Surrey Industrial History Group

SIHG Event: "The Truth About Harry Beck" (Play about the man behind the London Underground Map)

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Play about the man behind the iconic London Tube map. Could meet in the cafe there an hour or so before. And there's the excellent LT museum as well, of course. 

Details at https://naturaltheatre.co.uk/the-truth-about-harry-beck/ 

Four going already. We have booked  stalls row: E, Seats 5 - 8 @£37.80. Please book adjacent seats, ot back row seats at £27 if you wantsomething cheaper

Tickets range from £26 to £37

SIHG Talk: "The Ashtead Pottery: Post-War Rehabilitation through an Alliance of Art and Industry" by Anne Anderson (Leatherhead)

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Ashtead Pottery was an enterprise giving work to disabled war veterans from the Great War, and to "assist in the reconstruction of rural life".  It only lasted 12 years but produced some very individualistic pottery, often in art Deco styles, which now commands impressive prices; their most famous produce was the 1924 Empire Exhibition's "Empire Lions" souvenir.  Come along and hear much, much more from Professor Anne Andersen.

SIHG Talk: "Victorian Dynamo: the life and work of Sir Henry Cole" by Nick Pollard (Zoom)

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Sir Henry Cole (1808-1882, London) was a major figure in the history of industrial design, noted for his recognition of the importance of combining art and industry. He was instrumental in establishing both the Great Exhibition 1851 and the Victoria and Albert Museum.

SIHG Talk: "Brewing in the Wandle Valley" (Zoom) by Alison Cousins of the Wandle Industrial Museum

This talk looks at the brewing industry of the Wandle Valley. While Young's is the best known name associated with the Wandle there were many other brewers some which still exist today - not least Sambrook’s, which brews on part of the old Young’s site.

More details to follow.

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