YORKSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INDUSTRIAL HISTORY SECTION

NEWSLETTER 101 AUTUMN 2017 (website edition – this edition is incomplete as some items/illustrations from the original newsletter are not available electronically)

EDITORIAL

Welcome to another Newsletter, starting the next 100 issues. As mentioned in the last Newsletter I have continued my extracts from the early Newsletters and it has certainly brought back a lot of memories both of people, some sadly no longer with us, and excursions that I attended some of which I organised. Newsletter 17 mentioned the birth of my son Robert – now nearly 35. Again I was struck by the range of activities that the section participated in during those times, the fact that many industrial sites were still a going concern and of course no electronic communication. The newsletters were quite difficult to read in places due to fading duplicated typeface but it was also good to read the many contributions made by members of the section. What is also interesting and it is reflected in many other organisations, that many of the people mentioned in those early newsletters are still associated with the section, nearly 40 years later; but where is the younger generation joining today who will keep the organisation going for the next 40 years? Maybe it’s because there is less obvious industrial history to see now – so much has been swept away as a result of economic circumstances and redevelopment or maybe because there are too many other pressures on people’s time. However the same doesn’t seem to apply to those interested in Roman or Medieval history, perhaps because more of this shown in the media and taught in schools.

I had a short stay at this year’s AIA Conference based in Northampton, where it was good to catch up with old friends. Due to it being the weekend of my grandson’s third birthday, I didn’t get to the Conference proper but did attend most of the accompanying programme. The highlight for me was a visit to the working factory of Church’s Shoes in Northampton, I never realised that modern shoe making was so complicated and it was good to see it in operation and to know that the shoe industry still survives in the town as a major employer. More about this in the next Newsletter.

I am looking forward to our new Lecture Series which starts on 28 October with Mike Clarke speaking on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Details of the Lecture Programme are enclosed with this Newsletter and on the webpage. Many thanks again to Jane Ellis for organising another interesting programme, we shall continue to meet at the Swarthmore Centre at least until the end of the year while the Management Board reviews the ongoing location of the Society and I hope that many of you will continue to support the lectures. To date there are no Section excursions planned, offers to arrange one would be welcome since Jane is busy organising visits for the main Society. Also enclosed is a copy of the Minutes of the section AGM held on 22 April 2017; if anyone present at the meeting has any corrections to the minutes please send them to me (contact details at end of Newsletter)

Proposals to bring the Society’s and sections’ financial arrangements into line with modern best practice are being discussed with sections, these include better forward planning and budgeting and will mean for the first time the section will have its own separate bank account instead of being operated in conjunction with the Medieval Section. A small committee has been set up consisting of the Section Officers to oversee the working of the section, looking at budgets, planning ahead for events etc.

There are no new members to report since the last Newsletter, we are the smallest of the special interest sections and it would be good to see an increase in membership, so please encourage interested friends and colleagues to join, membership forms are available on the YAHS website.

The next Newsletter will be produced in early February 2018, please send any contributions to me by 20 January.

I look forward to good support from you all for the forthcoming lectures which I hope you will enjoy.

Margaret Tylee

YAHS NEWS

The AGM of the Society was held on 15 July 2017 when my appointment as the representative of the Industrial History section on the Management Board was confirmed as continuing until 2019. The new YAHS Treasurer Frank Jordan reported a surplus for the 2016 financial year due to savings on staff costs and generous donations. He has plans to introduce a more robust method of financial management for the Society and these will be discussed with representatives from the Sections.

Work continues on the development of a new website for the Society. The majority of the content is complete and It is now at the stage of the site being available to the website project team for viewing and feedback to the contractors Purple Creative Studio. The main area now to be developed is the handling of membership applications, management of membership information and arrangements for online payments. Once these areas are resolved, the plan is to demonstrate the website to section reps s for final comments and then have the website to be available for members and the public hopefully by early next year. The project has taken longer than originally estimated; the two main reasons for this have been the realisation that many of the Society’s internal processes needed to be reviewed to be incorporated into the web design and the practical difficulties of getting the team together on a regular basis when we are all volunteers living across the county from the northern edge of the North Yorks Moors to the edge of the Peak District.

Back issues of the Yorkshire Archaeological Journal (YAJ) are now available online. Issues up to 2010 are free to search via the Internet Archive the web address is https://archive’org’uk/details/yorkshirearchaeologicalandhistoricalsociety?sort=titleSorter The cost of digitisation has been supported by grants from the Marc Fitch Fund (who have also contributed to the cost of developing the new website) and Wade’s Charity.

Members will be aware that following the sale of Claremont the Society’s Offices have been based in Joseph’s Well where there is a meeting room large enough for meetings involving about a dozen, a separate office, store room and kitchen. The Offices are very convenient, comfortable and well equipped, but because they are not open on Saturdays when Management Board meet, have not been well used during the week and the lease is very expensive, options for alternative premises have been explored. The current lease runs until next May but three months’ notice needs to be given; after further consideration the Management Board have decided to lease an office in the Voluntary Action Leeds building in Hunslet The building has good modern facilities and free car parking. It does have facilities for lectures but for the time being lectures will continue to be held at the Swarthmore, the Board being aware that Hunslet may not be the easiest of locations for members to get to. Any views on this would be welcome.

2018 sees the 50th anniversary of the publication of Hartley & Ingleby’s Life and Tradition in the Yorkshire Dales and the Society is working with the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes on a year of celebration. A core activity of the project will be the republication of the book by the Society, the text will be unchanged but there will be a new introduction and the original photographs will be interspersed with the appropriate text instead of appearing in a block It is planned that there will be exhibitions, walks and demonstrations of traditional crafts as well as other activities. Ex Collections Manager Kirsty McHugh had been co-ordinating the project but has since got a job at the National Library of Scotland and has moved to Edinburgh, fortunately Section member David Johnson has agreed to take on the work. A successful grant application to the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority has provided £3,000 of funding and other sources have been made available but the application to the HLF was unsuccessful. Work continues with planning so watch out for more news. It is hope that the book will be published around March 2018

OTHER NEWS ITEMS Historic has recently produced two Research Reports which can be downloaded from the Historic England website. Research Report 28/2017 Canal and River Navigations National overview: an appraisal of the heritage and archaeology of England’s present and former navigable waterways written by Keith Falconer is a review of the literature about England’s navigable waterways, an outline of their historical development and a gazetteer of all the navigations and canals operating in the 19th century. Research Report 25/2017 Early Railways: review and summary of recent research by David Gwyn and Neil Cossons does what it states in the title and concludes that a wide ranging survey of early railway heritage assets should be undertaken. See www.historicengland.org.uk and follow the links to research reports.

After more than 40years of being derelict the former Hunslet and Victoria flax spinning mills off Goodman Street in Leeds are to be transformed into more than 300 apartments. The mill site has been bought by a developer JM Construction who plan to build a mixture of one, two and three bedroom apartments in the five existing buildings as well as two new builds called the Victoria Riverside Apartments. The development is expected to take about four years to complete. Hunslet Mill has been a derelict Building at Risk for many years, the grade II and II* listed mills have been empty since the 1970s and there were plans at one time to demolish them. William Fairbairn constructed Hunslet Mill for John Wilkinson in 1842 and once employed 1,500 female workers as flax spinners. They were finally vacated 40 years ago by the tool making firm of RH Bruce.

In 2015 the luxury fashion brand Burberry announced restoration plans for the grade I listed Temple Mills in Holbeck as part of a new manufacturing site in Leeds. However earlier this year, the firm announced that they were no longer planning to regenerate Temple Mills as the proposals were proving to be too expensive and time consuming. This means that the future of this building, described by English Heritage as “ probably the finest example of a carved stone elevation in the whole region” is in doubt.

Good news that the Calderdale Industrial Museum was re-opened to the public at the Heritage Open Day weekend 9/10 September by Barrie Rutter, Artistic Director of Northern Broadsides. The Museum is planned to be open each Saturday from 10am – 4pm until at least December with a small admission charge for non CIMA members. The Calderdale contractor Cole have completed the work on extending the second staircase to the top floor which will allow limited access to that area by members of the public to see where it is hoped to create a pre-industrial textile display and a display demonstrating the method of worsted production practised in Halifax around 1920. The volunteers have put the waterwheel and fulling stocks back into a condition where they can be demonstrated. The oil engine Sadie is back in running order in the machine tool display area where the mine has been made accessible for visitors. New toilets are being installed and the creation of a large multi-function gallery/learning space/ events room is being created on the ground floor. There will be disabled access to all floors via a newly refurbished lift. If you havn’t been it is well worth a visit and to support the team of volunteers who have worked hard to bring the Museum back to life.

After years of neglect and failed schemes, Low Mill in , Yorkshire’s first cotton spinning mill is up for sale. The guide price for the mill building is £175k and £125k for the car park area, bought together the guide price is £250k. The mill is grade II* listed and was built by Thomas Ramsden from Halifax from 1776 onward and completed by Clayton and Walshman in 1780. The mill machinery was made under the direction of Richard Arkwright. By 1803 200 people were employed at the Mill making it, in terms of employment, the largest mill in Keighley. Later the mill changed over to worsted spinning. Planning permission had previously been given for two apartment blocks on the site but this has now expired. The grade ii* listing hopefully will give some protection in any future development. More information about the mill can be found on pp167-70 in George Ingle’s book Yorkshire Cotton, Carnegie Publishing Ltd, 1997.

The grade II listed pump house, one of only four buildings left standing at St Andrew’s Dock in Hull are due to be demolished as part of a planning application despite objections from Historic England and the Victorian Society. The pump house and hydraulic tower are both grade II listed for their architectural and historical significance. The building dates from the 1870s when St Andrew’s Dock was the centre of a thriving fishing industry.

YORKSHIRE INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE ONLINE (YIHO) UPDATE

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

14 Oct to Cross Roads. 6 mile linear Railway Ramblers walk led by Mike Warrington exploring a section of the Great Northern Railway route between and . Meet at Bus Station at 10.50 to catch the 11am 697 service Bradford to Keighley service. Return by bus from Keighley. Bring packed lunch. Tel. Mike for details.

20 Oct Inland Jet Mining in the North York Moors – Chris Twigg. Talk at St Matthew’s Church, Front Street, Grosmont, YO22 5QE. £3 donation to church funds.

23 Oct Gun Barrels, Muskets to Tanks – Stephen Cater. Newcomen Society, South Yorkshire Lecture. Kelham Island Museum, Alma Street, Sheffield S3 8RY. 6.30-8.15 pm. All welcome no charge to attend. Details John Suter [email protected]

26 Oct A history of Skipton Water Supply – Ron Crossley. Skipton & Historical Society (SCHS) talk. Swadford Centre, Swadford Street, Skipton. 7.30pm £2 non members. Contact Dr Kenneth Jackson for details.

9 Nov The story of Firth Mill Skipton: Mark Nutter to Candelisa – Dr Kenneth Jackson. SCHS talk. Details as for 26 Oct

11 Nov The North Doncaster Chord & Trans-Pennine Trail. 8-9 miles linear Railway Ramblers walk led by Chris Thompson. A look at the recently built flyover and other junctions around Joan Croft. Although flat terrain, boots are recommended due to muddy conditions. Meet at Doncaster Bus Station Stand A for 09.45 405 bus to Selby. Walk ends at Bentley station for trains to Leeds/Doncaster. Bring a packed lunch. Contact Jane Ellis for details.

18 Nov South Yorkshire Archaeology Day. Showroom Cinema, Paternoster Row Sheffield. 10am – 4.30pm . booking details and programme available on South Yorkshire Archaeology Service website www.shefiield.gov.uk/archaeologyday. Cost £15, concession £7.50 Contact David Marsh.

20 Nov Leeds Locomotive Builders to the World – Dr Di Drummond. Thoresby Society talk. Friends Meeting House, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds. 7.15pm. Details www.thoresby.org.uk

22 Nov William Fairbairn and the Iron Girder Bridge – Richard Byron. Newcomen Society South Yorkshire Lecture. Details as for 23 October.

10 Dec Christmas at Wortley Top Forge. A pre-Christmas event with Santa, waterwheels, engines and more. 11am – 4pm. Forge Lane, Wortley S35 7DN. Contact Derek Bayliss for details.

21 Dec and Fair – Richard Freeman. Olicana Historical Society lecture 7.30pm. All Saints Church House, . Contact John Cruse

10 Jan The Ingenious Mr Elwick and the Wakefield Furniture Trade – Andrew Cox-Whitaker. Wakefield 2018 Historical Society Lecture 7.30pm The Elizabethan Gallery, Brook Street, Wakefield. Details from Dr P Judkins

17 Jan The Yorkshire Post Site Excavations – David Williams. 7.30pm. East Riding Archaeological & History Society, Room LT1, Wilberforce Building University of Hull. Details Richard Coates

22 Jan History of Gas Manufacture in the UK – Prof. Russell Thomas. Newcomen Society South Yorkshire/ South Yorkshire Industrial History Society Joint Lecture. Details as for 23 October

14 Feb Nationalised Wakefield Collieries and a brief history of the Mines Rescue Service – Eddie Downes. Wakefield Historical Society talk. Chantry Chapel, Wakefield Bridge. 7.30pm Details from Dr P Judkins

South Yorkshire Industrial History Society Programme 2017/18

Unless stated, meetings are held at Kelham Island Museum starting at 7.30pm. Details frim Derek Bayliss. A minimum charge of £2 for non SYIHS members unless otherwise indicated.

2017 20 Nov Grenoside Steel- Helen Jackson

27 Nov Elsecar: looking ahead – John Tanner. Salem Wesleyan Reform Church, Blucher Street, off Pitt Street, Barnsley 7pm

11 Dec The Scissor Man: the story of scissors and of Ernest Wright & Son – Philip Wright

2018 22 Jan History of Gas Manufacture in the UK – Prof. Russell Thomas. Newcomen Society South Yorkshire/ South Yorkshire Industrial History Society Joint Lecture. Free event See above for details

17 Feb The 7th Earl Fitzwilliam and the Simplex Car – Steve Myers. Joint lecture with Rotherham & District Local History Society 10.30am St Paul’s Church, Kimberworth Road, Rotherham. Free event

19 Feb The Hakins: a razor grinding family – Sally Goldsmith

13 Mar History of Satellite Navigation – Norman Bonner. 27th Dr Kenneth Barraclough Memorial Lecture. Joint meeting with SMEA and the Newcomen Society. 5.30pm for 6pm Holiday Inn Royal Victoria Hotel, Sheffield. Free event.

19 Mar Bramah, a tradition of engineering – John Bramah. The Joseph Bramah lecture sponsored by Barnsley Council. Cooper Gallery, Church Street, Barnsley. Free event but donations appreciated

16 Apr Sheffield 1915-16: armaments, the shell crisis and munitions production – Chris Corker

21 May Attercliffe Forge & Steel Works – nearly 100 years of industrial history- Glyn Davies

FOR YOUR BOOKSHELF

Quarrying in the Yorkshire Pennines: an illustrated history- Dr David Johnson Amberley Publishing 2016, 98pp, 180 illustrations, 96 in colour £14.99 ISBN 0781445653879

Section member David Johnson has produced another informative book about the quarrying industry, this time covering North and . As the title suggests, the book has numerous illustrations both archive and modern together with maps and advertising material. Each illustration is accompanied by a brief but informative description together with grid references the first time a site is mentioned. After a general introduction to the industry and a brief overview of the geology, the book is divided into nine chapters each describing a different aspect of the industry, the type of rock quarried, processing of the stone and how it was transported. There is a list of suggested further reading which is helpful for readers who wish to find out more in depth since the nature of the book is very much an introduction. It must have been difficult for the author to restrict the content to fit the publisher’s requirements for the size of the volume and it is pity that the coverage did not extend to South Yorkshire, however this gives the potential for a follow up. The importance of the book is that it has brought together such a wide range of illustrations which otherwise might have been lost and in some areas is already long gone. I recommend it to any who wish to have an informative overview of this important industry.

Margaret Tylee

(This is an abbreviated review of the book, the full review appears in YAJ Vol 89 2017 which some members may have already seen)

REPORTS ETC

Visit to Excavations at the site of Bean Ing Mills, Leeds 12 July 2017

Bean Ing (as Benjamin Gott's Park Mill is known) was built in the 1790s. It concentrated all the processes of wool cloth manufacturing under one roof, revolutionising that industry. The mill was demolished in the mid- twentieth-century and replaced by the Yorkshire Post building, which in turn has now been demolished. So this was an exciting opportunity for Section members to see the current excavation of a large industrial complex. The visit had been organised for us by David Hunter, West Yorkshire Archaeology Service (WWYAS), and Phil Moore the site manager. We were also joined by members of Phil's excavating team and by the site developer's archaeological consultant, Nansi Rosenberg. The site is irregularly shaped with the long footprint of the former Yorkshire Post building cutting across at an angle to most of the earlier buildings. But it became clear as we went round that this twentieth-century overbuilding was not the first. The way the mill was used had obviously changed over the years of its operation. The archaeologists had needed to be selective and were focussing their efforts on the areas of the site that seemed best preserved. Our first stop was by the fulling stocks as we walked along the side of the mill closest to the . An insurance map from about 1840 had shown these as occupying the ground floor of a five storey block with scribbling and carding, power loom weaving, and wool sorting above - though many of these processes would have continued to be done by hand in the mill's early days. Today we see a long row of quite shallow compartments. These had been cut down by about 12-18 inches but the pattern was still clear. Each compartment has a culvert going towards the river and the water had been pumped in by steam power, but it had not been possible to establish where that water comes in because of the unavoidably selective nature of the excavations. There were clear signs of ad hoc alterations over a long period of use reflecting technological improvements which explained the various bits of later brickwork. The type of stone used changed part way along the run which was harder to account for. There was no actual evidence of a drive-shaft but this did not stop a lively debate about precisely where it would have been and the most likely pathway of power transmission from the boiler house. The boiler house had originally contained two steam engines serving the whole of the mill. Asbestos had been found here so it had been cleared by specialist contractors, This had limited the investigations and we were not allowed on that part of the site. However we were able to view it from one side and see some identifiable structures including the remains of a round building marked as an office in some plans and also structures made of distinctive fire bricks. This prompted discussion about the way cement asbestos mix had been used here and in other factories including questions about its safety unless and until disturbed. The area also showed the greatest evidence of 1960s building with reinforced concrete piles. A distinctive feature of many of the nineteenth-century maps of the site was the round gas holder near the western end of the site. This had been built in around 1820/30 along with the adjacent coking house to produce and store gas used for lighting the mill - although there had been suggestions of innovative use of some gas as early as 1806. The foundations had been cut through in about 1860 when town gas became cheaper but the footings could still be seen clearly and the round building could be seen on photographs as late as 1948. The visit had something for everyone. Members with engineering experience had lots of ideas and suggestions. The brick enthusiasts among us were delight to see the name 'Joseph Cliff' among the wide variety of bricks around the site. And those of us who just like a puzzle were intrigued by the questions that currently remained unanswered and the opportunity to see what is very much still work in progress. Pulling the strands together prompted discussion of Bean Ing's place in Leeds industrial and wider history, ranging from the analogies with (and differences from) the development of flax mills at a similar period to childhood memories of seeing how the mill had resisted war damage in the mid-twentieth-century. We were all very grateful to David, Phil and colleagues for an illuminating and thought provoking afternoon. Gill Eastabrook 100 ISSUES OF THE INDUSTRIAL HISTORY SECTION’S NEWSLETTERS

Following on from my look back on the early issues of the Newsletter that I reported on in Newsletter 100, I have reviewed further issues.

Issue 11 Spring 1980 included an article on the Embsay Spindle Mill in the 1920s by Edgar Tillotson who started work at the Mill in 1923 and worked there for 12 years. David Perrett organised a visit to Lancashire Mills to see Queen Street Mill, Indian & Primrose Mills and Helmshore Higher Mills Museum. David had produced a small booklet giving details of the engines to be seen which was sent with the Newsletter. Also circulated was a Preliminary Report on the Kirklees Iron Bridge of 1769 and its Builder by David Nortcliffe. The bridge which was removed in the 1840s stood in the grounds of Kirklees Hall near Brighouse and was built by Maurice Tobin.

Issue 12 Autumn 1980 reported that Ron Dawson had resigned as Chairman after three years in office and had been replaced by David Nortcliffe and that subscriptions had increased to £1.25 per annum from January 1981. There was a report of the Victorian Society’s Satanic Mills weekend course where there had been visits to Lister’s Manningham Mills and Crossley’s Dean Clough Mills. Trevor Lyons reported on a visit to Walton Colliery near Wakefield.

Issue 13 Spring 1981had an article by Janet Douglas on early 19th century Working Class Housing in Leeds which included a check list of survivals as well as the usual short news items and reports of lectures.

Issue 14 Autumn 1981mentioned that the main Society had raised its subscription to £10pa and the per capita payment for section only members to £2. There was a report of an excursion to the Colne Valey Museum at Golcar followed by a visit to Brook Mills run by Tom Longbottom at Crimble, Slaithwaite where there was the possibility to purchase the wool processed at the mill. Another excursion was held jointly with the Local History Studies Section to Thornhill, Lady Mill and Smithy Brook. There was also another episode of a lengthy article called Other Days Other Ways by Joe Armitage remembering his life and working on the Aire & Calder Navigation.

Issue 15 Spring 1982 included a report of the Section visit to Sowerby Bridge led by David George who had produced an Industrial Trail of Sowerby Bridge. Also reported was the publication of Walks in Industrial Yorkshire No.1 The Bank “ most tastefully produced and printed by Chris Rule”. Regrettably there were no further walks in the series. There was a further episode of Other Days – Other Ways.

Issue 16 Autumn 1982 was a bumper issue. It reported that at the AGM David Nortcliffe had resigned as Chairman due to his work commitments and Harry Houghton was elected in his place. Nancy Cooper remained as Hon Secretary and I was elected as Hon Excursions Secretary. The Members’ Session showed examples of glass slides on mining by Keith Gurney which were being donated to the Leeds Industrial Museum, Trevor Lyons spoke on the Leather Industry of Leeds, David George on the Manchester Motor industry 1900-1936 and Bob Cooper showed slides from the 1981 AIA Conference in Norwich. There was a report of the official opening of the Leeds Industrial Museum on 22 May 1982. The Secretary asked for help with typing the Newsletter on stencils which were then duplicated – photocopying was too expensive. There was also a report of the Section visit to Elsecar led by John Goodchild, which mentioned the disused iron foundries, Earl Fitzwilliam’s private station then an NCB Stores Depot and an incline overlooking the reservoir feeding the Elsecar Canal. Trevor Lyons contributed a substantial article on the Leather Trade in Leeds and Joe Armitage Examples of the Wage Rates of Colliers in the Yorkshire Coal Fields c1930. There was also an article by David George on the Early Days of the Blackburn Aeroplane Co. (Leeds)

Issue17 Spring 1983 reported the increase in subscriptions to £3.50 for Section only members and to £1.50 for YAS members. The death of Section member R.T. Clough, the author of the classic work The Lead Smelt Mills of the Yorkshire Dales at the early age of 59 was mentioned. There were brief reports of visits to Cromford, a trip on a Humber Keel and a walking tour of Rothwell when the guide from the Rothwell Civic Society failed to turn up so it was a self -guided tour with leaflets fortunately sent in advance (Editor: I had forgotten that this event one of the first I had organised until rereading the newsletter). Bob Cooper wrote a piece on a week’s cruise on a Clyde Puffer the VIC 56. Sent out with the Newsletter was a copy of David George’s paper on Motor Manufacturers in Hulme and District.

Issue 18 Autumn 1983 included short reports of the AIA weekend conference at Ironbridge, the North West Region IA conference at Saddleworth and a visit to the newly opened Sheffield Industrial Museum at Kelham island and to Wortley Top Forge in the afternoon (Editor: Little did I know that 34 years later I would be living almost next door to the Forge and be a Director of the Trust which runs it). There were articles on the Story of Filtrate Oil and the Joy family by John Sully, the Peter Black Car Collection at Keighley by David George and a report of the NAMHO conference held at the Leeds industrial Museum by my ex-husband Vic Smith.

Issue 19 Spring 1984 reported that at the AGM, the Officers had been re-elected and additionally Dr Ted Connell had been elected Vice Chairman. He had been associated with the Section from its inception and was a founder committee member. There was a report of an excursion to the Watermills of led by Graham Shutt visiting Linton Mill, Grassington Mill, the site of Hebden Mill, the remains of Hartlington Mill and the site of Skyrehole Mill. Some members additionally went to Beamsley to see a waterwheel in situ but not operational now in a tea shop. There were two articles arising from the 13th NW and Yorkshire IA Conference held in Barnsley Technical College – one on Joseph Locke and one on the Oaks Colliery disaster. A further article was by Hans van Leeman on Burmantofts Marmo – a hard wearing faience for external use.

Issue 20 Autumn 1984 contained reports of the earlier excursions to the Calderdale Industrial Museum and a visit to Hull to see the Springwood Pumping Station, the Skidby Windmill and the Hessle Cliffe Mill, ending the day drinking tea on the Lincoln Castle moored beside the Humber Bridge. There were short articles on the proposed West Yorkshire Transport Museum at Low Moor Bradford and the re-opening of the Spen Valley railway line; S.F. Cody and the Doncaster Aviation Meeting and the Olympia Works of the Blackburn Aeroplane Company on Roundhay Road, Leeds.

To be continued

Margaret Tylee

INDUSTRIAL HISTORY SECTION OFFICERS 2017/2018 Chair & Newsletter Editor Vice-Chair and Membership Lecture Secretary Secretary Margaret Tylee Robert Vickers Jane Ellis Email: Email: Email: [email protected] [email protected] industrialhistorylectures @yahs.org.uk