SIHG Talk: "A Fresh Look at the History of the Industrial Revolution" by Laurence Scales (Leatherhead)
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SIHG Talk: Chatham Dockyard - At the Heart of the Industrial Revolution by Martin Watts (Leatherhead)
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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: Visit the Rural Life Museum near Farnham
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The Rural Life Living Museum at Tilford GU10 2DL https://rural-life.org.uk/ is about 3 miles to the south of Farnham. It has a collection of life as it was in Surrey up until the end of the 1950s as seen through Preserved Buildings, Shops, Transport, Tradesmen and their Tools as well as other displays.
SIHG Talk: "Salt of the Earth: the salt industry of the Adur valley" (Zoom) by Janet Pennington
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This talk uncovers a lost industry of the Adur valley – the making of salt. Salt is something we probably all take for granted, sprinkling it on our roast potatoes or adding it to our salads. Or even, perhaps, trying to eat less of it nowadays.
Albury Park
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Albury Park
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SIHG talks: Members' Presentations (Leatherhead)
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Some short presentations by SIHG members, which will include some of the following:
SIHG: "Brunel, Engineers & Railways : a Tour of Kensal Green Cemetery"
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Kensal Green Cemetery was London's first "garden cemetery". It was initiated by barrister George Frederick Carden, who was inspired by a visit to Père-Lachaise Cemetery in Paris in 1821. It was consecrated in 1833.
Albury Park test pitting
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We will be returning for a third year of test pitting this season at Albury Park to investigate the deserted medieval settlement which once stretched across the course of the former road which continued all the way to Shere. The original village of Albury was displaced in the early 19th century (to its current location to the west), and little now remains standing of the former cottages. However, with the help of geophysical survey, LiDAR and - of course - a large-scale series of test pits spread across the site, we are working to uncover and learn more about the original settlement!
Albury Park geophysical survey and test pitting 2023
The original medieval settlement and manor of Albury, in Albury Park, is well-known for its displacement by the local lord(s) of the manor in the late 18th and early 19th century and re-location a kilometre away, to the present-day village, formerly the manor of Weston. Little is known of its earlier history, including its precise extent and any evidence of medieval activity beyond its Domesday ‘Old Saxon’ church (TQ 0631 4785) and mill along the banks of the Tillingbourne.
Rowhurst excavations 2019-2022
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Rowhurst - Fire and Iron Gallery
Leatherhead
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A community test-pitting program took place in 2019 at Rowhurst near Leatherhead in Surrey. The site has a Grade II* listed building on the site dating back to 1346 and surface finds on the site included Bronze Age and Roman pottery and an Iron Age gold stater. The public were given experience in both test-pitting and finds processing.
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