www.sihg.org.uk Tadworth Post Mill - the Tallest in the UK: in danger of falling down, but about to be repaired, see page 9. Photo: Mildred Cookson. Contents 2 Reports and Notices 3 Diary 4 The Surrey Iron Railway: a Contemporary Russian Description by Paul W Sowan 5 John William Grover (1836-1892) by Peter Tarplee 7 SERIAC 2009 - Talks and Visit 9 Tadworth Post Mill by Alan Crocker 9 Surrey Industrial History Group Officers SIHG Newsletter No 169 May 2009 DIARY Advance Notice The 34th series of SIHG Industrial Archaeology Lectures Will be held on alternate Tuesdays, 1930 - 2130, from 29 September 2009 at the University of Surrey (Lecture Theatre F). Enquiries to programme co-ordinator, Bob Bryson, email
[email protected]. Maps at www.sihg.org.uk Free parking is available on the campus in the evening, in the main car park. Members fee £35 for the series, only £30 if paid by 30 June. Single lectures at £5, payable on the night, are open to all. 2 SIHG Newsletter 169 May 2009 Reports and NoƟces Details of meetings are reported in good faith, but information may become out of date. Please check details before attending. SIHG Visits details & updates at www.sihg.org.uk Saturday 11 July 1400 SIHG AGM 2009 + Conservation Award Presentation to Kempton Great Engines Museum Snakey Lane Hanworth Middlesex TW13 6SH. Followed by a talk about the engines. SIHG has expanded! Gordon Knowles has now retired from running his Thursday Morning Lecture Series at Leatherhead, but it is planned to continue, using guest speakers.