World Heritage UK is hosting a series of online talks in 2024, exploring the UK’s Industrial World Heritage. Each talk will be given by an expert closely associated with each World Heritage Site and will explore why that WHS is internationally important. Each webinar is recorded and ticket holders will be provided YouTube links for each talk, to revisit or catch-up with later.
The webinar topics, and dates, are as follows:
- Thu 11th Jan – The Slate Landscape of NW Wales with David Gwyn, Heritage Consultant & Historian
- Thu 8th Feb – Forth Bridge with Mark Watson from Historic Environment Scotland
- Thu 7th Mar – Derwent Valley Mills with Adrian Farmer from Derbyshire County Council
- Thu 4th Apr – Cornish Mining with Aynsley Cocks from Cornwall County Council
- Thu 2nd May – Ironbridge Gorge with WHS Chair Marion Blockley
- Thu 6th Jun – Saltaire with Sheena Campbell, Saltaire World Heritage Officer and Maggie Smith, Saltaire Collection
- Thu 4th Jul – Reflecting on the UK’s Industrial World Heritage Sites with Ironbridge’s Brandi Hall-Crossgrove and Prof. Ian Wray from the Heseltine Institute, Liverpool University
Each webinar starts at 19.00 UK time and will run for approximately 60 minutes, including short Q&A sessions at the end. Tickets for individual webinars cost £5, or buy all seven for £25. For more details and to book, please go to https://worldheritageuk.org/events/
Industrial Heritage Networks 