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GLIAS EVENTS

• 3 February Wed   AGM. The Society's AGM will be held on Zoom at 7pm. You will need to advise us that you wish to attend by booking a space on Eventbrite at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/glias-agm-2019-2020-tickets-132452540113 before 7pm on 1 February

GLIAS LECTURES

We are proposing to run our winter lecture series via Zoom. Please make a note in your diary now. We will release joining details nearer the time.

• 17 February Wed   CITY ROAD BASIN. By Giles Eyre
• 17 March Wed   A VICTORIAN JOURNALIST'S VIEW OF LONDON'S INDUSTRY. By Ursula Jeffries
• 21 April Wed   THE LONDON & CROYDON CANAL AND THE LONDON & CROYDON RAILWAY. By Malcolm Bacchus

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

Changes and cancellations are possible as a consequence of the ongoing COVID-19 situation. Please check with individual societies

January

• 17 January 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). £15 adults; £10 concessionary rate; £10 accompanied children aged 16 and over. £3 accompanied children aged 8-15. Advance booking is mandatory. Please contact London Walks: Tel: 020 7624 3978. Web: www.walks.com
• 21 January Thur   RENEWABLE ENERGY — IS IT TOO LATE?. A Surrey Industrial History Group talk by Richard Rumble. Free online Zoom Meetings replace physical meetings. Web: www.sihg.org.uk
• 21 January Thur   LORD EBURY'S RAILWAY. A Watford & District Industrial History Society lecture by Chris Hillier. Due to the uncertainties of what may be permitted, meetings may take place at Queens School (8pm), via internet, or be postponed. Web: www.wadihs.org.uk
• 21 January Thur   EARLY AUSTRALIAN COMPUTER DEVELOPMENTS INCLUDING CSIRAC AND THE WORK OF TREVOR PEARCEY. A Computer Conservation Society lecture by Barbara Ainsworth. In view of the present Covid-19 emergency the lectures will be delivered over the Internet using Zoom. N.B. Because of the time difference between the UK and Australia, this lecture will start at 09:30. Web: www.computerconservationsociety.org/lectures/current/lecture.htm
• 30 January Sat   IRON PRODUCTION IN IRELAND IN THE LATE MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN PERIODS. A Wealden Iron Research Group Zoom meeting by Dr Paul Rondelez. Web: www.wealdeniron.org.uk

February

• 4 February Thur   DANIEL GOOCH — BRUNEL'S LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER. A Surrey Industrial History Group talk by John McGuiness. Free online Zoom Meetings replace physical meetings. Web: www.sihg.org.uk
• 4 February Thur   PORT OF LONDON AUTHORITY FREIGHT UPDATE. A London Canal Museum talk by James Trimmer. Talks will resume in the museum when possible. In the meantime, talks will be held online using Zoom. Web: www.canalmuseum.org.uk
• 6 February Sat   RAILWAYS RECORDS FOR FAMILY HISTORIANS WORKSHOP. A Berkshire Family History Society online event. 11am to 1pm. Web: https://berksfhs.org/
• 9 February Tue   LONDON'S GREAT ENGINEER JOSEPH BAZALGETTE. Virtual Tour by Rob Smith, Footprints of London. 2pm. Web: https://footprintsoflondon.com/
• 14 February Sun   ALONG THE REGENT'S CANAL: KING'S CROSS – GRANARY SQUARE – ST. PANCRAS. Guided towpath walk by the IWA. Start: at 2.30pm, outside King's Cross station (taxi queue). £15 adults; £10 concessionary rate; £10 accompanied children aged 16 and over. £3 accompanied children aged 8-15. Advance booking is mandatory. Please contact London Walks: Tel: 020 7624 3978. Web: www.walks.com
• 18 February Thur   GUILDFORD INDUSTRIES. A Surrey Industrial History Group talk by David Rose. Free online Zoom Meetings replace physical meetings. Web: www.sihg.org.uk
• 18 February Thur   ON A WING AND A PRAYER — THE BRITISH IMPERIAL AIRSHIP SCHEME 1924-30. A Watford & District Industrial History Society lecture by Rudi Newman. Due to the uncertainties of what may be permitted, meetings may take place at Queens School (8pm), via internet, or be postponed. Web: www.wadihs.org.uk
• 18 February Thur   ARPANET, AGILE AND THE START OF COMPUTER SCIENCE. A Computer Conservation Society lecture David Grier. In view of the present Covid-19 emergency the lecture will be delivered over the Internet using Zoom. Web: www.computerconservationsociety.org

March

• 4 March Thur   THE SHROPPIE. A London Canal Museum talk by Peter Brown. Talks will resume in the museum when possible. In the meantime, talks will be held online using Zoom. Web: www.canalmuseum.org.uk
• 4 March Thur   CALCUTTA AND BEYOND — INDIA'S INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE. A Surrey Industrial History Group talk by Paul Whittle. Free online Zoom Meetings replace physical meetings. Web: www.sihg.org.uk
• 6 March Sat   THE ARRIVAL OF THE RAILWAYS IN READING. A Berkshire Family History Society online event. 2pm to 3.15pm. Web: https://berksfhs.org/
• 7 March Sun   CROYDON AIRPORT OPEN DAY - TBC. 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
• 9 March Tue   THE THAMES TIDEWAY TUNNEL AND ITS ARCHAEOLOGY. A Hendon and District Archaeological Society talk by Sarah Linney & Jack Russell. Via Zoom. Web: www.hadas.org.uk
• 18 March Thur   A HISTORY OF HYDRAULIC FLUID POWER. A Watford & District Industrial History Society lecture by Steve Skinner. Due to the uncertainties of what may be permitted, meetings may take place at Queens School (8pm), via internet, or be postponed. Web: www.wadihs.org.uk
• 18 March Thur   BARNES WALLIS AND HIS INVENTIONS. A Surrey Industrial History Group talk by Peter Hoar. Free online Zoom Meetings replace physical meetings. Web: www.sihg.org.uk
• 20-21 March   KEMPTON GREAT ENGINES STEAMING WEEKEND. (Provisional and dependant on government guidelines allowing the museum to reopen to the public). 10.30am-4pm. Adults £7, concessions £6, Children (to 16) free. Feltham Hill Road, Hanworth, Middlesex TW13 6XH. Web: www.kemptonsteam.org
• 20-21 March   LONDON FESTIVAL OF RAILWAY MODELLING. Alexandra Palace. Opens 10am. Web: www.world-of-railways.co.uk
• 21 March 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/Lord's exit). £15 adults; £10 concessionary rate; £10 accompanied children aged 16 and over. £3 accompanied children aged 8-15. Advance booking is mandatory. Please contact London Walks: Tel: 020 7624 3978. Web: www.walks.com
• 27 March Sat   SUBTERRANEA BRITANNICA SPRING MEETING & AGM. London. Web: www.subbrit.org.uk

April

• 1 April Thur   THE MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL. A London Canal Museum talk by Richard Thomas. Talks will resume in the museum when possible. In the meantime, talks will be held online using Zoom. Web: www.canalmuseum.org.uk
• 11 April Sun   SPRING GATHERING. London Bus Museum at Brooklands. Web: www.londonbusmuseum.com
• 17-18 April   KEMPTON GREAT ENGINES STEAMING WEEKEND. (Provisional and dependant on government guidelines allowing the museum to reopen to the public). 10.30am-4pm. Adults £7, concessions £6, Children (to 16) free. Feltham Hill Road, Hanworth, Middlesex TW13 6XH. Web: www.kemptonsteam.org

May

• tbc May   NATIONAL MILLS WEEKEND. More than 300 windmills and watermills open to the public. Web: www.spab.org.uk/mills/national-mills-weekend
• 3-5 May   IWA CANALWAY CAVALCADE 2021. London's biggest, brightest and best waterways festival, Little Venice. Web: www.waterways.org.uk
• 6 May Thur   WATERWAY PARK FOR ALL — THE BEDFORD TO MILTON KEYNES LINK. A London Canal Museum talk by Steve Ashley. Talks will resume in the museum when possible. In the meantime, talks will be held online using Zoom. Web: www.canalmuseum.org.uk
• 15 May Sat   NUNHEAD CEMETERY OPEN DAY. 11am - 5pm, guided tours throughout the day. Web: www.fonc.org.uk
• 15-16 May   KEMPTON GREAT ENGINES STEAMING WEEKEND. (Provisional and dependant on government guidelines allowing the museum to reopen to the public). 10.30am-4pm. Adults £7, concessions £6, Children (to 16) free. Feltham Hill Road, Hanworth, Middlesex TW13 6XH. Web: www.kemptonsteam.org
• 20 May Thur   FLYING SCOTSMAN IN LONDON. See the iconic locomotive at a London terminus. Web: www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/flying-scotsman/scotsman-on-the-tracks
• 23 May Sun   FLYING SCOTSMAN IN LONDON. See the iconic locomotive at a London terminus. Web: www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/flying-scotsman/scotsman-on-the-tracks
• 27 May Thur   FLYING SCOTSMAN IN LONDON. See the iconic locomotive at a London terminus. Web: www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/flying-scotsman/scotsman-on-the-tracks

June

• 3 June Thur   Raymond. A London Canal Museum talk by Nick Lake of the Friends of Raymond Trust. Talks will resume in the museum when possible. In the meantime, talks will be held online using Zoom. Web: www.canalmuseum.org.uk
• 6 June Sun   FLYING SCOTSMAN IN LONDON. See the iconic locomotive at a London terminus. Web: www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/flying-scotsman/scotsman-on-the-tracks
• 10-13 June   INDUSTRIAL EXPLORER WEEKEND — WEST YORKSHIRE. Details from Heritage of Industry Ltd, The Gables, 20 Main Road, East Hagbourne, Oxon OX11 9LN UK. Tel: 01235 352275 (9am - 5.30pm GMT) Email: info@heritageofindustry.co.uk Web: www.heritageofindustry.co.uk
• 12 June Sun   FLYING SCOTSMAN IN LONDON. See the iconic locomotive at a London terminus. Web: www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/flying-scotsman/scotsman-on-the-tracks
• 19 June Sat   FLYING SCOTSMAN IN LONDON. See the iconic locomotive at a London terminus. Web: www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/flying-scotsman/scotsman-on-the-tracks
• 19-20 June   KEMPTON GREAT ENGINES STEAMING WEEKEND. (Provisional and dependant on government guidelines allowing the museum to reopen to the public). 10.30am-4pm. Adults £7, concessions £6, Children (to 16) free. Feltham Hill Road, Hanworth, Middlesex TW13 6XH. Web: www.kemptonsteam.org
• 24 June Thur   FLYING SCOTSMAN IN LONDON. See the iconic locomotive at a London terminus. Web: www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/flying-scotsman/scotsman-on-the-tracks
• 27 June Sun   FLYING SCOTSMAN IN LONDON. See the iconic locomotive at a London terminus. Web: www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/flying-scotsman/scotsman-on-the-tracks

July

• 1 July Thur   SAVING THE STRATFORD CANAL. A London Canal Museum talk by Dr. Roger Squires. Talks will resume in the museum when possible. In the meantime, talks will be held online using Zoom. Web: www.canalmuseum.org.uk

August

• 19-26 August   AIA 2021 ANNUAL CONFERENCE. Liverpool Hope University. Web: https://industrial-archaeology.org/conferences/annual-conference/

September

• 2 September Thur   EXPLORING THAMES CREEKS. A London Canal Museum talk by Simon Judge. Talks will resume in the museum when possible. In the meantime, talks will be held online using Zoom. Web: www.canalmuseum.org.uk
• 18-19 September   KEMPTON GREAT ENGINES STEAMING WEEKEND. (Provisional and dependant on government guidelines allowing the museum to reopen to the public). 10.30am-4pm. Adults £7, concessions £6, Children (to 16) free. Feltham Hill Road, Hanworth, Middlesex TW13 6XH. Web: www.kemptonsteam.org

October

• 7 October Thur   BRAUNSTON — CANAL AGE TRANSPORT HUB. A London Canal Museum talk by John Pomfret. Talks will resume in the museum when possible. In the meantime, talks will be held online using Zoom. Web: www.canalmuseum.org.uk
• 16-17 October   KEMPTON GREAT ENGINES STEAMING WEEKEND. (Provisional and dependant on government guidelines allowing the museum to reopen to the public). 10.30am-4pm. Adults £7, concessions £6, Children (to 16) free. Feltham Hill Road, Hanworth, Middlesex TW13 6XH. Web: www.kemptonsteam.org

November

• 4 November Thur   FOODIE ON FRENCH CANALS. A London Canal Museum talk by Di Murrell. Talks will resume in the museum when possible. In the meantime, talks will be held online using Zoom. Web: www.canalmuseum.org.uk
• 7 November Sun   LONDON TO BRIGHTON VETERAN CAR RUN. 'Old Crocks' run, London to Brighton. Starts from The Serpentine, Hyde Park. Web: www.veterancarrun.com
• 20-21 November   KEMPTON GREAT ENGINES STEAMING WEEKEND. (Provisional and dependant on government guidelines allowing the museum to reopen to the public). 10.30am-4pm. Adults £7, concessions £6, Children (to 16) free. Feltham Hill Road, Hanworth, Middlesex TW13 6XH. Web: www.kemptonsteam.org

December

• 2 December Thur   SOUTH OF THE RIVER, LONDON'S CRADLE OF POWER. A London Canal Museum talk by Jeremy Batch. Talks will resume in the museum when possible. In the meantime, talks will be held online using Zoom. Web: www.canalmuseum.org.uk

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