No 197 Jan 2014 1 www.sihg.org.uk Frank Paine extolling the virtues of Meccano. See page 6. Stationary Engine and Tracton Engine - a small part of the display set up to accompany the Meccano talk. Photos by Pat & Neil Cryer. Newsletter 197 January 2014 2 Contents 2 Notices 4 Venues, Times & Contacts 5 Diary 20 January 2014 - 31 March 2014 6 Meccano - ‘Engineering in miniature’ by Frank Paine report by Celia Gregory 6 The Roman Wooden Water Pump - An ingenious Machine by Dr Richard Stein report by Jan Spencer 8 Guildford Railway Station by Roger Nicholas report by Allan Wheeler 9 Dash up the Channel by Roy Johnson 10 Industrial Archaeology News No. 167 Winter 2013 review by Gordon Knowles Reports & Notices Details of meetings are reported in good faith, but information may become out of date. Please check before attending. SIHG Visits, Details & Updates at www.sihg.org.uk SERIAC 2014 South East Regional Industrial Archaeology Conference " Bricks, Bugs & Computers" Saturday 12 April 2014, hosted by Greater London Industrial Archaeology Society with the help of Croydon Natural History & Scientific Society and Subterranea Britannica at Royal Russell School, Croydon Programme & application form enclosed and can also be downloaded from www.sihg.org.uk Surrey Industrial History Group Officers Chairman & Lectures Organiser: Robert Bryson [email protected] Secretary: Hugh Anscombe [email protected] Treasurer & Sales: Anne Lea [email protected] Membership Secretary: Pam Taylor [email protected] Newsletter Editor: Jan Spencer [email protected] SIHG is a group of the Surrey Archaeological Society, Registered Charity No 272098 Castle Arch Guildford Surrey GU1 3SX, Group President: Prof AG Crocker FSA Published by Surrey Industrial History Group, printed by YesPrint 3 Leafy Oak Workshops Cobbetts Lane Yateley GU17 9LW © SIHG 2014 ISSN 1355-8188 Newsletter 197 January 2014 3 SIHG Newsletter No 197 January 2014 DIARY 38th series of SIHG Industrial Archaeology Lectures Alternate Tuesdays, 19:30-21:30, Education Centre, The Cathedral, Guildford Single lectures at £5, payable on the night, are open to all. The Education Centre is the first building on the left near the top of the road up to the cathedral; enter by the first door you come to. There is easy parking and almost step-free access Maps at www.sihg.org.uk. Thursday Morning Lectures at Leatherhead, 10:00, programme on page 7. If you wish to attend a particular talk only, please contact us first. Enquires to Programme Co-ordinator Bob Bryson: [email protected]. SIHG Leatherhead Programme on Thursday Mornings, see page 3 for more details 23 Jan Roads That Were Never Built by John Wettern, L&DLHS. 30 Jan Development of Electricity Supply in Guildford and Leatherhead by John Selves, National Grid. 6 Feb Airships - Facts and Fallacies by Alan Thomas, SIHG. 13 Feb SIHG Visit to Bletchley Park Museum, details on page 3; book now! 20 Feb Huguenot Watchmakers in London by David Thompson. 27 Feb Idle Women WWII by Mike Constable, Canal and Waterways Trust. 6 Mar Design & Construction of the Crystal Palace by Michael Gilbert, Historian. 13 Mar Crofton Pumping Station by Ian Broom, Kennet & Avon Canal Trust. 20 Mar Early Electric Railways - 25 KV by Geoff Roles & Ken Tythacott, SIHG. Surrey Industrial History Group Half-term Visit on Thursday 13 February 2014 Bletchley Park Alan Turing has been in the news recently; Bletchley is where he and others did their code-breaking in WWII. Enigma machines, the Bombe and other devices are on display. The National Museum of Computing, can also be visited for £2.50. The National Radio Centre is free to visitors to BP, but is not always open. Refreshments: You can buy coffee and lunch in the museum café. Travel: The coach will depart promptly at 09:15 from the furthest end of the rear car park of the Leatherhead Leisure Centre. Parking in the departure area is free, but you must obtain a permit from Geoff Roles on arrival; please share cars if possible. We aim to return to Leatherhead by 17:30. The cost is £25, reduced to £20 for those on the Leatherhead course. Guests will be welcome subject to availability of seating on the coach. Please contact Geoff Roles (01372 453713) or Bob Bryson (01483 577809) now as we need numbers by the end of January. The deadline for submitting copy for the next Newsletter is 10 March 2014 Submissions are accepted in typescript, on a disc, or by email to [email protected]. Anything related to IA will be considered. Priority will be given to Surrey-based or topical articles. Contributions will be published as soon as space is available. Readers are advised that the views of contributors are not necessarily the views of SIHG. Website: www.sihg.org.uk Newsletter 197 January 2014 4 Venues, Times & Contacts The venue list has been updated for 2014, with the latest times and costs (normal/concessions) where known. Opening times given for museums are for general admission, rather than the times of talks. Most venues open 30 minutes before the start of the presentation. Please keep this list for reference. Addlestone Historical Society: 20:00; £2; Addlestone Community Centre, Garfield Road, Addlestone KT15 2NJ; www.addlestonehistory.net. Albury History Society: 20:00, £2? Albury Village Hall, The Street, Albury, Guildford GU5 9AD. Ancient Technology Centre : 10:00-16:00; £5; Damerham Road, Cranborne, Dorset BH21 5RP; (behind school); 01725 517618, www.ancienttechnologycentre.co.uk, Anne of Cleves House: Tue-Sat 10:00-17:00, Sun-Mon 10:00-17:00; £5.20/£4.80; 52 Southover High Street, Lewes, Sussex BN7 1JA; 01273 474610. Basingstoke Canal, Surrey & Hants Canal Society: 20:00, free; the Pavilion, Recreation Ground, Station Road, Chobham GU24 8AZ; www.basingstoke-canal.org.uk. BIAG, Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group: 19:30; £2.50; Garden Room, Watlington House, Watlington Street, Reading RG1 4RG ; www.biag.org.uk. Bluebell Railway: £2.50-£16.50; Sheffield Park Station, East Sussex TN22 3QL; www.bluebell-railway.com; 01825 720800 . British Postal Museum Store: Must book; Unit 7, Imprimo Park, Debden Ind Est, Lenthall Rd, Loughton IG10 3UE; www.postalheritage.org.uk; 020 7239 2570. Brooklands: open Summer 10:00-17:00, Winter 10:00-16:00; £11/£9.90; Brooklands Rd, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 0QN; www.brooklandsmuseum.com; 01932 857381. Brunel Museum: Sun 10:45, Tue 18:15; £9/£7; walks from Bermondsey Tube; just turn up, www.brunel-museum.org.uk. Bursledon Brickworks: Open days £5/£4, Thu £3/£2; Coal Park Lane, Swanwick, Southampton SO31 7GW; www.bursledonbrickworks.org.uk; 01489 576248. Chatham Historic Dockyard: 10:00-18:00, £17.50/£15; Chatham, Kent ME4 4TZ; www.thedockyard.co.uk; 01634 823800. CNHSS, Croydon Natural History & Scientific Society: 19:45; free? UR Church Hall, Addiscombe Grove, E Croydon CR0 5LP; http://tinyurl.com/qebt8sw; 0208 668 1431. Chatley Heath Semaphore Tower: Open days; £3/£2; Ockham Common, off A3, S of junction 10, M25; park at Boldermere or Pond car park on Old Lane, 20 minutes walk. Crossness Pumping Station : 10:30-16:00, £6; The Old Works, Crossness STW, Belvedere Road, Abbey Wood, London SE2 9AQ; www.crossness.org.uk; 020 8311 3711. Croydon Airport Visitor Centre: open some Sun, 11:00-16:00, free; Airport House, Purley Way, Croydon CR0 0XZ. Cuffley Industrial Heritage Society: 20:00, £4; Northaw Village Hall, 5 Northaw Road West, Northaw EN6 4NW; www.cihs.org.uk. Docklands History Group: 18:00, £2; Museum of London Docklands, No 1 Warehouse, West India Quay, Hertsmere Rd, Canary Wharf, London E14 4AL; www.docklandshistorygroup.org.uk; 01689 851982. Dunsfold Wings & Wheels: £25/£22.50; Dunsfold Park, 9 m S of Guildford, satnav GU6 8HY; www.wingsandwheels.net; 01483 542226. Greater London Industrial History Society: 18:30; Swedenborgian Lecture Theatre, Barter Street by Kingsway Underground Station; www.glias.org.uk. Greenwich Industrial History: 19:30, £1; Old Bakehouse, rear of Age Exchange Centre, opp Blackheath Stn, Bennett Park, 11 Blackheath Village, SE3 9LA; no parking. Guildford Group SyAS: 19:30, £3; United Reformed Church (side door) (parking behind church), 83 Portsmouth Rd, Guildford GU2 4BS; www.surre yarchaeology.org.uk. HIAS, Hampshire Industrial Archaeology Society: 19:45, free; Underhill Centre, St. John's Road, Hedge End, Hants SO30 4AF; www.hias.org.uk; 01962 855200. Honeywood Museum: open Wed-Fri 11:00-17:00, Sat-Sun, BH Mon 10:00-17:00, free; . Honeywood Walk, Carshalton SM6 3NX; 020 8770 4297. Honeywood Museum Friends: 19:30, £3.50; www.friendsofhoneywood.co.uk; 020 8773 0185. Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE): various locations; www.ice.org.uk. Kempton Great Engines: 10:30-16:00, £7/£6; Snakey Lane, off elevated section of A316, Hanworth, Middx; entrance TW13 7ND; www.kemptonsteam.org; 01932 765328. Kew Bridge Steam Museum: closed until late March; Green Dragon Lane, Brentford, Middx TW8 0EN; www.kbsm.org; 020 8568 4757. London Canal Museum: Open 10:00-16:30; Talks 19:30, £4/£3; 12/13 New Wharf Road, London N1 9RT; www.canalmuseum.org.uk; 0207 713 0836. London Transport Museum Depot: tours 11:00 & 14:00; must book, £10/£8.50; 2 Museum Way, 118-120 Gunnersbury Lane, Acton, London W3 9BQ; www.ltmuseum.co.uk; 020 7565 7298. London Underground Railway Society: 19:15, cost? Upper Room, All Souls Clubhouse, 141 Cleveland Street, London W1T 6QG; www.lurs.org.uk. Lowfield Heath Windmill: 14:00-17:00, free/donation; Russ Hill, Charlwood RH6 0EL (TQ 234 407). www.ockleywindmill.co.uk/lowfieldheathwindmill.htm 01403 272664. Markfield Beam Engne and Museum: 11:00-17:00, cost? Markfield Road, South Tottenham, London N15 4RB; www.mbeam.org; 01707 873 628.