BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Newcomen.com - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Newcomen.com X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.newcomen.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Newcomen.com REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20200329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20201025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20210328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20211031T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20220327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20221030T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20230326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20231029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260317T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260317T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T221047 CREATED:20251009T103617Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251010T105721Z UID:16631-1773772200-1773777600@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'Ingenious Women' by Deborah Jaffé DESCRIPTION:Photo Credit: Deborah Jaffé \nAn in-person only event. No need to sign up\, just come along – all are welcome. \nSince Amye Everard Ball became the first woman to be granted an English patent in 1637\, hundreds have been awarded to women but rarely cited. These overlooked women navigated legislation and social assumption of their times\, to ensure their patents were registered as their own. Referring to themselves as housewives\, widows\, inventors\, scientists\, nurses\, electricians and engineers\, their patents were wide ranging including for industrial machinery\, dishwashers\, lifesaving equipment\, safety devices for train travel\, underwear for bicycle riding\, stab proof vests\, and the teaching of geometry. \nHistorically\, women played important roles in scientific and technological development and innovation\, as well as in running companies or fighting in the courts for ownership of their intellectual property. Inevitably\, some of the patents have been surpassed by further improvements and developments\, but they illustrate great ingenuity and thought. \nThis lecture will take some key characters and their patents to show their ingenuity. \nAbout the Speaker\nDeborah Jaffé is a cultural historian and author of eight books including Ingenious Women\, from tincture of saffron to flying machines (Sutton 2003) and The History of Toys (Sutton (2006); and coeditor with Dr Stephen Wilson of Memories of the Future (Peter Lang 2019). \nDeborah was the editor of Newcomen Links for 10 years and a member of the Victoria and Albert Museum of Childhood Trustees’ Committee; and has lectured widely on women and innovation\, the history of toys and her current research on refugee related subjects. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/ingenious-women-by-deborah-jaffe/ LOCATION:MANCHESTER International Anthony Burgess Foundation\, Engine House\, Chorlton Mill\, 3 Cambridge Street\,\, Manchester\, M1 5BY CATEGORIES:UK - North Western Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/26-03-17_IngeniousWomen_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260224T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260224T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T221047 CREATED:20251009T102934Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260128T102131Z UID:16629-1771957800-1771963200@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'The Evolution of Railway Attitudes to Safety and Risk' by Ivor Lewis DESCRIPTION:Photo Credit: Australian government licensed under Creative Commons \nAn in-person only event. No need to sign up\, just come along – all are welcome. \nThe talk considers and contrasts the public and company changes in attitudes to safety and risk of injury from Railway travel\, starting with the early plateway and tramway period. The changes in attitude when main line railways arrived in 1830 through to the end of the 19th century are analysed. It reviews how safety for the public and employees of railways evolved as society’s perception and acceptance of risk and injury changed. As railways developed\, how did those managing and checking railways react? How did rail companies\, writers\, literature\, newspapers government and society influencers respond? It will not re-cover ground already described in popular texts on railway accidents but will indicate where experience\, company management and popular literature influenced safety on the railways. The way the government’s railway acts and the railway inspectorate responded is outlined. \nIt takes a generic rather than a detailed technological approach and suggests subjects requiring further study. \nThis talk was first given in a shorter form at the Early Railways 8 Conference in Sept 2025. \nAbout the Speaker\nIvor Lewis is a member of the Manchester Branch of Newcomen and a former computer hardware and software engineer and IT consultant. He studied Physics at London University but spent his working life in Computer and IT engineering. His longstanding interest in the history of railways and particularly railway mechanical engineering evolved into a wider interest in all forms of engineering history. \nIvor is a member of several railway and line societies and has volunteered at the National Railway Museum behind the scenes on railway archives. He is a past Chairman of the Historical Model Railway Society and has spoken at three of the Early Railway conferences.  \nIvor is married with two grown up children and two grandchildren and lives near Crewe in Cheshire. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/the-evolution-of-railway-attitudes-to-safety-and-risk-by-ivor-lewis/ LOCATION:MANCHESTER The Friends Meeting House\, 6 Mount St\, Manchester\, M2 5NS\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:UK - North Western Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/26-02-24_EvolutionofRailwayAttitudestoSafetyandRisk_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260127T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260127T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T221047 CREATED:20251009T102213Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251217T111400Z UID:16623-1769538600-1769544000@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'Building for the Atomic Age' by Wayne Cocroft DESCRIPTION:Photo Credit: UK government agencies\, OGL 3\, via Wikimedia Commons \nAn in-person only event. No need to sign up\, just come along – all are welcome \nPost-war\, Britain embarked on ambitious projects to generate energy from the atom. The places associated with these ventures\, secured by high fences\, became symbols of a new industrial age. For some Aldermaston\, Dounreay\, Harwell\, Windscale\, and Winfrith were locations where science fiction became reality\, while others viewed them as home to some ‘unmentionable devilment’. \nA distinguishing\, and perhaps surprising\, feature of the power programmes was the obligation in the 1957 Electricity Act to consider the effect of the new stations on the visual amenity of an area\, resulting in a blending of technology\, architecture and landscape. Today\, these relics of late 20th century science and industry are being decommissioned and largely erased from the landscape. \nThis lecture will explore the industrial archaeology of Britain’s ‘atomic age’\, its technologies and the impact they have had on the built environment and landscapes of this country. \nAbout the Speaker\nWayne Cocroft has recently retired as a Senior Archaeological Investigator with Historic England. For over 30 years\, he has specialised in the investigation and assessment of recent defence and industrial sites. \nWayne has written extensively on these topics including on the gunpowder and explosives industry\, the home front during the First World War\, Cold War installations\, signals intelligence in West Berlin and most recently Building for the Atomic Age An industrial archaeology of the United Kingdom’s nuclear industry. \nHe is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/building-for-the-atomic-age-by-wayne-cocroft/ LOCATION:MANCHESTER The Friends Meeting House\, 6 Mount St\, Manchester\, M2 5NS\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:UK - North Western Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/26-01-27_BuildingForTheAtomicAge_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251125T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251125T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T221047 CREATED:20250929T102909Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251006T084638Z UID:16606-1764095400-1764100800@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'Radical adoption of computer technology at Llanwern steelworks\, South Wales – an object lesson for AI' by Jonathan Aylen DESCRIPTION:Photo Credit: AI Generated by Random Group Ltd \nAn in-person only event. No need to sign up\, just come along – all are welcome. \nThis is a joint meeting with the Computer Conservation Society. \nWhy do some automation projects succeed\, while others fail? More broadly\, how do organisations shape new technology – for good or ill? Why are some automation schemes supported and some resisted\, subverted and discarded? \nHere we document one historical example. Expect many photos of solid engineering\, beehive hairdos and a walk-on part for Steven Spielberg’s dad. \nTwo pioneering applications of computers at Llanwern steelworks allow us to compare simultaneous adoption of parallel automation schemes. One succeeded\, one failed. The two automation systems were implemented by the same team in the same location for use by the same workforce. Natural experiments such as this are one way to test theory. \nBy way of explanation we focus on a distinction between “physical technologies” and “social technologies”. The distinction is captured by innovation scholar Dick Nelson’s metaphor of The Moon and the Ghetto. Moonshots required technical solutions. The ghetto was an intractable\, multi-dimensional wicked problem. Our experiment suggests it is harder to develop organisational routines for “social technologies” than for “physical technologies”. \nThe application of a GE 412 to process control of the new wide hot strip mill at Llanwern steelworks in the mid-1960’s in South Wales was precisely specified\, technically successful and imitated worldwide. This essentially technical implementation was a “physical technology”. Use of three Elliott 803 computers for managerial tasks of information handling and order scheduling for the same mill was problematic. These management computers were essentially a “social technology.” Computers were far more readily integrated into routines for physical control of a rolling mill\, than into the managerial task of scheduling. The research draws on interviews with those who participated in the schemes and private archive sources such as the surviving software. \nAbout the Speaker\nJonathan Aylen is an academic researcher who now specialises in the history of technology. He has written on the development of computer guidance systems for Cold War missiles\, the development of the first British atomic bomb and on computer control in the steel industry. His approach is to integrate oral history with unorthodox archive sources. Jonathan’s first exposure to computing was writing FORTRAN programmes for an ICL mainframe to support his research in economics. \nJonathan is a recent past President of the Newcomen society for the History of Engineering and Technology and his research output across a range of disciplines can be found here. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/radical-adoption-of-computer-technology-at-llanwern-steelworks-south-wales-an-object-lesson-for-ai-by-jonathan-aylen/ LOCATION:MANCHESTER International Anthony Burgess Foundation\, Engine House\, Chorlton Mill\, 3 Cambridge Street\,\, Manchester\, M1 5BY CATEGORIES:UK - North Western Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/25-11-25_ComputerTechnologyAtLlanwernSteelworks_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251028T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251028T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T221047 CREATED:20250929T092318Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251006T083957Z UID:16595-1761676200-1761681600@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'The Archaeology & History of LOCOMOTION No.1' by Peter Davidson & Michael Bailey DESCRIPTION:Photo Credit: Gillett Crossings \nAn in-person event only. No need to sign up\, just come along – all are welcome. \nThe project to learn about the history and rebuilding of the locomotive that started operation on the Stockton & Darlington Railway in 1825 was undertaken on behalf of the National Railway Museum. \nA close examination of each component of the locomotive and tender was accompanied by a lengthy trawl through contemporary papers relating to the locomotive and the combination of the findings from both these studies revealed much about the locomotive that had previously been overlooked. \nThe operation of the locomotive between 1825 and 1841 was in three phases\, with a substantial rebuild between each. Preparation for its post-operational display on a plinth outside Darlington North Road station from 1857 required a further rebuilding to a form that has been readily recognised since that time. \nAbout the Speaker\nMichael Bailey and Peter Davidson\, both members of the Newcomen Society\, have collaborated on three previous early locomotive archaeological projects\, ‘Killingworth Billy’\, Hetton ‘Lyon‘\, and ‘Invicta‘; their findings have also been presented to the Society in previous years. \nThe authors’ expertise in early locomotive history and engineering has revealed much new knowledge on the subject. Michael Bailey is a Past President of the Newcomen Society and the current President of the Stephenson Locomotive Society and the British Overseas Railways Historical Trust. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/the-archaeology-history-of-locomotion-no-1-by-peter-davidson-michael-bailey/ LOCATION:MANCHESTER International Anthony Burgess Foundation\, Engine House\, Chorlton Mill\, 3 Cambridge Street\,\, Manchester\, M1 5BY CATEGORIES:UK - North Western Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/25-10-28_LocomotionNo1_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250923T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250923T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T221047 CREATED:20250918T093606Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250920T112819Z UID:16546-1758652200-1758657600@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'The Polaris Missile System: Development and Operations' by John Boyes DESCRIPTION:Image source: US National Archives NAID (public domain) \nAn in-person event only. No need to sign up\, just come along – all are welcome. \nThe atom bombs dropped on Japan heralded new military possibilities as the post-war world became the Cold War. Seeing with great foresight the potential for developing nuclear power for the US Navy\, Capt. Hyman Rickover pushed forward a research programme which culminated with the launch of the USS Nautilus\, the world’s first nuclear powered submarine. \nStill dependant on complex liquid fuels the US Navy\, already partnering the Army in developing a ballistic missile for both services\, withdrew from the alliance when solid fuels of sufficient energy became a practical proposition\, setting up its own project under the leadership of RAdm. William Raborn. Thus was born the Polaris weapon system with the first missile-armed\, nuclear powered submarine leaving on patrol in 1958. \nForty other SSBNs were to follow and when Britain’s Blue Streak and Skybolt plans were cancelled\, Harold Macmillan and President Kennedy met in the Bahamas sealing a deal which saw Polaris also being supplied to the Royal Navy. \nAbout the Speaker\nJohn Boyes was born in Edinburgh in 1947. Educated at Rugby School\, he qualified as a chartered accountant in 1973 and thereafter pursued a career in the motor industry until his retirement in 2005. Always interested in the military\, he served for seventeen years in the Territorial Army’s Media Operations Group. \nJohn’s particular interest is the history of missiles and he published his first book on the topic\, Project Emily: Thor IRBM and the RAF\, in 2008. He is the former treasurer of the RAF Historical Society and of the Bomber Command Association\, whose Memorial to the 55\,573 RAF personnel killed in the Second World War was unveiled in 2012. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/the-polaris-missile-system-development-and-operations-by-john-boyes/ LOCATION:MANCHESTER International Anthony Burgess Foundation\, Engine House\, Chorlton Mill\, 3 Cambridge Street\,\, Manchester\, M1 5BY CATEGORIES:UK - North Western Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/25-09-23_ThePolarisMissileSystemPolaris_missile_launch_from_HMS_Revenge_S27_1983_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250318T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250318T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T221047 CREATED:20240816T115952Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T115952Z UID:15677-1742322600-1742328000@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'Marshall the energy: Some stories about the life & work of Dr Walter Marshall' by Dr Victoria Marshall DESCRIPTION:An in-person event only. No need to sign up\, just come along – all are welcome. \nDuring the 63 years of his life\, Dr Walter Marshall\, or Lord Marshall if you prefer\, was Director of the Atomic Energy Research Establishment (AERE) Harwell\, Chairman of the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA)\, then Chairman of the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB) at the time of the Sizewell B enquiry and the miner’s strike. \nA decade later\, he was instrumental in dealing with the fall-out (no pun intended) of the Chernobyl disaster and in establishing the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO). \nThis talk uses family archives to try and shed some light on a highly driven man who loved playing chess\, doing origami and above all\, understanding and explaining the nuclear world. \nAbout the Speaker\nDr Victoria Marshall is a computer scientist working amongst physicists in the Central Laser Facility at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. She worked at AERE Harwell for three years\, has worked at Rutherford for 35 years\, and is now the Campus’ de facto archivist and employed (as opposed to retired) historian. \nAnd\, of course\, she has known Walter Marshall since the day she was born! URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/marshall-the-energy-some-stories-about-the-life-work-of-dr-walter-marshall-by-dr-victoria-marshall/ LOCATION:MANCHESTER International Anthony Burgess Foundation\, Engine House\, Chorlton Mill\, 3 Cambridge Street\,\, Manchester\, M1 5BY CATEGORIES:UK - North Western Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/25-03-18_DrWalterMarshallNuclearEnergy_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250225T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250225T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T221047 CREATED:20240816T113501Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T113738Z UID:15672-1740508200-1740513600@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'Bank Quay: more than just a riverside dock' by Bob Bowden DESCRIPTION:An in-person event only. No need to sign up\, just come along – all are welcome. \nA brief history of an early industrial estate \nBank Quay lends its name to both Warrington’s main railway station and the soap works which looms large behind it. But Bank Quay was already an important industrial complex / transport hub\, and well into its 2nd century by the time the first railway arrived. \nThe real Bank Quay\, as the name suggests\, is actually hidden away on the River Mersey not 200yds away. \nThis is a very brief history of some of the more significant and interesting industries that have come & gone here over the last 300 years. \nAbout the Speaker\nBob Bowden is a long standing member of the Newcomen Society. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/bank-quay-more-than-just-a-riverside-dock-a-brief-history-of-an-early-industrial-estate-by-bob-bowden/ LOCATION:MANCHESTER International Anthony Burgess Foundation\, Engine House\, Chorlton Mill\, 3 Cambridge Street\,\, Manchester\, M1 5BY CATEGORIES:UK - North Western Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/25-02-25_Bank-QuayWarrington_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250128T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250128T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T221047 CREATED:20240816T105922Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250113T160248Z UID:15669-1738089000-1738094400@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:CANCELLED | 'Stephen Carter and the Micrarium in Buxton' by Viviane Quirke DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED \nAn in-person event only. No need to sign up\, just come along – all are welcome. \nFrom pharmaceutical innovation to public engagement in the North West \nIn 1981\, a new kind of museum opened in Buxton’s old Pump room. It was the ‘Micrarium’\, created by Stephen Carter\, who had previously been involved in cancer research at ICI’s Pharmaceutical Research Centre at Alderley Park in Cheshire. The Micrarium’s ambition was to make the microscopic world\, which Carter had explored in his work for ICI\, more readily accessible to the wider public. Unfortunately\, Carter’s premature death in 1987\, and the eventual displacement of the apparatus used in the Micrarium by digital technology\, led to the ultimate demise\, not only of the Micrarium itself\, but of its idea as a museum. \nThis talk will illustrate the short-lived ‘World First’ use of microscopes in a dedicated museum setting which\, through Carter\, bridged the gap between scientific innovation and public engagement. It will touch on the importance of place – Carter’s home\, where he did much of the work for the Micrarium\, was situated between Alderley Park\, with which he retained useful contacts even after he had retired\, and Buxton in the Peak District. However\, considering the resistance and sometimes outright opposition directed against the museum by some of the local inhabitants\, my paper will also ask whether this was the right place to set up such a museum\, at a time when the microscopic world was attracting public interest\, but which perhaps clashed with the image of a traditional spa town. \nAbout the Speaker\nViviane Quirke is a historian of science\, technology and medicine. She has worked on the history of drugs and the pharmaceutical industry in Britain\, France and the USA\, and has published several articles\, chapters and books on the subject. \nViviane retired from Oxford Brookes University in 2023\, and is currently Research Associate at the University of Oxford and at University College London. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/stephen-carter-and-the-micrarium-in-buxton-by-viviane-quirke/ LOCATION:MANCHESTER International Anthony Burgess Foundation\, Engine House\, Chorlton Mill\, 3 Cambridge Street\,\, Manchester\, M1 5BY CATEGORIES:UK - North Western Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/25-01-28_StephenCarterAndTheMicrariumInBuxton_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241126T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241126T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T221047 CREATED:20240816T102025Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T102025Z UID:15666-1732645800-1732651200@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'Marketing the Manchester Ship Canal' by Martin Dodge DESCRIPTION:An in-person event only. No need to sign up\, just come along – all are welcome. \nThe Manchester Ship Canal is one of the great engineering projects in late Victorian Britain and widely regarded as transforming the economic landscape of Manchester and the wider region during the first half of the twentieth century. It remains a strategic infrastructure and has been promoted as an asset for the ‘Northern Powerhouse’ in recent years. \nThis talk examines the types of publicity material and market strategies deployed by the Manchester Ship Canal Company (MSCC) between the 1920s and the early 1950s in their efforts to promote the ship canal to local firms and international business and to encourage industrial growth around the docks. The talk draws upon archival research conducted in 2021\, the results of which were presented in a public exhibition in Manchester Central Library during summer/autumn 2023. Much of the marketing material and original artwork exhibited was unearthed in the extensive but uncatalogued archives of the Ship Canal Company held by the Greater Manchester Record Office in Manchester Central Library.\n \nIn particular\, the talk will focus empirically on the imaginative visual design and branding developed by Kenneth Brady\, MSCC’s publicity chief from 1926-1939\, and of skilled commercial artists\, including Horace Taylor\, Bert Wilson and Paxton Chadwick\, who he commissioned.\n \nThe catalogue for the exhibition is available here. \nAbout the Speaker\nMartin Dodge is a Senior Lecturer in the Geography Department at the University of Manchester. He has worked at Cardiff University and University College London. \nMuch of Martin’s research is currently focused on the historical geography of Manchester’s transport and town planning. In 2018 he co-wrote Manchester: Mapping the City (Birlinn\, 2018) and in 2022 he co-curated a public exhibition\, Who Built Wythenshawe? \nMartin is currently co-writing a book for the University of Manchester’s bicentenary on growth and change of the campus. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/marketing-the-manchester-ship-canal-by-martin-dodge/ LOCATION:MANCHESTER International Anthony Burgess Foundation\, Engine House\, Chorlton Mill\, 3 Cambridge Street\,\, Manchester\, M1 5BY CATEGORIES:UK - North Western Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/24-11-26_MarketingtheManchesterShipCanal_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241022T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241022T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T221047 CREATED:20240930T132027Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240930T132027Z UID:15799-1729621800-1729627200@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'Engineering of roads & airfields for military victory with bituminous geomembranes' by Eugene Gallagher & William Craig DESCRIPTION:An in-person event only. No need to sign up\, just come along – all are welcome. \nThe presentation will explore the history of bituminous geomembranes from its origins in the 1930s and subsequent development during World War II for the rapid construction of military roads and runways right up to the current day. \nThese materials were manufactured in large quantities in support of the Allied air and land forces and were to play a significant role in battles of the Burma campaign and in the immediate aftermath of the Normandy landings. In Asia they were used to create airfields and all-weather roads\, keeping supply lines open and enabling fast movement of troops\, particularly during the monsoon season. In northern France and Belgium in 1944/45 they allowed rapid surfacing of temporary or expedient airfields by sealing the ground and maintaining the existing soil’s bearing capacity\, thereby enabling close tactical air support to be maintained with rapidly advancing ground forces.\n \nAbout the Speakers\nEugene Gallagher is an associate geotechnical engineer with Coffey Geotechnics based in Manchester\, where he acts as a focus for geosynthetics and containment engineering and consults internationally. \nWilliam Craig is now a visiting academic\, formerly Reader in geotechnical engineering\, at Manchester University and past chair of the British Geotechnical Society.  \nBill and Eugene will discuss the historical aspects of the development and deployment of bituminous geomembranes based on their research into its wartime use. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/engineering-of-roads-airfields-for-military-victory-with-bituminous-geomembranes-by-eugene-gallagher-william-craig/ LOCATION:MANCHESTER International Anthony Burgess Foundation\, Engine House\, Chorlton Mill\, 3 Cambridge Street\,\, Manchester\, M1 5BY CATEGORIES:UK - North Western Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/24-10-22_EngineeringForMilitaryVictoryWithBituminousGeomembranes_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240924T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240924T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T221047 CREATED:20240816T094848Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T094848Z UID:15663-1727202600-1727208000@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'Thomas Cooke of York' by Darlah Thomas DESCRIPTION:An in-person event only. No need to sign up\, just come along – all are welcome. \nA Victorian instrument maker with a worldwide following (even today) \nThomas Cooke (1807 – 1868) had a humble start to life in a small village south-east of York. His father was the village shoemaker who could afford little education for his children. How then could such a child progress to a career where he was respected by the most eminent in his field and whose customers\, both amateur and professional\, would span the globe? \nIn the spirit of Samuel Smiles’ Self Help\, Thomas was mostly self-educated and with the assistance of three mentors\, was able to rise to the top of the astronomical\, meteorological\, horological and mathematical instrument making hierarchy. He relished a challenge and was known for solving manufacturing problems thought impossible by his peers. \nHis reputation has endured and his products are still widely collected not just as beautiful objects but also for their continued utility.\n \nAbout the Speaker\nDarlah Thomas and her husband Steve are amateur horologists. Their passion for this subject has resulted in several articles\, books and a series of talks all intent on widening knowledge of individual clockmakers and their craft. Researching clockmaking has taken them to most parts of the country\, to tiny hamlets and the large cities\, to church towers\, mansions\, town halls\, private houses and even prisons in search of clocks. \nIt was the clocks made by Thomas Cooke which first attracted their attention but the volume and range of other products he made soon filled a very large book! URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/thomas-cooke-of-york-by-darlah-thomas/ LOCATION:MANCHESTER International Anthony Burgess Foundation\, Engine House\, Chorlton Mill\, 3 Cambridge Street\,\, Manchester\, M1 5BY CATEGORIES:UK - North Western Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/24-09-24_ThomasCookeofYork_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240319T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240319T203000 DTSTAMP:20260429T221047 CREATED:20230818T104202Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231017T084715Z UID:12573-1710873000-1710880200@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'The Side-Lever Steam Engine: An Engineering Story' by Ian Hoose DESCRIPTION:An in-person event only. No need to sign up\, just come along – all are welcome. \nWhen the steam engine became a marine power unit in the early 19th century\, designs followed the concepts of the land-based engines developed by Boulton and Watt. Although a number of designs of marine steam engine emerged\, the side-lever design proved to be both significant and long lasting in commercial and naval applications. An original detailed drawing of the side-lever engine supplied to the Admiralty in 1833 by Maudslay\, Sons and Field has been used to produce animated 3D CAD models\, which will allow us to examine the challenges presented and solutions developed in manufacturing an engine of this type. \nAbout the Lecturer\nFollowing Ian Hoose‘s graduation from the University of Leeds\, a career in energy-intensive industries followed\, with time spent in steel industry research\, energy consultancy\, refractory manufacture and as the Marketing Director of a thermal process engineering company. Since retirement\, the impact of steam engine engineering on naval capability is being actively researched. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/the-side-lever-steam-engine-an-engineering-story-by-ian-hoose/ LOCATION:MANCHESTER International Anthony Burgess Foundation\, Engine House\, Chorlton Mill\, 3 Cambridge Street\,\, Manchester\, M1 5BY CATEGORIES:UK - North Western Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/24-03-19_TheSideLeverSteamEngine_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240227T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240227T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T221047 CREATED:20230818T102307Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231017T084234Z UID:12571-1709058600-1709064000@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'Going Underground: Tunnelling on the Liverpool & Manchester Railway' by Anthony Dawson & Eric Shenton DESCRIPTION:An in-person event only. No need to sign up\, just come along – all are welcome. \nThis is a joint meeting with the Stephenson Locomotive Society \nThe Liverpool & Manchester Railway was probably unique in being a mainline passenger railway with rope-worked inclines at either terminal. The first part of the talk will examine the stationary engines\, and the operation of the Wapping\, Crown Street\, and Lime Street tunnels of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway 1830-1845 and briefly consider those at Manchester Victoria. \nThe second part will describe the 1977-79 excavations at the site of the Edge Hill Engine Station and discuss the findings and implications for the future exploration of this archaeology and how the site may be made available for the public to visit once again. \nAbout the Lecturers\nAnthony Dawson B.Sc Hons Dip. PT\, M.Res is a graduate of the University of Bradford and the University of Leeds. He is a professional historian\, writer and field archaeologist and also a museum professional. He has written over twenty books on early railways and the Crimean War\, including The Liverpool & Manchester Railway: An Operating History\, Locomotives of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway and The Railway Which Helped Win a War. He is a member of the Railway & Canal Historical Society; the Heritage Railway Association Museum’s Committee; the 1722 Waggonway Project; the 8th Early Railways Conference organising committee and is preparing to start his PhD – on railways. \nEric Shenton Cert Ed. BA. trained as a teacher at Chester College and later gained a BA degree at the Open University. Taking part in some of the “digs” at the Edge Hill Engine Station site\, he became a director of the Edge Hill Railway Trust (1980-82). Currently he is Chair of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Trust. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/going-underground-tunnelling-on-the-liverpool-manchester-railway-by-anthony-dawson-and-eric-shenton/ LOCATION:MANCHESTER International Anthony Burgess Foundation\, Engine House\, Chorlton Mill\, 3 Cambridge Street\,\, Manchester\, M1 5BY CATEGORIES:UK - North Western Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/24-02-27_TunnellingLiverpoolAndManchesterRailway_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240123T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240123T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T221047 CREATED:20230818T095240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231017T083836Z UID:12569-1706034600-1706040000@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'Building Connections: The Architecture of Telephone Exchange Buildings' by Lisa Kinch DESCRIPTION:An in-person event only. No need to sign up\, just come along – all are welcome. \nThis talk is about the architectural history of telephone exchange buildings in Britain and the changing relationships between architecture\, technology and the state. It traces the architectural\, technological and historical developments from the opening of Europe’s first telephone exchange in 1879 and the creation of Britain’s first nationalised industry\, through war-time constraints\, iconic buildings and standard types\, network expansion\, automation and the ‘waving goodbye to the hello girls’\, to present day and the fast approaching end of the private switched telephone network (PSTN)\, which will make the majority of the UK’s 5\,600 telephone exchange buildings redundant. \nAbout the Lecturer\nLisa Kinch is an architect and PhD Student at Lancaster University\, where she is researching the history of post-war telephone exchange buildings and the relationships between ‘official’ architecture\, technology and the state. She completed a Masters in Architecture and Urbanism followed by a Masters in Architecture at the Manchester School of Architecture\, where she now tutors part-time. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/building-connections-the-architecture-of-telephone-exchange-buildings-by-lisa-kinch/ LOCATION:MANCHESTER International Anthony Burgess Foundation\, Engine House\, Chorlton Mill\, 3 Cambridge Street\,\, Manchester\, M1 5BY CATEGORIES:UK - North Western Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/24-01-23_TelephoneExchangeBuildings_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231128T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231128T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T221047 CREATED:20230818T094419Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231017T084002Z UID:12567-1701196200-1701201600@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'Computing Diagrams' by Dr. Guy Marshall DESCRIPTION:An in-person event only. No need to sign up\, just come along – all are welcome. \nThis is a joint meeting with the Computer Conservation Society \nDiagrams have been used to design and communicate about mathematics and computation since ancient times\, through mechanical “adding machines” to electronic computing. Since the advent of modern computing\, not only have computing systems developed from the Manchester Baby towards generative artificial intelligence\, but so too have the accompanying diagramming techniques evolved. The talk focuses on 20th and 21st century computer software diagrams\, and the development of diagramming as a way of reasoning\, collaborating and communicating about computer systems. \nAbout the Lecturer\nDr Guy Marshall is Simon Industrial Fellow at University of Manchester and fractional Chief Technology Officer at Porthouse Dean Structural Engineers. He is also a freelance agile coach and technology strategist\, sits on Council for Manchester Statistical Society\, and is a regular speaker at international technology conferences. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/computing-diagrams-by-dr-guy-marshall/ LOCATION:MANCHESTER International Anthony Burgess Foundation\, Engine House\, Chorlton Mill\, 3 Cambridge Street\,\, Manchester\, M1 5BY CATEGORIES:UK - North Western Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/23-11-28_ComputingDiagrams_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231024T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231024T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T221047 CREATED:20230818T093712Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231017T090806Z UID:12565-1698172200-1698177600@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'The Challenge of Bringing Quarry Bank’s History to Life' by Professor Hannah Barker DESCRIPTION:An in-person event only. No need to sign up\, just come along – all are welcome. \nBuilt in the late eighteenth century\, the Quarry Bank is an important heritage site: an industrial community comprising of a cotton mill\, owner’s house and purpose-built housing for mill workers. In 2015\, the National Trust began a £9.4 million project to reinterpret Quarry Bank for future generations of visitors. Amongst other things\, this talk will describe why stockings were an important part of this story\, and why the past was not brown. \nAbout the Lecturer\nHannah Barker was Historical Advisor for the project\, using insights from her research to guide a large-scale reinterpretation to bring the experiences of residents and workers to life in new ways. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/the-challenge-of-bringing-quarry-banks-history-to-life-by-hannah-barker/ LOCATION:MANCHESTER International Anthony Burgess Foundation\, Engine House\, Chorlton Mill\, 3 Cambridge Street\,\, Manchester\, M1 5BY CATEGORIES:UK - North Western Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/23-10-24_QuarryBank_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230926T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230926T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T221047 CREATED:20230818T092428Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230911T113327Z UID:12563-1695753000-1695758400@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'Built In Britain: The Independent Locomotive Manufacturing Industry in the 19th Century' by Dr. Michael Bailey DESCRIPTION:This is a joint meeting with the Stephenson Locomotive Society \nThe remarkable growth of the railway network in the nineteenth century was made possible by the rapid development of locomotive manufacturing firms in several towns and cities in Britain. Overseas railways soon followed\, widening the market for the locomotive industry in Europe\, the British Empire and the rest of the world. The talk will highlight how the industry got underway and developed to meet the ever-changing market for locomotives in the 75 year period from 1825 to 1900. It will focus on marketing and sales\, both for British and overseas markets\, technical design progress with thermodynamic\, material and manufacturing developments\, organisational arrangements and employment/ industrial relations through the century. \nAbout the Lecturer\nDr. Michael Bailey is the President of the Stephenson Locomotive Society and a Past-President of the Newcomen Society. He has undertaken considerable work on the archaeology of early steam locomotives and has written extensively about early locomotive design and manufacturing progress during the 19th century. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/built-in-britain-the-independent-locomotive-manufacturing-industry-in-the-19th-century-by-dr-michael-bailey/ LOCATION:MANCHESTER International Anthony Burgess Foundation\, Engine House\, Chorlton Mill\, 3 Cambridge Street\,\, Manchester\, M1 5BY CATEGORIES:UK - North Western Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/23-09-23_BuiltInBritain_Locomotives_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230228T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230228T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T221047 CREATED:20220801T204404Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230222T114754Z UID:10659-1677607200-1677614400@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'Refugees from Nazism in the British Clothing Industry' by Anna Nyburg PhD DESCRIPTION:About the Presenter\nAnna Nyburg’s PhD in 2009 was in Exile Studies and focused on the refugees from Nazism who transformed art publishing. \nThe doctorate formed the basis of her book Emigres: The Transformation of Art Publishing in Britain. Since then she has published further books on design and related areas\, as well as co-making a film called Refuge Britain: Stories émigré Designers to be shown at an event at the Victoria & Albert Museum. The Clothes on our Backs is her third book. \nNow a trustee of Insiders/Outsiders\, she works on events for their festival. As a committee member of the Research Centre for German and Austrian Exile Studies\, she is organising a conference on the Refugees in Trade and Industry in 2023. \nDr. Nyburg is an Honorary Lecturer in the Centre for Languages\, Culture and Communication at Imperial College London where she taught languages for some 3 decades. \nAbout The Venue\nFor all transport links to the venue\, please visit: www.anthonyburgess.org/about-the-foundation/visiting-us/ \nThere are also several (paid) parking options available: \n\nOxford Road (300 metres)\nPiccadilly (600 metres)\nDeansgate (600 metres) URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/refugees-from-nazism-in-the-british-clothing-industry-by-anna-nyburg-phd/ LOCATION:MANCHESTER International Anthony Burgess Foundation\, Engine House\, Chorlton Mill\, 3 Cambridge Street\,\, Manchester\, M1 5BY CATEGORIES:UK - North Western Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/23-02-28_RefugeesFromNazismInBritishClothingIndustry_1920x1080.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230124T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230124T203000 DTSTAMP:20260429T221047 CREATED:20220901T093325Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220901T100139Z UID:10692-1674585000-1674592200@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'The History & Development of Autogyros & Early Rotary Wing Aircraft' by Capt. R Savage & Wg. Cdr. M. Quinn DESCRIPTION:The talk will chart the history of the development not only of the early Autogyros (as they were then referred to) but also rotary-wing flight in general. In broad terms\, without the technology created in developing the Autogyro\, we wouldn’t have Helicopters! \nIt’ll also touch on how the autogyro became the Cinderella to the helicopter\, following the latter’s concentrated development during WW11 – and how the whole story of the autogyro may well be turning full circle! \nVarious personal flying adventures in gyroplanes may also be of interest\, including Wing Commander Mark Quinn’s military helicopter flying and Paul Clark\, known affectionaly to his friends as Kamikaze Clarky may also wish to describe learning to fly a gyrocopter – but that depends upon how much comedy the audience can stand! \nAbout the Presenters\nCaptain R. Savage is a long-time pilot of Sport Gyroplanes\, as well as helicopters and aeroplanes\, while Wing Commander Mark Quinn is a retired RAF Puma Helicopter captain and now a Gyroplane Flight instructor. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/the-history-development-of-autogyros-early-rotary-wing-aircraft-by-capt-r-savage-wg-cdr-m-quinn/ LOCATION:MANCHESTER International Anthony Burgess Foundation\, Engine House\, Chorlton Mill\, 3 Cambridge Street\,\, Manchester\, M1 5BY CATEGORIES:UK - North Western Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/AutoGyroTakeOff_Oct1940_pitchfork_1920x1200.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221122T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221122T203000 DTSTAMP:20260429T221047 CREATED:20220731T144533Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220902T202735Z UID:10625-1669141800-1669149000@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'The History of Television' by Paul Marshall DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/the-history-of-television-by-paul-marshall/ LOCATION:MANCHESTER International Anthony Burgess Foundation\, Engine House\, Chorlton Mill\, 3 Cambridge Street\,\, Manchester\, M1 5BY CATEGORIES:UK - North Western Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/22-11-22_TheHistoryOfTelevision_1920x1080.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221025T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221025T203000 DTSTAMP:20260429T221047 CREATED:20220731T134841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220902T200634Z UID:10599-1666722600-1666729800@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'Railways as World Heritage sites' by Anthony Coulls DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/railways-as-world-heritage-sites-by-anthony-coulls/ LOCATION:MANCHESTER International Anthony Burgess Foundation\, Engine House\, Chorlton Mill\, 3 Cambridge Street\,\, Manchester\, M1 5BY CATEGORIES:UK - North Western Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/22-10-25_RailwaysAsWorldHeritageSites_1920x1080.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220927T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220927T203000 DTSTAMP:20260429T221047 CREATED:20220731T131602Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220902T190956Z UID:10586-1664303400-1664310600@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'RAF Planes that won the Battle of Britain were built on German Machinery' by Dr. Jonathan Aylen DESCRIPTION:Why the Jewish Refugee Engineer\, Ludwig Loewy was crucial to Britain \nLudwig Loewy was a Jewish engineer who left Nazi Germany in 1936 to set up an engineering firm in London as a refugee.  Britain was re-arming and a new generation of aircraft was being developed based on light alloy “stressed skin” construction.  Loewy Engineering had 2\,000 German drawings and the expertise needed to build machinery urgently needed for alloy fabrication. The machines were otherwise supplied from Germany at a time of growing tension. \nLoewy’s company developed rapidly\, helped by a workforce of refugee engineers and managers.  Loewy became a trusted advisor to the Government’s production programme for aircraft until his death in 1942.  His former firm in Düsseldorf\, Schloemann\, was ‘Aryanised’ after his departure and continued to supply equipment to the UK until the outbreak of war and went on to help the German and Italian war effort. \nLudwig Loewy’s rapid assimilation owed much to earlier contacts with the UK\, his welcome expertise in a sector that was growing at break-neck speed and customers who needed his technology.  The Government welcomed his contribution to aircraft production at a time of rapid re-armament. Ludwig Loewy’s experience supports the view that German speaking refugee engineers were readily accepted in the UK over the period 1933 to 1945. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/raf-planes-that-won-the-battle-of-britain-were-built-on-german-machinery-by-dr-jonathan-aylen/ LOCATION:MANCHESTER International Anthony Burgess Foundation\, Engine House\, Chorlton Mill\, 3 Cambridge Street\,\, Manchester\, M1 5BY CATEGORIES:UK - North Western Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/EventImage_Aero-Legends-Website-Design_1920x1080.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220322T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220322T193000 DTSTAMP:20260429T221047 CREATED:20211019T145540Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220123T151958Z UID:8051-1647973800-1647977400@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'Float Glass Development and Process History - A Revolution' by Gerry Miller DESCRIPTION:An in-person meeting presented by Gerry Miller\nThe development of processes for the manufacture of Flat Glass was slow\, progressive in only minor ways for many decades from 1900 to 1960. The methods used had become automated but still had many basic problems\, particularly in the visual quality of the glass. They were all labour intensive\, inefficient in performance and had problems keeping up with the product demands of the consumer industry. All flat glass manufacturers worldwide were looking for a step change to move forward\, but for 30 years little had really changed. \nPilkington was the world leader in the technology of producing Polished Plate Glass\, used for the most demanding markets and they had patents to protect their technology. In the 1950’s the main board of Pilkington\, a family-owned private company\, decided to undertake a revolutionary path in exploring the possibilities of producing high quality glass using a new technology. Their determination and technical expertise took them into an unknown world at great development cost for many years\, far longer than ever expected\, before they found success with the process known as Float Glass. \nThis process was a revolution\, floating molten glass on a bath of molten tin to produce a perfectly formed product\, free of distortion and capable of meeting the needs of all markets in a single process. This method has since become the only significant manner of producing Flat Glass today and has lasted for more than 60 years using the same basic principles. Technical advancements have been made in later years to cover all universal demands for modern glazing requirements\, the application of coatings and colours to enhance both their functionality and appeal. \nAbout the Speaker\nGerry Miller has worked in the glass industry with Pilkington all his life\, including for the last 18 years as an independent consultant internationally\, mainly on the Float Glass process. \nAbout the Venue\nwww.anthonyburgess.org URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/float-glass-development-and-process-history-a-revolution-by-gerry-miller/ LOCATION:MANCHESTER International Anthony Burgess Foundation\, Engine House\, Chorlton Mill\, 3 Cambridge Street\,\, Manchester\, M1 5BY CATEGORIES:UK - North Western Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/22-03-22_FloatGlassDevelopment-ProcessHistory_1200x675.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220222T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220222T193000 DTSTAMP:20260429T221047 CREATED:20211019T145342Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220218T161302Z UID:8049-1645554600-1645558200@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:From Time Balls to Time Lights DESCRIPTION:An in-person only (no Zoom) presentation by Dr Roger Kinns\nThe time ball at Greenwich was established in October 1833 after persistent lobbying by Robert Wauchope and successful experiments at Portsmouth in 1829. It used a mechanism supplied by Maudslay\, Sons & Field to provide an accurate\, visible time signal for marine chronometer calibration. It became the reference system for installations worldwide\, but it had been preceded by a shuttered\, stationary time ball at Port Louis\, Mauritius in April 1833\, that had been made locally. \nMaudslays built only four more time ball systems: for Edinburgh and Deal in 1853\, for Sydney in 1855 and finally one for Siemens Brothers in 1873\, who added additional equipment and shipped it to Lyttelton\, New Zealand. Hundreds of other signals were provided world-wide by different suppliers\, ranging from time balls to rotating discs and electric lights under observatory control\, often complemented by time guns. Most had ceased operation by the 1930s when radio time signals had become almost universally available. Destruction of the time ball in Wellington\, New Zealand by fire in 1909 led to the introduction of electric time lights there in 1912 and in Auckland from 1915 but were only withdrawn in 1937. \nThis talk will be illustrated using photographs and other images from around the world. \nAbout of Speaker\nRoger Kinns has worked as an independent consultant since 1999 with principal research interests in vibration and underwater noise due to marine propulsion systems. He read Mechanical Sciences as an undergraduate at Gonville and Caius College\, Cambridge and then took an MASc degree in control engineering at the University of Waterloo\, Ontario\, before returning to Cambridge to complete a PhD in unsteady aerodynamics. Roger was the first Maudslay Research Fellow of Pembroke College\, Cambridge before moving to Scotland and joining YARD Ltd in Glasgow to develop and apply techniques for the acoustic design of ships and submarines. Roger has lived in Clynder\, near Helensburgh\, Scotland since 1975. The Maudslay connection led to an enduring fascination with the history of engineering and particularly time signals. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/from-time-balls-to-time-lights/ LOCATION:MANCHESTER International Anthony Burgess Foundation\, Engine House\, Chorlton Mill\, 3 Cambridge Street\,\, Manchester\, M1 5BY CATEGORIES:UK - North Western Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Time_Ball_Tower_Portswood_Ridge_Victoria_and_Alfred_Waterfront_Cape_Town_1500x844.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220125T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220125T193000 DTSTAMP:20260429T221047 CREATED:20211019T144212Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220116T135128Z UID:8044-1643135400-1643139000@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:CANCELLED - 'Gyroplanes' by Roger Savage and Wing Commander Mark Quinn DESCRIPTION:A presentation by Roger Savage & Wing Commander Mark Quinn\nThis event has been cancelled \nTake to the skies to learn about the history and technology of gyroplanes and the important role that they have played in military and civilian life. \nAbout the Speakers\nRoger Savage – Founder of Lake District Gyroplanes\, Roger has over 40 years of experience piloting helicopters\, planes and gyrocopters. \nWing Commander Mark Quinn – An experienced RAF Puma pilot and Regional Director of RAF Benevolent Fund\, who now flies Gyrocopters around the Lake District. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/gyroplanes-by-roger-savage-and-wing-commander-mark-quinn/ LOCATION:MANCHESTER International Anthony Burgess Foundation\, Engine House\, Chorlton Mill\, 3 Cambridge Street\,\, Manchester\, M1 5BY CATEGORIES:UK - North Western Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/AutoGyroTakeOff_Oct1940_pitchfork_1920x1200.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211123T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211123T193000 DTSTAMP:20260429T221047 CREATED:20211115T094929Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211115T094929Z UID:8677-1637692200-1637695800@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:Golden Egg or Poisoned Chalice? The Story of Nuclear Power in the UK DESCRIPTION:An Online Lecture by Tony Wooldridge (presenting) and Stephen Druce\nGolden Egg or Poisoned Chalice? The Story of Nuclear Power in the UK \nThe UK lays claim to being the first country to produce electricity from nuclear power on a commercial scale and has often ploughed its own furrow\, initially choosing indigenous reactor designs rather than following international trends\, but now willing to consider any design that can satisfy legislative requirements. What are the reasons underlying the erratic development of nuclear power in the UK and what lessons can be learned for future policy decisions\, whether in the UK or elsewhere\, where infrastructure projects with long-term effects are concerned? \nThis book tries to unravel the factors that have influenced policy decisions\, using original sources where possible. The story is fascinating: secrecy in the early years\, unbalanced institutional and commercial influences on government\, powerful personalities\, national pride\, short-sighted political considerations and external events have all played a part. The book starts with the post-war military developments and covers all the main nuclear power activities up to the present day\, including generation\, reprocessing\, decommissioning and waste disposal. \nWhether one is enthusiastic or sceptical about nuclear power\, this book provides an objective review of past policies and decisions and provides essential background for all those interested in the future of the industry\, both members of the public and those more directly involved. \nAbout the Speakers\nTony Wooldridge \nMr Tony Wooldridge gained a First Class Honours Degree in Physics from the University of Oxford in 1973. \nIn 1977\, he joined the electricity supply industry to undertake research and development at the Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Applications Centre in Manchester. Subsequently\, he has held a range of technical and management positions in the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB) and its successor companies. \nHe was President of the British Institute of NDT during 2005 and 2006. \nIn 2009 he joined the nuclear regulator (NII) and assessed the designs for new nuclear plant in the UK\, particularly the EPR planned for Hinkley Point C. \nHe is a Chartered Engineer and Chartered Physicist\, a Fellow of the Institute of Physics and a Fellow of the British Institute of NDT. \nStephen Druce \nDr Stephen Druce gained a First Class Honours Degree in Metallurgy and Materials Science from the University of Birmingham in 1973 and then a PhD in 1977. \nHe joined UKAEA in 1977 to undertake research and development into the fracture of nuclear structural materials at Harwell\, Oxfordshire. Subsequently\, he held a range of technical and managerial positions in UKAEA and its successor privatised arm\, AEA Technology. During this period\, he managed the AEA Technology Thermal Reactor Safety Programme\, provided expert advice on structural integrity issues in MAGNOX\, SGHWR\, and PWR reactor systems\, and was seconded to US Oak Ridge National Laboratory. \nIn 2009 he joined the UK nuclear regulator (NII) where he worked until his retirement in 2014\, assessing structural integrity issues in the UK AGRs and PWR operating reactors and the design and construction of the proposed EPR for Hinkley C. \nHe is a Chartered Engineer and a Member of the Institute of Materials\, Minerals and Mining. \nSign Up For This Event Here URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/golden-egg-or-poisoned-chalice-the-story-of-nuclear-power-in-the-uk/ LOCATION:This is an Online Event CATEGORIES:UK - North Western Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/DungenessB-AGR_NuclearPowerStation_PhotoCredit-FredStarr_800x450-2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211116T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211116T160000 DTSTAMP:20260429T221047 CREATED:20211019T114439Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211020T093003Z UID:8036-1637071200-1637078400@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'Learning Through Archaeology: Killingworth Billy' by Michael Bailey and Peter Davidson DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/learning-through-archaeology-killingworth-billy-by-michael-bailey-and-peter-davidson/ LOCATION:NEWCASTLE Discovery Museum\, Blandford Square\, Newcastle upon Tyne\, Tyne & Wear\, NE1 4HZ CATEGORIES:UK - North East Branch,UK - North Western Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/KillingworthBilly_1500x1000-300x200-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211026T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211026T193000 DTSTAMP:20260429T221047 CREATED:20211019T114826Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211020T093552Z UID:8038-1635273000-1635276600@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:Watering the Capital or Watering Capital? False accounting and a corrupt chief engineer. By Nick Higham DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/watering-the-capital-or-watering-capital-false-accounting-and-a-corrupt-chief-engineer-by-nick-higham/ LOCATION:This is an Online Event CATEGORIES:UK - North Western Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/HamptonWaterworks_1920x888.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211019T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211019T150000 DTSTAMP:20260429T221047 CREATED:20211020T084630Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211020T084642Z UID:8077-1634652000-1634655600@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:"It’s not just about the robot! - the development of automated welding" by Bob Bowden DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/its-not-just-about-the-robot-the-development-of-automated-welding-by-bob-bowden/ LOCATION:NEWCASTLE Discovery Museum\, Blandford Square\, Newcastle upon Tyne\, Tyne & Wear\, NE1 4HZ CATEGORIES:UK - North East Branch,UK - North Western Branch ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - North Western Branch":MAILTO:catherine.casson@manchester.ac.uk END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR