A Lecture
Reading Roman Inscriptions - afternoon of 2 September 2017
*David Bird will lead a workshop on “Reading Roman Inscriptions” which will include a general introduction to Roman Inscriptions. This will be followed by a look at standard abbreviations, changes through time and examples of different types of inscription. There will be ample time for participants to try their hand at translation.
Charge: £7.50 per person
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Below are the dates for the forthcoming Winter series of lectures . They take place on the first Tuesday of the month except for January, when the 2nd Tuesday has been chosen. As soon as speakers are confirmed the information willl be updated.
Surrey Industrial History Group AGM
and 2017 Conservation Award Presentation
to the Rural Life Centre
for the removal and reconstruction of
Deek’s Cycle Workshop, which came from Frimley Green.
Norman Emblow, the volunteer leader of the project, will give us a talk on the venture.
We shall then visit the Cycle Workshop.
31 October 2017
Talk by Peter Skinner, Archivist, Historic Croydon Airport Trust
42nd Series of Industrial Archaeology Lectures in Guildford (Map).
Single lectures £5, payable on the night.
Enquiries to Bob Bryson, meetings@sihg.org.uk.
Talk by Peter Finch, Chairman RTS
A lecture by Dr Catherine Ferguson and a chance to visit the newly restored Chapel attached to St Nicolas’ Church, Guildford
Tuesday 23 May 2017, 7:30pm, St Nicolas’ Church Community Centre, Bury Street, Guildford.
Suggested donation £5
The 'People of the Heath' project is now in it's final year and has investigated the Petersfield Barrow Cemetery with many interesting finds. The last season of excavation will be from 27th June to 15th July and this talk will discuss the project so far and the aims of the 2017 dig. The director, George Anelay, will be our speaker.
More details about the project can be found on the website: www.peopleoftheheath.com
After talking to parents who attend our Museum Kids Club we found a demand for sessions to support children who are being educated at home.
A weekday group has now been formed for those children to learn about history.
The first session will be on Tuesday 7th February from 2pm to 3.30pm. (£5 per child, one adult per child free). It will be on the First World War. Details on the attached pdf.
Spring 2017 SIHG Lecture Series in Leatherhead
weekly from Thursday 12 January 2017
ICOMOS-UK hold an annual Christmas Lecture each year in December, bringing together our membership and others interested in cultural heritage for a festive evening of wine, mince pies and a talk from an expert speaker. This year, they are pleased to be celebrating the 2016 inscription of the UK’s latest World Heritage Site, Gorham’s Cave Complex, the Neanderthal cave site in Gibraltar, with a talk from Professor Clive Finlayson, Director of the Gibraltar Museum and of Gorham’s Cave Complex.
