Sir Neil Cossons | 1939 - 2026 The Newcomen Society is deeply saddened at the news of Sir Neil Cossons’s death on Sunday 29 March. A member of the Newcomen Society since 1963, he served as President from 2001 to 2003 and was awarded the Society's Dickinson Memorial Medal in 2001. Always supportive of its work, he was an inspiration to us all. Throughout his long and distinguished career, he was a passionate advocate for Industrial Heritage, and in 1971 was the first Director of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum.  In 1983 he moved on to become Director of [...]

The Newcomen Society Small Grants Scheme The Newcomen Society is introducing a Small Grants programme, aimed at organisations who are working in the field of the history of engineering and technology, and are charities, voluntary organisations or registered archives holding relevant collections. The scheme will initially run for a year from 25th February 2026 and then be reviewed. The programme will fund projects which: support the collection, cataloguing and preservation of objects and archives about the history of technology. promote the display and interpretation of the history of technology. Encourage and support the publication and wider dissemination of [...]