20th century

Gertrude Jekyll and her Garden at Munstead

10 Oct 2011 - 19:30
10 Oct 2011 - 21:00
Location: United Reformed Church (side entrance, parking behind church), 83 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, , GU2 4BS
A talk by Annabel Watts
Visitors welcome £3

Autumn Conference 2011: The Research Framework - Industrial Archaeology

15 Oct 2011 - 09:30
15 Oct 2011 - 16:30

The 2011 conference in the series will take place on 15 October at the Leatherhead Institute. This year's theme is industrial archaeology and is organised by the Surrey Industrial History Group. The keynote speaker is Wayne Cocroft of English Heritage who will talk about  the National Heritage Protection Plan and recent work on industrial archaeology.

Autumn Conference 2011: The Research Framework

Industrial Archaeology


09.30  Registration

10.00  Opening Remarks

Sayers Croft Summer Archaeology Training

The Surrey County Archaeological Unit recently helped run a community excavation at Sayers Croft, in Ewhurst.  We uncovered the remains of two air-raid shelters.

SIHG Industrial Heritage Course at Leatherhead

12 Jan 2012 - 10:00
12 Jan 2012 - 12:00
Location: The Letherhead Institute, 67 High Street, Leatherhead, , Surrey, , KT22 8AH
First Lecture of the SIHG Industrial Heritage Course at Leatherhead (map).
Spring 2012 - ten lectures and an outing. The fee for each series of talks is £50 (SIHG members£45)
Please note that seating is strictly limited, so casual attendance is, unfortunately, not practicable.
Enquiries to programme co-ordinators:

SIHG Industrial Heritage Course at Leatherhead

22 Sep 2011 - 10:00
22 Sep 2011 - 12:00
Location: The Institute, 67 High Street, Leatherhead, , Surrey, , KT22 8AH
First Lecture of the SIHG Industrial Heritage Course at Leatherhead (map).
Autumn 2011 - ten lectures and an outing. The fee for each series of talks is £50 (SIHG members£45)
Please note that seating is strictly limited, so casual attendance is, unfortunately, not practicable.
Enquiries to programme co-ordinators:

Personality Clashes and Power Struggles in the History of British Radar, 1935-41

6 Mar 2012 - 19:30
6 Mar 2012 - 21:30
Location: University of Surrey, Lecture Theatre F, Building 12, Guildford, , Surrey, , GU2 7XH
Lecture by Dr Phil Judkins, University of Buckingham.
Lecture in the 36th Series of Industrial Archaeology Lectures
At the University of Surrey (map), Lecture Theatre F, Building 12 (campus map).

The History of the London Underground

7 Feb 2012 - 19:30
7 Feb 2012 - 21:30
Location: University of Surrey, Lecture Theatre F, Building 12, Guildford, , Surrey, , GU2 7XH
Lecture by Tony Earle, Scientist and Commuter.
Lecture in the 36th Series of Industrial Archaeology Lectures
At the University of Surrey (map), Lecture Theatre F, Building 12 (campus map).

The Role of the Surrey Archaeological Society

24 Jan 2012 - 19:30
24 Jan 2012 - 20:30
Location: University of Surrey, Lecture Theatre F, Building 12, Guildford, , Surrey, , GU2 7XH
Lecture by David Calow, SyAS Secretary.
Lecture in the 36th Series of Industrial Archaeology Lectures
At the University of Surrey (map), Lecture Theatre F, Building 12 (campus map).

The Lost Countryside: Images of Rural Life

10 Jan 2012 - 19:30
10 Jan 2012 - 21:30
Location: University of Surrey, Lecture Theatre F, Building 12, Guildford, , Surrey, , GU2 7XH
Lecture by Chris Shepheard, Director Rural Life Centre.
Lecture in the 36th Series of Industrial Archaeology Lectures
At the University of Surrey (map), Lecture Theatre F, Building 12 (campus map).

Members’ Talks - 1st Modern Car? / History of Tunsgate / Sweetapple Cookery Book / Aviation Buildings / Animal Rotary Power

13 Dec 2011 - 19:30
13 Dec 2011 - 21:30
Location: University of Surrey, Lecture Theatre F, Building 12, Guildford, , Surrey, , GU2 7XH
Five talks by SIHG members - ALL are welcome and attendance is FREE!!

The First Modern Car? by Alan Thomas; The History of Tunsgate Arch, Guildford by Hugh Anscombe; The Sweetapple Family Cookery Book by Alan Crocker;