To be held at Norwich on Friday 4th – Wednesday 9th September 2026
This year’s Conference is to be held at the Mercure Hotel, Norwich. Conference follows its traditional format starting on Saturday with a day of talks on the Industrial Heritage of the area followed by the presentation of this year’s awards and the Conference Dinner.
- On Sunday morning there will be our AGM followed by the Rolt Lecture. Who was Tom Rolt ?
- On Sunday afternoon, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday morning we have a series of tours and evening talks.
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Itinerary
Friday 4th September
19:00 Two course Buffet Dinner, Presidential Suite
Talk: An Introduction to the Industrial Archaeology of East Anglia by John Jones, Suffolk Industrial Archaeology Society
Saturday 5th September
09:30 Welcome by Zoe Arthurs, AIA Chair
Norfolk Mills – Drainage & Corn by Alison Yardy, Norfolk Mills Group
10:30 The Herring Industry by Dr Mary Fewster, Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society
11:30 Tea / Coffee
12:00 Norwich’s electricity Supply by Philip Tolley, Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society
13:00 Sandwich Buffet Lunch
14:00 East Anglian Maltings by Amber Patrick
15:00 Tea / Coffee
15:30 Presentations to and by Award Winners, introduced by Dr Ian West
17:00 End of talks
18.15 Drinks reception
19:00 Annual Dinner
Sunday morning 6th September
09:45 2027 Conference by Zoe Arthurs
10:00 AIA Annual General Meeting
10:45 Tea / Coffee
11:15 AIA Annual Rolt Lecture
From Gasworks to Heritage: Reading, Re using and Remembering the Gas Industry
by Dr Russell Thomas FIGEM, Technical Director at WSP
12:30 Sandwich Buffet Lunch