Rotherhithe, although compiled ca. 1980, was not published until 1984 and a second edition was written 10 years later. Today’s walk starts near the south end of Tower Bridge which is just celebrating its 125th birthday and will follow where possible the original trail. Gone are the working spice mills and chain smiths but many buildings still remain.

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 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   'FROM CHIP VAN TO BURGER BUS', a circular tour around Britain from and back to Liverpool South Parkway. A London Omnibus Traction Society talk by Russel Young. 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
• 4 October Fri   CELEBRATING THE CAPITAL'S INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE. A Study Day at the London Metropolitan Archives in Farringdon. This event will concentrate on the Industrial Archaeology of London. Subjects covered will include Manufacturing South of the Thames, Changing Docklands, Earls Court – London’s Lost Exhibition Centre, South Eastern Railways and Industrial Archaeology: Past, Present, Future? Registration will open from 10 am for a conference start at 10:50 and we anticipate closing soon after 4pm. The cost will be £25 which will include refreshments on arrival and lunch. At the end of the day there will be a visit for some delegates to the Kirkaldy Testing Works. To book please go to www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/celebrating-the-capitals-industrial-heritage-a-study-day-tickets-65250994481
• 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   Pure Nostalgia Part 5.. 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: SAVIOUS 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   UK trolleybuses evening. 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 25 August   RAW MATERIALS: PLASTICS. This exhibition explores the forgotten industrial history of plastic in east London around the River Lea. The exhibition reveals the story of east London's central role in the invention and early development of plastics, showcasing some of the very first plastic objects alongside newly commissioned artwork which tells the story of this material’s remarkable journey. Opening Hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 10am-5pm. Address: Nunnery Gallery, 181 Bow Road, London E3 2SJ
• 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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