SIHG Talk: "Wind Tunnels and Slide Rules: Women Engineers of the Royal Aircraft Establishment Farnborough"by Dr Nina Baker, OBE (Zoom)
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SIHG Talk: "Obsession, Enterprise and Death: the Industrial Revolution and three men's lives' by Dr Frances Hurd (Zoom)
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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
Escorted tour of the Rapsley Roman villa area
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This is your chance to come on a 3-mile escorted walk in beautiful Surrey
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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* 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.
SIHG Talk: "The Match Girls Strike and How It Changed British History" by Michael Astrop (Zoom)
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SIHG Talk: "The History of Shepperton Studios" (Zoom) by Nick Pollard
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SIHG Talk: "In the Wake of the Narrowboat Cressy" by Alastair Clark (Leatherhead)
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In 1939 Tom and Angela Rolt set out to explore the canals of England in the narrow boat ‘Cressy’. The account of their cruise was a book called “Narrow Boat” and this inspired the national movement to preserve and cherish our inland waterways. Eighty years later Alastair Clark set out on a bike to follow the part of their voyage which followed the Trent and Mersey canal.
March e-newsletter now out!
Our March e-newsletter is out and contains information on upcoming events and news, including spring and summer fieldwork opportunities. For past e-newsletters, visit the webpage, or email info@surreyarchaeology.org.uk to be added to the mailing list.
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Mar 2025
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