Our latest newsletter publicly available is now online - Issue 57. It features articles on brewing in Abingdon, canal maintenance and Welsh slate.
Joe Doak gave a really interesting talk on the development of the Huntley & Palmers site in Reading with 80 people in attendance. We learned of the site's physical growth and how this impacted on…
Please join our first event of the year where Joe Doak, a Doctoral Researcher, will explore the development of the Huntley & Palmers Biscuit Factory complex and its impact on Reading. The meeting will…
Not easy to find a festive industrial archaeology picture - so a psychedelic rendition of the water pump in Windsor with the castle behind it will have to suffice. Here's wishing all the best to…
Our IA Topic on the history of the Dymore Brown Royal Albert Brewery has been updated and now features more photographs taken during the BIAG visit to site in 1990 just prior to demolition as…
This lovely little arcade in central Reading has been recognised and given grade II listing. Developed at the end of the 1920s it has housed many of the town's commercial retailers and it is possible…
All are welcome to tonight's Christmas event. It will start at 19.30 in St Mary's church hall, Reading. A selection of quizzes, heritage photos and stories, a helped along with festive nibbles and beverages. Please…
A new free exhibition focussed on Hungerford's history will be on display at the West Berkshire Museum in Newbury until 4th September 2022. An old market town sitting on the Kennet and Avon canal, Hungerford…
A potential stocking filler for the avid historian on the topic of the area that was once the site of the famed Woodley airfield. Edited by Ann Smith and researched and written by members of…
On the evening of Monday 22nd November, John Dearing, will be speaking to us about his role in the ship building industry and the travails he endured. It will be held in St Mary's Church…By continuing to use the site, you agree to the use of cookies. more information
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