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GLIAS NEWSLETTER 300 February 2019 Company No. 5664689 England Charity No. 1113162 GREATER LONDON INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIETY ISSN 0264-2395 www.glias.org.uk Secretary: Tim Sidaway, c/o Kirkaldy Testing Museum, 99 Southwark Street, London SE1 0JF. Email: [email protected] Newsletter Editor: Robert Mason, Greenfields Farm, The Street, Great Wratting, Haverhill, Suffolk CB9 7HQ. Email: [email protected] DIARY DATES GLIAS LECTURES Our regular lectures will be held at 6.30pm in The Gallery, Alan Baxter Ltd, 75 Cowcross Street, EC1M 6EL. The Gallery is through the archway and in the basement at the rear of the building. There is a lift from the main entrance. 27 February Wed ROLLER FLOUR MILLS OF LONDON. By Mildred Cookson, The Mills Trust. NB. this is the fourth Wednesday in February – all others are the third Wednesday as usual 20 March Wed LONDON’S LOST RAILWAY TERMINI. By Tony Riley 17 April Wed RIPPLES IN TIME: THE BUILDING OF GREENWICH POWER STATION & THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES FOR THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY. By Graham Dolan 15 May Wed AGM (6.15pm) + TBC. By Richard Albanese, Maritime Heritage Project Manager OTHER EVENTS 2 February Sat LONDON SEWING MACHINE MUSEUM OPEN DAY. 2pm to 5pm. London Sewing Machine Museum, 308 Balham High Road, London SW17 7AA. Tel: 020 8682 7916. Web: www.craftysewer.com/acatalog/London_Sewing_Machine_Museum.html 3 February Sun CROYDON AIRPORT OPEN DAY. Croydon Airport Visitor Centre, Airport House, Purley Way, Croydon CR0 0XZ. Open on the first Sunday of the month, every month, throughout the year. Web: www.croydonairport.org.uk 3 February Sun GUIDED WATERSIDE WALK, BY THE IWA. The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park & Bow Back Rivers & Carpenters Road Lock. Start at 2.30pm, outside Stratford station (by ‘Newham London’ sign). £10 adults, £8 concession rate. No prior booking needed. Tel: 0203 612 9624. Web: www.waterways.org.uk 3 February Sun KIRKALDY TESTING MUSEUM OPEN DAY. 11am to 5pm (last entry 4pm). 99 Southwark Street, SE1 0JF. Web: www.testingmuseum.org.uk 4 February Mon WALK THE RAILS. Exclusive walking tours through the hidden underground tunnels of Mail Rail at The Postal Museum. 6pm to 8pm. Web: www.postalmuseum.org 5 February Tue EXPLORING FREDERIC LEIGHTON’S PRIVATE PALACE OF ART, ITS HISTORY AND ITS CONSERVATION. ICON Historic Interiors Group AGM at Leighton House Museum, 12 Holland Park Road, London W14 8LZ. 6.30pm. Web: © GLIAS and individual authors GLIAS NEWSLETTER NO. 300 February 2019 https://icon.org.uk/events/historic-interiors-group-agm-at-leighton-house-museum 6 February Wed OLD ROTHERHITHE. A Docklands History Group film show by Darren Knight. 5.30pm for 6pm, Museum of London Docklands, West India Quay, Hertsmere Road, London E14 4AL. New members and visitors are very welcome. A £2 donation is suggested from visitors. Web: www.docklandshistorygroup.org.uk 7 February Thur THE DERBY AND SANDIACRE CANAL. A London Canal Museum talk by Chris Madge. 7.30pm. £4 (£3 discounts). 12/13 New Wharf Road, N1 9RT. Tel: 020 7713 0836. Web: www.canalmuseum.org.uk 8 February Fri THE EALING STUDIOS. Illustrated talk by lecturer and curator Hilary Smith. 7pm. £10. Gunnersbury Park Museum, Gunnersbury Park House, Popes Lane, London W5 4NH. 9 February Sat GUIDED TOWPATH WALK, BY THE IWA. Along the Regent’s Canal: Little Venice to Camden. Start at 10.45am, outside Warwick Avenue tube station. £10 adults, £8 concessionary rate. No prior booking required. Tel: 0203 612 9624. Web: www.waterways.org.uk 9 February Sat BRIXTON MARKET HERITAGE WALK. 2.30pm to 3.45pm. £3. Web: www.brixtonsociety.org.uk 9 February Sat THE CHANGING FACE OF THE HIGH STREET. At London Metropolitan Archives, 40 Northampton Road, London EC1R 0HB. Free, booking essential. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-changing-face-of-the-high-street-tickets-53384972891 9-10 February THE LISTED PROPERTY SHOW, Olympia, London. Web: www.lpoc.co.uk/the-listed- property-show-london/ 11 February Mon BARKINGSIDE IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY: SOME POSTCARDS AND AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS. An Ilford Historical Society talk by Alan Simpson. £3. 7.30pm to 9.30pm, Ilford Hospital Chapel, The Broadway, Ilford Hill, Ilford IG1 2AT. http://ilfordhistoricalsociety.weebly.com 12 February Tue TfL’s RAIL ACTIVITIES IN 2018. A London Underground Railway Society talk by Kim Rennie. 7.15pm, At Upper Room, All Souls Clubhouse, 141 Cleveland Street, London W1T 6QG. Web: www.lurs.org.uk 13 February Wed THE PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS. A Newcomen Society lecture by Robert Taylor. 5.45pm. The Dana Studio, Wellcome Wolfson Building, 165 Queens Gate, London SW7 5HD. Visitors welcome, admission free. Web: www.newcomen.com 13 February Wed NARROW BOAT RAYMOND: THE PAST YEAR OF CELEBRATIONS. An Inland Waterways Association (South London Branch) talk. 7.45 for 8.00pm at The Primary Room, The United Reformed Church Hall, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon CR0 5LP. For more information please contact the Social Secretary Shea Richardson. Tel: 07803 904803. Email: [email protected] Web: www.waterways.org.uk/southlondon/south_london 14 February Thur A MODEST LIVING, MEMOIRS OF A COCKNEY SIKH. An East London History Society talk by Suresh Singh in conversation with Stefan Dickers from the Bishopsgate Institute. 7.30pm, Latimer Church Hall, Ernest Street, E1. Web: www.eastlondonhistory.org.uk 14 February Thur THE DAVID WILKINSON MEMORIAL LECTURE: LOUGHTON AERODROME. A Loughton and District Historical Society talk by Alan Simpson. 8pm, Methodist Church, Loughton High Road. Visitors welcome, £2.50. Web: www.loughtonhistoricalsociety.org.uk 14-17 February LONDON CLASSIC CAR SHOW. Excel, London. Web: www.thelondonclassiccarshow.co.uk 17 February Sun RECENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROJECTS IN SOUTHWARK. A Peckham Society talk by Gill King. 3pm, Goose Green Centre, St John’s Church, Goose Green, East Dulwich Road, SE22. Web: www.peckhamsociety.org.uk 17 February Sun GUIDED TOWPATH WALK, BY THE IWA. Along the Grand Union Canal: Little 2 GLIAS NEWSLETTER NO. 300 February 2019 Venice and Paddington Green. Start at 2.30pm, outside Paddington station, Bakerloo line Praed Street exit. £10 adults, £8 concessionary rate. No prior booking required. Tel: 0203 612 9624. Web: www.waterways.org.uk 17 February Sun RIVER LEA - LEA VALLEY WALK, HERTFORD TO BROXBOURNE. New River Action Group / Friends of the New River walk led by Charles Morris. 10.10am start. Outside Hertford East station. Free 18 February Mon RECOLLECTIONS OF SOHO FOUNDRY AND THE GHOSTS OF BOULTON, WATT AND MURDOCK. A Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group talk by John Joyes. 7.30pm, St Mary’s Church Hall, Castle Street, Reading RG1 7RD. Web: www.biag.org.uk 19 February Tue HISTORY OF A HOUSE – CASE STUDY SALUTATION ALLEY, WOOLWICH. A Greenwich Industrial History Society talk by David Cuffley. 7.30pm, the Old Bakehouse, rear of Age Exchange Centre, 11 Blackheath Village, SE3 (opposite Blackheath Station). £1 for non members. http://greenwichindustrialhistory.blogspot.com/ 19 February Tue THE BUILDING OF LONDON’S MAINLINE STATIONS. At London Metropolitan Archives, 40 Northampton Road, London EC1R 0HB. Free, booking essential. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-building-of-londons-mainline-stations-tickets-53391625790 21 February Thur THE ROYAL GUNPOWDER MILLS. A Watford & District Industrial History Society lecture by Richard Thomas. 8pm, North Hall, Queens’ School, Aldenham Road, Bushey WD23 2TY. Visitors are welcome; suggested minimum donation of £4. Web: www.wadihs.org.uk 24 February Sun EPPING ONGAR RAILWAY GREEN LINE BUS RALLY. Web: www.eorailway.co.uk 24 February Sun ART DECO TUBE EXCURSIONS. Journey 1 Ealing Broadway – Moorgate; Journey 2 Moorgate – Ealing Common. Time: Journey 1 10:11 – 12:07/ Journey 2 13:11 – 15:23. Tickets: Adults £30; concessions and children £25. Web: www.ltmuseum.co.uk/whats- on/events-calendar/heritage-vehicles-outings 24 February Sun LOW TIDE WALK THROUGH DEPTFORD CREEK. 11am to 1pm. Creekside Discovery Centre, 14 Creekside, Deptford SE8 4SA. Web: www.creeksidecentre.org.uk 25 February Mon A 40-YEAR JOURNEY RUNNING BUSES IN LONDON AND BEYOND. A London Omnibus Traction Society talk by Jon Batchelor. 6pm for 7.30pm start. Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. There is no charge. Visitors are welcome, especially from other societies or if you buy something or join as a new member. Web: www.lots.org.uk 25 February Mon TOTTENHAM MILLS – THE RESULTS OF A RECENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION. By Ellen Green, Pre-Construct Archaeology. Kindly supported by the Friends of Bruce Castle. Doors open 12 noon. Tea/coffee available, bring your own lunch. Venue Bruce Castle Museum, Lordship Lane London N17 8NU. Victoria line to Seven Sisters, then bus 243 or 123 from Turnpike Lane Piccadilly line to Bruce Castle Park. Secure car park on site. 25 February Mon THE SUEZ CANAL. A Railway and Canal Historical Society talk by Roger Squires. 6.30pm, Rugby Tavern, Rugby Street (off Lamb’s Conduit Street), London WC1N 3ES. Web: www.rchs.org.uk 2 March Sat LONDON SEWING MACHINE MUSEUM OPEN DAY. 2pm to 5pm. London Sewing Machine Museum, 308 Balham High Road, London SW17 7AA. Tel: 020 8682 7916. Web: www.craftysewer.com/acatalog/London_Sewing_Machine_Museum.html 3 March Sun GUIDED TOWPATH WALK, BY THE IWA. Along the Regent’s Canal: Islington to Mile End. Start at 2.30pm, outside Mile End tube station. £10 adults, £8 concessionary rate. No prior booking required. Tel: 0203 612 9624. Web: www.waterways.org.uk 3 March Sun KIRKALDY TESTING MUSEUM OPEN DAY. 11am to 5pm (last entry 4pm). 99 Southwark Street, SE1 0JF. Web: www.testingmuseum.org.uk 3 March Sun HOUSE MILL GUIDED TOUR. The cost is £4 and the tour lasts about 45 minutes. Accompanied under-16s are free of charge. 11am to 4pm. No booking (other than for groups) required; the last tour will leave at around 3.15pm.