Harry Ferguson and the Agricultural Revolution, talk by Ed Marshall, Newcomen Society.
Part of the 39th Series of Industrial Archaeology Lectures in Guildford. Single lectures £5.
Enquiries to Bob Bryson, 01483 577809, meetings@sihg.org.uk.
SERIAC 15 - South East Regional Industrial Archaeology Conference
Annual one-day conference hosted this year by Hampshire Industrial Archaeology Society.
Details and application form: SERIAC2015 -
Railway electrification, talk by Peter Bosomworth, Locomotive Engineer and Railway Enthusiast.
Part of the 39th Series of Industrial Archaeology Lectures in Guildford. Single lectures £5.
Enquiries to Bob Bryson, 01483 577809, meetings@sihg.org.uk.
Surrey Roads from Turnpike to Motorway, talk by Gordon Knowles – SIHG.
Part of the Surrey Industrial History Group Leatherhead lecture series.
Attendance is for the whole series only.
Lyn Spencer talks about her investigation into the manor complex of Bookham Courte, part of which may lie beneath her garden.
This meeting of the Medieval Studies Forum will look at a variety of aspects of village life in the medieval period. Professor Chris Woolgar will look at Food and the Medieval Peasantry while Dr Rupert Goulding, Regional Curator of the National Trust, will talk on the Manor House at Horton Court in Gloucestershire which was created from a Norman hall.
A visit has been arranged to see the medieval aspects of this city. The day will start with a tour of the Cathedral at 11am followed by visits to the Cathedral Precincts, the Bishop's Palace and St Mary's Hospital. The afternoon will close with a walking tour of medieval Chichester taking in a variety of the principal sites. The day will be led by Peter Balmer.
The meeting point will be Chichester Cathedral, West Street. Attendance will be by ticket costing £8, available from the Society's office at Castle Arch in Guildford. The detailed programme and application form is attached.
