The Industries of Wokingham – talk on 27th January

Our next talk is from our spring programme is from John Harrison. He will speak on two of the towns major industries.

Church bells were cast in Wokingham between the mid-1300s and the early 1600s. The foundry is long gone but some of the bells cast there are still in use. Bell founding methods used today can be traced back to the way medieval founders worked. Brick making thrived in Wokingham during the 19^th and early 20^th centuries, with some works producing millions of bricks per year. The brickworks too are long gone but they left their mark. This talk describes these traditional local industries and how they changed over time, together with an overview of how their products were used. more information is available here.