Langley Mill, on the Derbyshire / Nottinghamshire border, is sometimes (probably wrongly!) described as having been the "most industrialised village in the country". What didn't Langley Mill produce? This talk looks at the various companies established in the 19th and 20th centuries, and at their eventual demise.
Background: Between 1816 & 1872 the Wey & Arun Junction Canal formed the final link in a chain of inland waterways connecting London to the English Channel; this walk introduces participants to the northernmost section of the former canal and the railways (defunct or still operating) that took its trade.
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
There is much more to the origin of the Industrial Revolution than harnessing steam, and the invention of the spinning jenny in 1764. This panoramic story is much older and more intriguing. And why didn't it happen in France or Holland? Was invention driven by science or the other way around?
* 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.
Come and join Richard Shenton on a visit to the Rural Life Living Museum at Tilford, near Farnham in Surrey. There is a lot to see and enjoy at this museum which specializes in the Industrial history of Surrey. Features include Buildings that have been saved from demolition, Old Shops and Trades, Farm Machinery, Old Vehicles, Fire Engines, a Passenger carrying Railway System (operating as advertised), a Timber Yard and many more items of interest.
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Some short presentations by SIHG members, which will include some of the following:
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.
