No 215 Aug 2017 1 www.sihg.org.uk Our Vice Chairman Pam Taylor presenting the 2017 SIHG Conservation Award Plaque to Norman Emblow, leader of the project to remove and reconstruct Deek’s Frimley Green Cycle Workshop. Vic Deeks was the last of the family to run the shop, which ceased trading in 2002. He died in 2007 and in 2011 his daughters, Judith and Ann, donated the building and its contents to the Rural Life Centre. Photo John Bourne 15 July 2017. Contents 1 SIHG AGM & Conservation Award 2017 to the Rural Life Centre’s reconstruction of Deek’s Frimley Green Cycle Workshop 2 SIHG Meeetings; Surrey Industrial History Group Officers 3 Venues, Times & Contacts of other organizations 4 Parson’s Steam Turbine by Bob Bryson 5 The PilgrimsProgress: The Pilgrims Way Motor Company by Peter Minett 8 World War 2 Tank Dug Up at Denbies Vineyard by Jan Spencer Newsletter 215 August 2017 2 SIHG Newsletter No 215 August 2017 Enquires to Programme Co-ordinator Bob Bryson: 01483 577809,
[email protected]. SIHG Industrial Archaeology Lectures at Guildford alternate Tuesdays, 19:30-21:30 Education Centre, The Cathedral, Guildford (map: www.sihg.org.uk). Single lectures at £5, payable on the night, are open to all. The 42nd season starts on 10 October 2017 10 October The R101 Disaster and the Broken Elevator Cable Dr Bryan Lawton, Newcomen Society 24 October The River Thames Society and the River Thames Peter Finch, Chairman RTS 31 October History of Croydon, London’s Main Airport 1920s & 1930s Peter Skinner, Archivist, Historic Croydon Airport Trust 14 November Strange Planes Colin van Geffen, Aviation Artist and Enthusiast 21 November Tales and Trails of the Tillingbourne Valley Project Dr Anne Sassin, Surrey Hills 12 December Members’ Talks Evening - Free to all lecture attendees Short talks by members plus refreshments Thursday Morning Lectures at Leatherhead, 10:00-12:00, 5 October - 14 December 2017 Room G6 The Institute, 67 High Street Leatherhead KT22 8AH Non-member full fee £50 SIHG member £45.