The Majestic Age of the Ocean Liner
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Talk by Richard Mellor, ex Union Castle Lines and P&O.
20th century
1901-2000
The Port of London Story
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Talk by Geoff Roles, SIHG, to Surrey Industrial History Group.
Cobham Remembers
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Cobham Remembers is a project run by The Cobham Conservation & Heritage Trust in conjunction with the Surrey History Centre, and is showing the digitally remastered film of original 1916 The Battle of the Somme which was shown in the former Cobham Village Hall in November 1916 .
This event will take place on 11th November 2016 at the present Cobham Village Hall at 7.45pm – tickets £5 each
The Merchant Navy in WWII
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Talk by Richard Mellor, Maritime Shipping Rtd.
First talk in the Autumn lecture series in Leatherhead.
Please note that the Leatherhead course is fully booked.
Location of The Institute, Leatherhead (SIHG Map).
For furthrer information contact Bob Bryson, 01483 577809, meetings@sihg.org.uk.
Members’ Talks Evening; all are welcome!
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Members’ Talks Evening - Free to all lecture attendees (even if not members of SIHG)
Short talks by members plus refreshments and a chance to meet other members.
Bat Boat to Red Arrows – the story of Kingston’s aviation industry; Sopwith, Hawker, Hawker Siddeley and British Aerospace
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Talk by Chris Farara, The Hawker Association
Part of the 41st Series of Industrial Archaeology Lectures in Guildford (SIHG Map).
Single lectures £5, payable on the night.
Enquiries to Bob Bryson, 01483 577809, meetings@sihg.org.uk.
Engineering Edwardian Deterrence: HMS Dreadnought, Admiral Lord Fisher and the Anglo-German Arms Race
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Talk by Prof. Andrew Lambert, Dept of War Studies King’s College London.
Part of the 41st Series of Industrial Archaeology Lectures in Guildford (SIHG Map).
Single lecture £5, payable on the night.
The Battle of the Somme
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The first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916, claimed 57,540 British and Commonwealth casualties; 2 for every yard of the battle front. Just 141 days later, when the offensive ended, a huge total of 420,000 Allied men had been killed or wounded, including 70 men from Epsom and Ewell.
Learn about one of the darkest days for the British Army and discover why the human cost was so high. See the weapons and equipment that the troops used to live and fight .
A pdf with full information is attached.
SERIAC 2016: South East Regional Industrial Archaeology Conference
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SERIAC 2016 - South East Regional Industrial Archaeology Conference
At Holy Cross Preparatory School (map)
Hosted by Surrey Industrial History Group
View or download the programme and application form SERIAC 2016
SIHG Members’ Talks
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Members’ Talks
Part of the Surrey Industrial History Group Leatherhead lecture series (map).
Single lectures £5, payable on the day, but please contact Bob Bryson,
01483 577809, meetings@sihg.org.uk as seating is strictly limited.
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