Industries of Farnham
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An illustrated talk by Chris Shepheard, Director Rural Life Centre
To be held in Lecture Theatre F, University of Surrey, Guildford
Open to all - £5 per person, payable at the door
Post-medieval
The Power & the Glory of Waterwheels
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An illustrated talk by Dr Jeff Hawksley, Member SPAB Mills Section
To be held in Lecture Theatre F, University of Surrey, Guildford
Open to all - £5 per person, payable at the door
Searching for Trevithick's London Railway of 1808
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An illustrated talk by John Liffen, Curator of Communications, Science Museum London
Whitechapel Bell Foundry
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1400: Rare Visit to Whitechapel Bell Foundry, 34 Whitechapel Road, London E1 1DY
www.whitechapelbellfoundry.co.uk/, 0207 247 2599
We had to book six months in advance - all tickets sold;
1400 prompt (No late entries). Entry for the tour by numbered £10 ticket.
Contact: from Bob Bryson, meetings@sihg.org.uk
Villages Study Group meeting: maps, plans and Hearth Tax records
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1000 Tea and coffee available
1030 Welcome and introduction
1035 The development of maps and estate plans Carole Garrard, Local Studies Librarian, Surrey History Centre
Carole will talk on the historical development of mapping, illustrated by examples from Surrey; she will also demonstrate the use of the Centre's search facilities for maps and plans
1130 Rectifying and Manipulating Maps of Different Periods
Visit to the Brooking Collection of Architectural Detail, Cranleigh
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The Historic Buildings Committee has organised a visit to the Brooking Home Study Collection of Architectural Detail at Cranleigh.
Watches in England, the first hundred years, 1580-1680
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An illustrated talk by David Thompson, Curator of Horology at the British Museum
To be held in Lecture Theatre F, University of Surrey, Guildford
Open to all - £5 per person, payable at the door
Chilworth historic landscape survey (1 - 30 April)
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An historic landscape survey is currently being undertaken (March 2008) around the gunpowder mills at Chilworth. This is part of the Areas of Special Historic Landscape project jointly funded by Surrey Archaeological Society and Surrey County Council. A team of volunteers will be led by Philip Masters, a professional landscape archaeologist and will look at the water management systems associated with the gunpowder mills as well as at other historic features in the vicinity.
South East Research Framework
The archaeology, buildings and historic landscape of South East England (East Sussex, Kent, Surrey and West Sussex) comprise an outstanding inheritance that helps to give the region its distinctive character and sense of identity.
This historic environment is also a rich resource for education, research and leisure, but what do we actually know about the region's past, and what are the questions we want and need to answer?
The South East Research Framework for the historic environment is an opportunity for all those who care about the region's heritage to take stock and plan how limited resources should be used.
Surrey Local History Committee Homepage
The Surrey Local History Committee of Surrey Archaeological Society exists to foster an interest in the History of Surrey, both directly and in co-operation with other bodies. It aims to discover the past and to maintain the heritage of Surrey, in history, in architecture and in landscape. It fulfils these objects by encouraging local history societies and individuals within the County, by the organisation of meetings and by publication.
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