North-east Derbyshire Industrial Archaeology Society (NEDIAS) Autumn Talks

The North-East Derbyshire Industrial Archaeology Society are a friendly Society  discovering much about the rich industrial history and archaeology of the broader Chesterfield and north-east  Derbyshire area. They hold monthly meetings with talks on fascinating local heritage, and members receive quarterly Newsletters and full of details about “What’s On”. They also run sites visits, and carry out surveys and limited excavation within the area.

NEDIAS  meets on the second Monday of the month, at St. Thomas’ Church Centre, Chatsworth Road, Brampton, Chesterfield  S40 3AW, at 7.30 from September to May, and visitors are warmly  welcome to their regular talks. The Autumn 2023 meetings are as follows:

Monday 9 October 2023 at 7.30: “Riddings oil refinery, Derbyshire, 1848. 175 years ago this year” by Cliff Lea

Monday 13 October 2023 at 7.30: “The Iron Industry in the Rother Valley in the Canal Age, 1780—1840” by Philip Riden

Monday 11 December 2023 at 7.30:  CHRISTMAS Meeting

For further details about the society see they website: https://nedias.co.uk/welcome-to-nedias/

or email Cliff Lea: cliff@nedias.co.uk

Morley Park Iron works.

EIAG Industrial Heritage Fair 2022

The 2022 Essex Industrial Archaeology Group (EIAG) Industrial Heritage Fair will be on 1st October 2022, at the Silver End Village Hall. The Group’s aim is to have an exhibition of around 30 organisations related to Industrial Archaeology in Essex, with stands to display what they do to enable the public to find out more.  This should be a good way of promoting the organisations after several years of restrictions.

In addition to the exhibition there will be talks by local experts on Industrial Archaeology along with the possibility of guided walks round the historic village of Silver End and visits to its Heritage Centre.  EIAG are now taking bookings for stands.  For further information please email your expression of interest to jgiffould@aol.com who will send out a booking form. Background details to the Group and copies of their Newsletter can be found here: https://www.esah1852.org.uk/eiag