SIHG AGM(ZOOM)
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Surrey Industrial History Group
SIHG: Visit the Heath Robinson Museum, Pinner (RESCHEDULED)
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Following SIHG’s very popular Zoom on Heath Robinson’s World Word One “inventions” earlier this year, we’ve decided to organise a museum visit.
SIHG Talk: "Energy in the United Kingdom from the Late 1800s to Today" (Leatherhead)
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Energy in the United Kingdom from the late 1800s to Today (with a Glimpse into the Future)
SIHG Talk: "Loose Change - the Evolution of Innovation" (Leatherhead)
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Talk by John Griffiths-Colby
Details of talk TBC, but you can read about John at https://absurvd.com/about-me
SIHG Talk: "Wind Tunnels and Slide Rules: Women Engineers of the Royal Aircraft Establishment Farnborough"by Dr Nina Baker, OBE (Zoom)
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SIHG Talk: "Obsession, Enterprise and Death: the Industrial Revolution and three men's lives' by Dr Frances Hurd (Zoom)
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The industrial revolution created both winners and losers. In this talk, we’ll hear about on three men who clawed their way to success during the industrial revolution - while their workers in both mills and mines endured lives of extraordinary hardship
SIHG Talk: "A Fresh Look at the History of the Industrial Revolution" by Laurence Scales (Leatherhead)
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More details to follow
SIHG Talk: Chatham Dockyard - At the Heart of the Industrial Revolution by Martin Watts (Leatherhead)
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* Please note that this talk is on a WEDNESDAY evening.*
A talk describing the importance of the Dockyard to the Royal Navy and its recognition as one of the centres of the Industrial Revolution.
SIHG Talk: "The Match Girls Strike and How It Changed British History" by Michael Astrop (Zoom)
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In the summer of 1888, fourteen hundred young women and girls, walked out of an East End match factory and into the history books. Their actions continue to exert a powerful hold over the public imagination to this day, and this talk captures every element of their struggle.
SIHG Talk: "The History of Shepperton Studios" (Zoom) by Nick Pollard
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An incredible array of films have been produced at Shepperton Studios - Goldfinger, The Day of the Jackal, Bridget Jones's Baby, Carry on Camping, Black Narcissus, Oliver Twist, Full Metal Jacket, A Night to Remember, Stan & Ollie, Les Misérables, The Heroes of Telemark ... the list goes on. Come along and hear more about its history.
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