In 1846, a patent was awarded to a new type of corn-mill - it triggered a series of court cases which ran for more than 20 years. This talk tells the story of the invention and how the court cases provide examples of what makes an invention patentable in the UK today.
The work women of the Land Army in World War 2 is well known. This talk tells the story of the less well-known women who volunteered in the 1940s to keep traffic flowing on Britain’s canals. However they may have referred to themselves, they were far form “idle women”.
Make your own way to the Waggon Yard Car Park GU9 7PS in time for a 10:30am start to the Farnham walking tour, guided by Richard Shenton, which will take 90-100 minutes. There will then be time for lunch to be taken individually (at your own expense). In the afternoon, you may wish to visit The Maltings or the Museum of Farnham, or further explore the streets, shops, pubs and teashops of Farnham
A welcome return for David Hassard, one of SIHG's favourite speakers, for his first live talk to us since before Covid.
Some short presentations by SIHG members, which will include some of the following:
The world’s first underground public railway opened in 1863, running between Paddington and Farringdon Street in London.
Chris will explain why it was necessary, how it was built, and how it expanded right across our capital city.
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eBook by retired chemical and mechanical engineer David Clayton.
SIHG Shared Documents. Mainly for SIHG Committee use
The First World War inspired Heath Robinson to dream up a series of increasingly outlandish and bizarre military inventions with which the opposing armies would try to outwit each other. From the kaiser’s campaigning car or a suggestion for an armoured bayonet curler, to post-war ‘unbullying’ of beef, his cartoons are a fantastically absurd take on wartime technology and home-front life.
