SIHG Day Conference (Leatherhead) Accurate Satellite Surveying Systems
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Organised by Simon Ritchie.
Leatherhead Institute, Saturday 26th October 2024
20th century
1901-2000
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.
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: "The Stations of the London Brighton and South Coast Railway" by Benny O'Looney (Zoom)
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Talk by Benedict O'Looney, an architect and active member of the Victorian Society. More details to follow.
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 "The Panama Canal" by John How (Leatherhead)
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Retired engineer and volunteer for the Inland Waterways Association (IWA) and the Basingstoke Canal Society will give us an illustrated talk on the history of the Basingstoke Canal.
SIHG Talk: "The London Underground's Origins" by Chris Green (Leatherhead)
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The world’s first underground public railway opened in 1863, running between Paddington and Farringdon Street in London. This talk explains why it was necessary, how it was built, and how it expanded right across our capital city.
“The 1940 defences between Guildford & Dorking'” by Paul Ferris (DLHG Zoom)
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Full title "The Last Line: The 1940 anti-invasion defences between Guildford & Dorking'”. A Dorking Local History Group event which SIHG are promoting. See www.dlhg.org.uk for more on Dorking Local History Group
Archaeologist Paul (from SYAS) will give us an archaeological evaluation of the 1940 anti-invasion defences between Guildford and Dorking.
Barnes Wallis’s Civilian & Military Inventions - a talk by Peter Hoar (DLHG event)
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Talk by Peter Hoar of the Barnes Wallis Foundation
Effingham resident Barnes Wallis is best known for inventing the bouncing bomb used by the RAF’s “Dambusters” but many of his inventions were in civilian aircraft & communications technology. Come along and hear more.
Doors 7PM, talk starts 7:30. £2 for non-members. Tea and biscuits available.
A Dorking Local History Group event promoted by SIHG. More at www.dlhg.org.uk
Guided Walk: Guildford’s WW2 Remains (DLHG event)
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** THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL. Please email garrypaulbrooks@gmail.com to be put on waiting list ****
An easy two mile walk led by local journalist and historian David Rose. You’ll see dragon’s teeth, public air-raid shelter, sites of V1 bomb explosion and more – and a lot of stories from David. £6pp, payable in advance. Interested? Email garrypaulbrooks@gmail.com
A Dorking Local History Group even promoted by SIHG.
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