Events
Mar
01
Mar
04
Shropshire Union Canal
Illustrated talk: The Shroppie by Peter Brown. Peter's book on the Shropshire Union Canal, known as the "Shroppie" offers a detailed history...
Mar
04
Calcutta and Beyond – India’s Industrial Heritage
An online talk given by the Surrey Industrial History Group. More can be found here.
Mar
06
The Arrival of the Railways in Reading
A Berkshire Family History Society online event. See here for more details. Brunel’s Great Western Railway arrived in Reading on...
Mar
11
In The Dark: Underground London (Part 2)
A webinar given by Nick Catford, author of Secret Underground London, to Subterranea Britannica on 11 March at 18.30. Agenda: Closed...
Mar
17
The development of the Gas Industry in Reading
Jo Alexander-Jones of BIAG will speak to the History of Reading Society about the development of the gas industry in...
Mar
17
A Victorian Journalist’s view of London’s industry
An online talk by Ursula Jeffries to the Greater London Industrial Archaeology Society (GLIAS) on 17th March at 19.00. Ursula...
Mar
17
How the coming of the railway changed Oxford
Liz Woolley will give an online talk to the Littlemore Local History Society on 17th March at 19.30. Register by...
Mar
17
Westminster Abbey and Parliament Square Conservation Area
Join Robert Ayton, Head of Design and Conservation (Central Area) at Westminster City Council discussing online recent planning issues impacting...
Mar
18
A History of Hydraulic Fluid Power
A light-hearted ramble through the history of hydraulic fluid power from its birth at the end of the 18th century...
Mar
22
The story of early incandescent light bulbs
An online talk hosted by John Holden. He will look at how this ubiquitous, but so important, product developed. The...
Mar
25
In The Dark: The Grassington Mines
A webinar given by John Helm, chair of the Grassington Mine Appreciation Group, to Subterranea Britannica on 25 March at...
Apr
01
The Manchester Ship Canal
Illustrated talk: The Manchester Ship Canal by Richard Thomas. This presentation examines the history, building, development and rise and fall and subsequent...
Apr
14
Conservation challenges in the post-industrial North East
Join Dr Michael Short, Principal Teaching Fellow in Planning and Heritage at the Bartlett School of Planning, to explore online...
Apr
19
The Gas Engines & Tylor Pump at the County Hall, Abingdon
An online talk hosted by Ruth Weinberg. Ruth will talk on the equipment that for the first half of the...
Apr
21
The London & Croydon canal and the London & Croydon railway
An online talk by Malcolm Bacchus to the Greater London Industrial Archaeology Society on 21st April at 19.00. Find out...
May
17
A history of brewing in Oxford
Liz Woolley will give an online talk to the Goring Gap Local History Society on 17th May at 20.00. Register...
May
19
The Great Stink! Engineers, sewerage systems and the Victorian battle against dirt
Dr Tom Crook, Senior Lecturer in History, Oxford Brookes University will give a talk to the Harwell History group on...
Jun
18
An introduction to the Industrial Revolution in Britain
An online course comprising 5 sessions run by the Berkshire Local History Society. Starting on 18th July 2021. Chargeable. More...
Dec
02
South of the River: London’s Cradle of Power
Illustrated talk: South of the River, London's Cradle of Power by Jeremy Batch. The world's most powerful warship, a high voltage power...News
Great Talk on Caversham Road
A location once thriving in industry, David Neale, of the Bell Tower Community Association, spoke of the iron works, print works and much more in a talk to the History...
BIAG Spring Programme confirmed
Our exciting 2021 programme kicks off on 1st March at 19.30 with a talk on the Wells & Pumps of the Thames and Chilterns given by our member, Edwin Trout. ...