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: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:20260323T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260323T200000 DTSTAMP:20260417T052014 CREATED:20250922T103829Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260128T150440Z UID:16575-1774290600-1774296000@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'W. G. Fearnsides FRS: a geological model of vision and versatility' by Duncan Hawley DESCRIPTION:Joining us IN PERSON – just turn up\, there’s no need to register\nJoining us ON-Line – click this zoom link (Passcode 114394) \nW. G. Fearnsides (1879–1968) was born in West Yorkshire. He was a first-class scholar in geology at the University of Cambridge and following an interesting interlude in the USA\, he returned to Cambridge\, initially as a freelance geologist\, then working in the Geology Department\, contributing to their focus of research on the rocks of north and central Wales. In 1913\, he was appointed the first occupant of the Sorby Chair of Geology at the University of Sheffield\, establishing the Geology Department at Sheffield and deciding to follow similar veins of research to Sheffield geologist H.C. Sorby. \nIn his time\, Fearnsides was an outstanding geologist of remarkable versatility\, especially in the fields of applied science. One of his key legacies was a better understanding of how to apply geology and the importance of research on resources\, especially coal\, iron ore and local refractory materials. Another legacy is in highlighting the importance of ‘home geology’ for national resilience and security. Arguably\, the raw-material-based industries of Sheffield and beyond would not have been so productive and resourceful in two world wars without the efforts of W. G. Fearnsides. \nW. G. Fearnsides was honoured by many scientific and professional societies. He received the gold medal of the Surveyors’ Institution in 1913 and the Greenwell Medal from the North of England Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. He was an honorary member of the Institute of Mining Engineers. \nAbout the Speaker\nDuncan Hawley is a native of Sheffield\, born and brought up in Wadsley on the northern edge of the city\, overlooking the industry in the Don Valley. One of his abiding memories of his youth is the sound of regular thumps from drop forges that drifted up from the valley. As Ken Hawley’s son you might expect him to be well-versed on tools – but he readily admits he knows ‘nowt’ about tools\, although he probably imbibed more about Sheffield tools and its industrial history than most. He always refers to a turnscrew\, never a screwdriver (which is an American term). \nDuncan attended High Storrs School\, then studied geology at UCL\, Aberystwyth and Oxford\, then followed a varied career as a geography and geoscience educator in schools\, field centres\, universities\, curriculum development and teacher education. He is known for his work on teaching physical geography. Throughout\, he maintained an interest in the history of geology\, and probably inherited something of his father’s collecting trait as he now holds a collection of early geological maps and other artefacts. \nDuncan is a Fellow of the Geological Society of London and Chairperson of the History of Geology Group and regularly publishes on the history of geology. Additionally\, he is active in geoheritage and geoconservation as Chairperson of the Sheffield Area Geology Trust and he keeps his hand in with local industrial heritage as a trustee of the Ken Hawley Collection Trust. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/w-g-fearnsides-frs-a-geological-model-of-vision-and-versatility-by-duncan-hawley/ LOCATION:SHEFFIELD Kelham Island Museum\, Alma Street\, Sheffield\, South Yorkshire\, S3 8RG CATEGORIES:Shed Talks (Newcomen Online),UK - South Yorkshire Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/26-02-23_WGFearnsidesFRS_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - South Yorkshire Branch":MAILTO:meetings.syorks@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260223T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260223T200000 DTSTAMP:20260417T052014 CREATED:20260128T152803Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260128T152803Z UID:16758-1771871400-1771876800@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'Building the Shadow Factories' by Jonathan Aylen DESCRIPTION:Joining us IN PERSON – just turn up\, there’s no need to register\nJoining us ON-LINE – click this zoom link (Passcode 888336) \nBritain’s military effort during World War 2 required a massive investment in manufacturing. Government-funded “Shadow factories” and “Agency Factories” were a key part of this huge capacity expansion.  The Government spent at least a quarter of a billion pounds at the time on new buildings\, new machinery and training\, often in locations far away from conventional manufacturing centres\, on factories run by 175 private firms.  These factories brought new technology and new production processes\, thereby accelerating the pace of wartime innovation. \nYet these new factories are themselves in the shadows.  Shadow factories are typically equated with new sites for building aircraft\, such as Yeadon in Yorkshire.  But shadow factory schemes spread much more widely across industry\, covering hidden sectors such as chemical warfare\, oil refining and ordnance manufacture\, as well as more obvious sectors such as aircraft components and aeroengines. \nThere is very little research on the selection\, design\, procurement and operation of these factories. Here we look at the broad shadow factory scheme\, using archive sources\, and then examine a factory for forging aircraft parts built in 1940 on a remote greenfield site at Distington\, Cumberland\, employing 3\,000 workers.  This was developed by a private firm\, High Duty Alloys\, on behalf of the Government. \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/building-the-shadow-factories-by-jonathan-aylen/ LOCATION:SHEFFIELD Kelham Island Museum\, Alma Street\, Sheffield\, South Yorkshire\, S3 8RG CATEGORIES:Shed Talks (Newcomen Online),UK - South Yorkshire Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/26-02-23_BuildingtheShadowFactories_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - South Yorkshire Branch":MAILTO:meetings.syorks@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260124T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260124T170000 DTSTAMP:20260417T052014 CREATED:20251209T160939Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260119T101557Z UID:16700-1769252400-1769274000@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'The Locomotive Galleries at Armley Mills Museum' by Michael Bailey & John McGoldrick DESCRIPTION:Photo Credit: Chris Allen \nIn Person – Seminar\, buffet lunch and tour of Locomotive Gallery – to book tickets: click here \nOn-line – Seminar only – to book tickets: click here \nDetails of how to find Armley Mills Museum and other details can be found here \nAs we are limited to 60 in-person attendees\, booking is essential and tickets cost £16 (inclusive of a £1 booking fee charged by Ticket Source)\, which includes Museum entry to the Seminar\, the Buffet Lunch\, and the tour of the Railway Galleries. \nThis is a joint meeting with the Industrial History Section of the Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society \nThe Locomotive Galleries at Armley Mills Museum have been closed since catastrophic flooding in December 2015.  A major flood prevention scheme\, which included a flood wall around the Museum site and the rebuilding of the gallery wall adjacent to the River Aire\, has now been completed\, and the galleries will reopen to the public in 2026. \nThis meeting is an opportunity to view the newly completed gallery and to hear about the major locomotive industry in Leeds and the important railway collection held by the Museum. \nProgramme \n11:00 am Assemble\, coffee\, and welcome \n11:30 am Michael Bailey –  The Leeds Locomotive Building Industry in the 19th Century \n12:30 pm John McGoldrick – The Leeds Railway Collection \n1:30 pm – Buffet Lunch \n2:15 pm – Group 1: Accompanied tour of the new locomotive gallery \n2:15 pm – Group 2: Opportunity to explore artefacts from the Leeds Museum Railway Collection \n3:15 pm – Groups swap over \n4:15 pm to museum close at 5:00 pm\, opportunity to explore the museum collection \nAbout the Speakers\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. \nJohn McGoldrick is Curator of Industrial History at Leeds Industrial Museum\, constantly seeking news ways of getting people excited about history and collections (LinkedIn). URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/the-locomotive-galleries-at-armley-mills-museum-by-michael-bailey-john-mcgoldrick/ LOCATION:SHEFFIELD Leeds Industrial Museum at Armley Mills\, Canal Rd\, Armley\, Leeds\, West Yorkshire\, LS12 2QF\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Shed Talks (Newcomen Online),UK - South Yorkshire Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/26-01-24_TheLocomotiveGalleriesatArmleyMillsMuseum_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - South Yorkshire Branch":MAILTO:meetings.syorks@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251215T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251215T200000 DTSTAMP:20260417T052014 CREATED:20250922T103222Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251208T162059Z UID:16573-1765825200-1765828800@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'Conservation Engineering – Repairs to the Camellia House at Wentworth Woodhouse & Keppel’s Column' by Gez Pegram DESCRIPTION:Photo Credit: Andrewrabbott licensed under Creative Commons \nJoining us IN PERSON – just turn up\, there’s no need to register\nJoining us on-line – Zoom ID: 860 9791 5034 \nThis is a joint meeting with the South Yorkshire Industrial History Society \nThis presentation will outline the restoration work undertaken at Wentworth Woodhouse and Keppel’s Column. \nThe £5 million restoration of Wentworth Woodhouse’s Camellia House involved repairing structural elements\, reinstating its glazed roof\, and incorporating modern energy-efficient technologies like ground-source heat pumps and underfloor heating. The project successfully transformed the derelict Grade II listed building into a tea house and event venue\, preserving the historic camellia plants while integrating contemporary design. \nKeppel’s Column in Rotherham was the subject of a major restoration project completed in 2022\, which addressed severe structural issues including cracking and stonework erosion\, and replaced the deteriorating internal staircase. The column was stabilized using a series of vertical and horizontal ties The severely broken internal staircase\, which had been a major structural issue\, was replaced with new metal treads that tie the inner and outer brick shafts together.  The missing rotating roof covering was reinstated to protect the column and its shaft\, and the metal railings on the cap were replaced to replicate original components. \nAbout the Speaker\nGez Pegram URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/conservation-engineering-repairs-to-the-camelia-house-at-wentworth-woodhouse-keppels-column-by-gez-pegram/ LOCATION:SHEFFIELD Kelham Island Museum\, Alma Street\, Sheffield\, South Yorkshire\, S3 8RG CATEGORIES:Shed Talks (Newcomen Online),UK - South Yorkshire Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/25-12-15_ConservationEngineering_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - South Yorkshire Branch":MAILTO:meetings.syorks@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251124T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251124T200000 DTSTAMP:20260417T052014 CREATED:20250922T102450Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251103T091008Z UID:16571-1764009000-1764014400@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'A short version of the long history of automation on the railways' by Felix Schmid DESCRIPTION:Joining us IN PERSON – just turn up\, there’s no need to register\nJoining us ON-LINE – click this zoom link \nThe presentation will commence by introducing very early mechanical systems\, including some that were used on waggonways 300 years ago. These were quite primitive but reduced the labour requirement\, e.g. by automating passing loops on tramways. \nThe automatic systems that came about in response to the Regulation of Railways Act 1889\, which made the railway much safer and also improved its economy\, will be discussed\, followed by the origins of the train stop and warning systems that came into operation in the early 20th century. The electronic safety and operational management systems instigated by computerisation\, where British Rail had a leading role\, will be reviewed. \nThe presentation will finish with some reflections on fully automated railways and the role of machine learning and what is often termed artificial intelligence. Throughout the talk\, the speaker will comment on the importance of including human skill and perception in automated systems for the railway. \nAbout the Speaker\nFelix Schmid is an Emeritus Professor of Railway Systems Engineering at the University of Birmingham and\, currently\, serves as the President of the Newcomen Society. \nHe has had a longstanding interest in railway systems and\, more particularly\, the automation of activities necessary for the safe and efficient operation of railways. Some automated systems support the work of people\, others are carrying out tasks without regular interactions with humans. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/a-short-version-of-the-long-history-of-automation-on-the-railways/ LOCATION:SHEFFIELD Kelham Island Museum\, Alma Street\, Sheffield\, South Yorkshire\, S3 8RG CATEGORIES:Shed Talks (Newcomen Online),UK - South Yorkshire Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/25-04-09_HistoryOfAutomationOnTheRailways_PICTOUSE_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - South Yorkshire Branch":MAILTO:meetings.syorks@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251027T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251027T200000 DTSTAMP:20260417T052014 CREATED:20250922T100729Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T145726Z UID:16569-1761589800-1761595200@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'New Maps of Hell: the first years of naval drones & anti-shipping guided missiles' by Dr Phil Judkins DESCRIPTION:Photo Credit: Public Domain via the US Federal Government \nJoining us IN PERSON – just turn up\, there’s no need to register\nJoining us on-line – Zoom ID: 819 9793 5066 \nIn the Black Sea\, Russia’s fleet has almost ceased to exist\, thanks to a weapon we think of as ultra-modern. Except it isn’t. The first naval drone was German; its first casualty was an Ipswich man\, and the year was 1917! \nDr Phil Judkins traces the history of naval drones and missiles\, and defences against them\, over the last century – a story with many surprises. In the Second World War\, Germany’s devices\, little recorded in history\, sank one battleship\, crippled two more\, sank one heavy cruiser and crippled two more; even less recorded is that Britain’s first response was using electric shavers to jam radio command signals. Not admitted for over 20 years was the biggest single loss of life at sea to US forces\, which occurred in an almost unknown battle between 40 German missiles and two US shipborne radio jammers. \nThe use of similar missiles is traced through the Falklands\, and then brought up to date with the rapid pace of development in the Ukraine\, and of British anti-drone devices such as DragonFire and the less romantically-named Ealing Project. \nThe lecture concludes with contemplation of the future of Britain’s naval carrier forces against the potential opposition of Chinese stealth Ju Tian drone ‘mother-ships’\, each capable of carrying sizeable drone swarms with an Artificial Intelligence (AI) capability thousands of miles before release. \nAbout the Speaker\nDr Phil Judkins’ love of industrial archaeology stems from his childhood playground being an abandoned Victorian waterworks\, with no Health and Safety to concern him! Cambridge’s Classical Archaeology course led to several years in ‘dirt archaeology’\, followed by a management career which ranged from the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment to the City of London. Phil then gave structure to his abiding interest of historic defence electronics through a Cranfield PhD in the history of radar\, and successive Fellowships at the UK’s Defence Academy and at Buckingham University’s Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies. \nHe currently chairs the Defence Electronics History Society and the Purbeck Radar Museum Trust\, in addition to serving on the Committee of the South Yorkshire Newcomen Society\, and lectures on defence topics throughout the UK\, Phil’s particular perspective is to present the role of electronics in conflict as seen by all the contending parties\, rather than from a single national perspective\, so that he welcomes collaboration with colleagues internationally. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/new-maps-of-hell-the-first-years-of-naval-drones-anti-shipping-guided-missiles-by-dr-phil-judkins/ LOCATION:SHEFFIELD Kelham Island Museum\, Alma Street\, Sheffield\, South Yorkshire\, S3 8RG CATEGORIES:Shed Talks (Newcomen Online),UK - South Yorkshire Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/25-10-27_NavalDronesAntiShippingGuidedMissiles_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - South Yorkshire Branch":MAILTO:meetings.syorks@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250929T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250929T200000 DTSTAMP:20260417T052014 CREATED:20250918T101145Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250919T150251Z UID:16551-1759170600-1759176000@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'The Development of the HF Transceiver' by Bob Harris DESCRIPTION:Image source: KNL \nJoining us IN PERSON – just turn up\, there’s no need to register\nClick on this zoom link to join on-line \nThe period from about 1970 to 1985 saw significant changes in the design and construction of high-frequency (HF) radio transceivers. Whilst this talk will focus on amateur radio transceivers\, the developments and changes also applied to commercial transceivers for the maritime and land mobile markets. \nBob Harris will cover the changes and set them in the context of the wider development of transmitters and receivers from Marconi onwards. The development of the technology\, the circuit design and the construction practices will all be examined and supported by relevant theory. \nThe reasons for the rise to dominance of the Japanese brands such as Icom\, Kenwood and Vertex will be discussed. \nAbout the Speaker\nBob Harris has held an amateur radio licence since 1971 and has gradually built up a collection of old radio transceivers. These are from the mid-1970s until the mid-1980s\, this period being one of significant technical change and innovation. \nProfessionally\, Bob has an MSc in Modern Electronics and a BEng in Electronic Engineering. After initially working in the steel industry\, he moved into teaching in further education. Latterly\, he taught electronics and telecommunications at Sheffield Hallam University for some 30 years until his retirement URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/the-development-of-the-hf-transceiver-by-bob-harris/ LOCATION:SHEFFIELD Kelham Island Museum\, Alma Street\, Sheffield\, South Yorkshire\, S3 8RG CATEGORIES:Shed Talks (Newcomen Online),UK - South Yorkshire Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/25-09-29_TheDevelopmentoftheHFTransceiver_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - South Yorkshire Branch":MAILTO:meetings.syorks@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250519T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250519T200000 DTSTAMP:20260417T052014 CREATED:20241029T111854Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241029T111854Z UID:15899-1747679400-1747684800@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'Went the day well? - We plan\, the Gods laugh: Success and Failure on D-Day' by Dr Phil Judkins DESCRIPTION:Joining us IN PERSON – just turn up\, there’s no need to register\nplease email meetings.syorks@newcomen.com for zoom link \nThe Allies’ success at D-Day paved the way for victory in Europe. The fighting in Normandy continued until August 1944\, when Paris was liberated. \nMany of the immediate strategic objectives of the landings were not achieved\, including the failure to capture any of the key towns. But D-Day was still a huge success. More than 160\,000 Allied troops and 6\,000 vehicles had crossed the Channel and established a foothold in France. \nAbout the Speaker\nDr Phil Judkins’ love of industrial archaeology stems from his childhood playground being an abandoned Victorian waterworks\, with no Health and Safety to concern him! Cambridge’s Classical Archaeology course led to several years in ‘dirt archaeology’\, followed by a management career which ranged from the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment to the City of London. Phil then gave structure to his abiding interest of historic defence electronics through a Cranfield PhD in the history of radar\, and successive Fellowships at the UK’s Defence Academy and at Buckingham University’s Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies. \nHe currently chairs the Defence Electronics History Society and the Purbeck Radar Museum Trust\, in addition to serving on the Committee of the South Yorkshire Newcomen Society\, and lectures on defence topics throughout the UK\, Phil’s particular perspective is to present the role of electronics in conflict as seen by all the contending parties\, rather than from a single national perspective\, so that he welcomes collaboration with colleagues internationally. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/went-the-day-well-we-plan-the-gods-laugh-success-and-failure-on-d-day-by-dr-phil-judkins/ LOCATION:SHEFFIELD Kelham Island Museum\, Alma Street\, Sheffield\, South Yorkshire\, S3 8RG CATEGORIES:Shed Talks (Newcomen Online),UK - South Yorkshire Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/25-05-19_SuccessAndFailureOnDDay_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - South Yorkshire Branch":MAILTO:meetings.syorks@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250428T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250428T200000 DTSTAMP:20260417T052014 CREATED:20241029T105710Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250326T104123Z UID:15896-1745865000-1745870400@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'The life of L.T.C Rolt' by Dr Victoria Owens DESCRIPTION:Joining us IN PERSON – just turn up\, there’s no need to register\nplease email meetings.syorks@newcomen.com for zoom link \nIn 1926\, Tom Rolt who was then sixteen years old\, abandoned his public school education. Having taken a job with a small firm of agricultural engineers\, he realised that he had found his life’s calling. But the way ahead was neither smooth nor easy. Having secured a premium apprenticeship\, the firm which took him on foundered and although he eventually qualified as a mechanical engineer\, the 1930s depression made it almost impossible to find regular employment. \nNothing daunted\, with the encouragement of his mysterious companion ‘Cara’\, he turned to writing. His literary career flourished alongside his association with the Vintage Sports Car Club\, the Inland Waterways Association and the Talyllyn Railway. Between his Inland Waterways Association and Talyllyn phases\, Angela\, his first wife\, left him to join Billy Smart’s Circus\, and Sonia –an actress-turned-boatwoman – would become his second wife. Over the course of his life\, he produced over thirty books\, their subject matters ranging from canals and railways to engineering biography; company histories; a collection of accomplished ghost stories and a topographical survey of Worcestershire. He also wrote polemics about the plight of the craftsman in a world which relied increasingly upon mass production. \nIn this book\, the first full-length biography of Tom Rolt and a complement to his auto-biographical Landscape trilogy\, Dr Victoria Owens draws upon his surviving letters and unpublished manuscripts to tell the story of the engineer-turned-writer who made Britain’s industrial past the stuff of enduring literature. \nAbout the Speaker\nA member of the Newcomen Society\, Dr Victoria Owens has worked in local government and the book trade. Now an independent scholar\, her book Lady Charlotte Guest – the exceptional life of a female industrialist was shortlisted for the 2021 Wales Book of the Year and won the non-fiction award. Her other publications include James Brindley and the Duke of Bridgewater: Canal Visionaries (Amberley Publishing 2015) and Aqueducts and Viaducts of Britain (Amberley Publishing 2019). \nVictoria’s latest publication\, The Life of L.T.C Tom Rolt\, came out in 2024. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/the-life-of-l-t-c-rolt-by-dr-victoria-owens/ LOCATION:SHEFFIELD Kelham Island Museum\, Alma Street\, Sheffield\, South Yorkshire\, S3 8RG CATEGORIES:Shed Talks (Newcomen Online),UK - South Yorkshire Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/25-04-28_TheLifeOfLTCRolt_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - South Yorkshire Branch":MAILTO:meetings.syorks@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250325T181500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250325T190000 DTSTAMP:20260417T052014 CREATED:20241029T125020Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250319T094322Z UID:15912-1742926500-1742929200@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:‘The Ken Barraclough Memorial Lecture - New discoveries of Sheffield industrial metallurgical history post Barraclough' by Ashley Tuck DESCRIPTION:Joining us IN PERSON – just turn up\, there’s no need to register.\nJoining us ON LINE – Zoom webinar ID 819 5707 3999\, Password SMEA 1894 \nThis is a joint meeting between the Sheffield Metallurgical and Engineering Association and the South Yorkshire Industrial History Society \nAshley Tuck from Wessex Archaeology will update us on progress that has been made in recent years. \nAbout the Speaker\nAshley Tuck is an archaeologist with over 20 years experience. He has been involved with research on Sheffield Castle since 2016 and led the field evaluation in 2018. Ashley began his career working as an excavator on industrial sites in Sheffield\, before widening his experience\, investigating sites of varying types and date using a broad spectrum of techniques. For a time\, Ashley led the Wessex Archaeology archiving team in Sheffield. \nHe has written a large number of archaeological reports and publications including the monograph for Hornsea Project One and contributing to the book Sheffield Castle: Archaeology\, Archives\, Regeneration\, 1927–2018. \nWith the work at the castle\, Ashley hopes to help tell the story of Sheffield and contribute to our emerging understanding of the identity of the modern city. As nothing is currently visible above ground it can be hard to remember the significance and size of the castle. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to understand this medieval power centre and to explore the castle and its iconic and transformative meaning for people today. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/the-ken-barraclough-memorial-lecture-new-discoveries-of-sheffield-industrial-metallurgical-history-post-barraclough-by-ashley-tuck/ LOCATION:SHEFFIELD Crowne Plaza Royal Victoria\, Victoria Station Road\, Sheffield\, South Yorkshire\, S4 7YE CATEGORIES:Shed Talks (Newcomen Online),UK - South Yorkshire Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/25-03-25_SheffieldIndustrialMetallurgicalHistory_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - South Yorkshire Branch":MAILTO:meetings.syorks@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250224T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250224T200000 DTSTAMP:20260417T052014 CREATED:20241029T103221Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241029T103221Z UID:15892-1740421800-1740427200@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'The Trinity House Story' by Julian Parkes DESCRIPTION:Joining us IN PERSON – just turn up\, there’s no need to register\nplease email meetings.syorks@newcomen.com for zoom link \nHave you ever wondered who looks after the major lighthouses around England\, Wales and the Channel Islands? How did they come to be there in the first place? \nIncorporated by Royal Charter by Henry Vlll in 1514\, Trinity House is today a vital part of Britain’s maritime community. In addition to owning and operating lighthouses\, lightvessels\, beacons and buoys to keep safe all mariners at sea around our shores\, Trinity House is called in to mark – and clear if required – wrecks\, help develop state of the art electronic navigation tools for vessels of all sizes to overcome the vulnerabilities of GPS\, and to act as Nautical Assessors in Admiralty Court cases. \nAdd to that a sizeable maritime fraternity which regularly advises on current maritime issues and future opportunities\, and a charitable side that donates in excess of £5m a year to worthy maritime causes\, and you start to get a picture of Trinity House. \nAbout the Speaker\nA Master Mariner\, Younger Brother at Trinity House and Fellow of the Nautical Institute\, Julian Parkes completed a traditional Merchant Navy deck apprenticeship\, when he served world-wide on a range of general cargo vessels. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/the-trinity-house-story-by-julian-parkes/ LOCATION:SHEFFIELD Kelham Island Museum\, Alma Street\, Sheffield\, South Yorkshire\, S3 8RG CATEGORIES:Shed Talks (Newcomen Online),UK - South Yorkshire Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/25-02-24_TheTrinityHouseStory_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - South Yorkshire Branch":MAILTO:meetings.syorks@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250127T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250127T200000 DTSTAMP:20260417T052014 CREATED:20241029T100110Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250120T152644Z UID:15889-1738002600-1738008000@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'The Background to the 1925 Stockton & Darlington Centenary Celebrations' by Les Turnbull DESCRIPTION:This is an in-person and on-line event – please sign up to this eventbrite link to register your attendance for either option \nThis is a joint meeting with the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers \nWhen the North Eastern Railway organised the 50th anniversary Jubilee celebration of the Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR) in 1875\, it elevated a largely colliery focussed railway to international status and created a fictitious narrative of history. \nUsing recently discovered archival and archaeological evidence\, the author argues for a different interpretation\, which gives more weight to the railways which had existed for more than 200 years before the opening of the S&DR. \nIt considers the ideas of William Thomas\, voiced in 1800\, for a novel railway system to transport not only minerals but also merchandise and people. Thomas’ ideas reached fruition at the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830\, which provided the model for other railways across the world. \nAbout the Speaker\nLes Turnbull graduated in history at Durham University and worked as a schoolmaster\, university lecturer and senior education adviser. Upon retirement he became a volunteer at NEIMME where now serves as a member of Council. \nLes has written several books on the history of mining and his particular interest\, the early railways of the Great Northern Coalfield. He is frequently called upon to lecture both within the region and beyond. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/the-background-to-the-1925-stockton-darlington-centenary-celebrations-by-les-turnbull/ LOCATION:NEWCASTLE Neville Hall\, Westgate Rd\, Newcastle upon Tyne\, Tyne & Wear\, NE1 1SE CATEGORIES:Shed Talks (Newcomen Online),UK - South Yorkshire Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/25-01-27_1925StocktonDarlingtonCentenaryCelebrations_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - South Yorkshire Branch":MAILTO:meetings.syorks@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241216T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241216T210000 DTSTAMP:20260417T052014 CREATED:20241028T171445Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241028T171709Z UID:15881-1734375600-1734382800@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'The Natural Gas Conversion Programme' by Russell Thomas DESCRIPTION:Joining us IN PERSON – just turn up\, there’s no need to register\nplease email meetings.syorks@newcomen.com for zoom link. \nThis is a joint meeting with the South Yorkshire Industrial History Society \nThe natural gas conversion program was a government-led initiative in the UK to transition the gas industry from town gas to natural gas between 1966 and 1977. \nGas users were faced with an ultimatum; switch to natural gas and accept the inconvenience of the changeover or choose another fuel source and absorb the resulting cost and disruption. It was regarded as one of the UK’s biggest post-war engineering projects. \nAbout the Speaker\nRussell Thomas is Technical Director of WSP in the UK and his wide ranging career has had a strong environmental and historical focus on the energy sector and gas in particular. Russell’s early career had a strong focus on addressing environmental legacy issues associated with the gas manufacturing industry\, through developing remediation systems. This work had an extensive research element which has been maintained throughout his career working with universities and academic institutions (e.g. the University of Strathclyde\, University of Manchester and the BGS) generating extensive journal publications. \nMore recent work has focused on heritage aspects of the industry including the understanding\, interpreting and reuse of former gasworks structures. Russell is media trained having featured in several TV programmes and has also been asked as an international expert to speak at overseas conferences. Another main area of interest is the energy transition\, trying to learn from the extensive history of the energy industry and gas in particular. \nRussell is currently managing a very interesting collaboration with the British Geological Survey. His main areas of research focus over the years have been the application of environmental forensics to tars\, bioaccessability of hydrocarbons\, remediation of heavy metals and furthering the understanding of microbial communities in gas production wastes and unconventional gases. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/the-natural-gas-conversion-programme-by-russell-thomas/ LOCATION:SHEFFIELD Kelham Island Museum\, Alma Street\, Sheffield\, South Yorkshire\, S3 8RG CATEGORIES:Shed Talks (Newcomen Online),UK - South Yorkshire Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/24-12-16_TheNaturalGasConversionProgramme_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - South Yorkshire Branch":MAILTO:meetings.syorks@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241125T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241125T200000 DTSTAMP:20260417T052014 CREATED:20241028T163104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241028T165258Z UID:15875-1732559400-1732564800@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'Sir Frank Whittle and Jet Propulsion: some oft repeated myths' by Dr Fred Starr DESCRIPTION:Joining us IN PERSON – just turn up\, there’s no need to register\nplease email meetings.syorks@newcomen.com for zoom link. \nRepeated statements that the development of the jet engine was held up by the shortcomings of high temperature alloys for turbine blades are without foundation. Frank Whittle\, given the funding\, could have had a jet engine prototype running by 1932-33 and the RAF could have been equipped with jet fighters by 1939. \nIt was unfortunate that Griffith (of Griffith Crack Fame) was so opposed to the jet engine principle\, probably because he saw this as a rival to his own weird turboprop ideas. Accordingly\, funding was withheld\, the Germans taking the lead. \nAbout the Speaker\nDr Fred Starr graduated as Metallurgist from Battersea College (now the University of Surrey) in 1966. After a short period\, training to be a shift engineer on a steam reforming plant at Hitchin\, he joined British Gas\, London Research Station\, in Fulham where he remained for 30 years. Initially he did failure investigation on steam reforming plants\, some of which included visits to the sites at Breakwater\, Plymouth\, and Seabank\, Bristol. In this respect\, a big regret was not knowing that the Newcomen Society used to meet at the Science Museum\, just up the road from where he worked in Fulham. \nMuch of Fred’s time at London Research was spent on materials for high temperature gasifiers. When this work terminated\, he came up with novel ideas for generating electricity using natural gas. This included the concept of incorporating a Stirling Engine within a gas boiler\, and the Closed Cycle Gas Turbine project. His deep interest in aircraft and aircraft engines and background in steam reforming were key to the success of the Closed Cycle Gas Turbine “demonstrator”. Privatisation killed real R&D\, and he left British Gas in 1996. Fred’s most important job after leaving British Gas was with the EU’s Joint Research Centre in the Netherlands\, where he did the basic design for a HYPOGEN plant making hydrogen from coal. Despite this\, he is extremely cynical about the hydrogen economy. \nFormally “retiring” in 2007\, Fred became an active member of the Newcomen Society. With the help of Bryan Lawton\, John Anning and Ed Marshall he got the Society to put on a conference on The Piston Engine Revolution (the development of the IC engine). Later on\, he came up with the Swords into Ploughshares conference (how WWI transformed British Engineering). URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/sir-frank-whittle-and-jet-propulsion-some-oft-repeated-myths-by-fred-starr/ LOCATION:SHEFFIELD Kelham Island Museum\, Alma Street\, Sheffield\, South Yorkshire\, S3 8RG CATEGORIES:Shed Talks (Newcomen Online),UK - South Yorkshire Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/24-11-25_SirFrankWhittleandJetPropulsion_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - South Yorkshire Branch":MAILTO:meetings.syorks@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241028T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241028T200000 DTSTAMP:20260417T052014 CREATED:20241028T120007Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241028T120007Z UID:15844-1730140200-1730145600@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'Technology and health: the history of the science behind the cure' by Dr Jenny Stephenson DESCRIPTION:Joining us IN PERSON – just turn up\, there’s no need to register.\nJoining us ON LINE – Meeting ID – 840 6763 5852 \nDr Jenny Stephenson will be covering the medical history of some of the common treatments and procedures we know today\, asking which represent groundbreaking changes and which have remained much the same over decades\, and why. \nAbout the Speaker\nDr Jenny Stephenson was a GP until recently when she left the Practice after 40 years service. Her interest in history has led to a Diploma in Medical History and quite a few talks delivered locally\, to raise money for charity. \nJenny has written two relevant books for this talk. One is about the history of General Practice and the other is about the evolving relationship through the history of pharmacists and doctors. All proceeds go towards local charities. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/technology-and-health-the-history-of-the-science-behind-the-cure-by-dr-jenny-stephenson/ LOCATION:SHEFFIELD Kelham Island Museum\, Alma Street\, Sheffield\, South Yorkshire\, S3 8RG CATEGORIES:Shed Talks (Newcomen Online),UK - South Yorkshire Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/24-10-28_TechnologyAndHealthThe-historyOfTheScienceBehindTheCure_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - South Yorkshire Branch":MAILTO:meetings.syorks@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240520T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240520T201500 DTSTAMP:20260417T052014 CREATED:20231002T154959Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231009T110444Z UID:12762-1716229800-1716236100@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'The Steel Bakers of Rotherham' by David Eaton & John Anning DESCRIPTION:Joining us IN PERSON – just turn up\, there’s no need to register.\nJoining us ON LINE – please email meetings.syorks@newcomen.com for zoom link. \nJohn Anning\, a great-grandson of John Baker (1843-1904)\, will outline the history of the Baker family and will describe “Tiny Tim”\, the large Glasgow-made hybrid steam/drop hammer\, purchased from the Darlington Forge in 1906. Saved from demolition in 1965\, it now forms the entry arch to Beamish Industrial Museum. \nDavid Eaton will give an overview of the company’s history: its railway products\, technical achievements and its steelmaking and processing facilities including the innovative axle – forging plant. He will also briefly describe the armaments work undertaken during WW1 and WW2. \nAbout the Speakers\nDavid Eaton is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers\, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts\, and a Freeman of the City of London. He is a Council Member of the Newcomen Society\, a Trustee of the Ken Hawley Collection Trust and the South Yorkshire Trades Historical Trust Limited and is the current chairman of the South Yorkshire Centre of the Newcomen Society. David retired in 2006 from Sheffield Hallam University as Director of the School of Engineering\, a post he held for 12 years. \nJohn Anning is a great grandson of John Baker of Rotherham. After a successful business career in engineering\, he now enjoys  his lifelong interest in engineering history\, particularly railways\, machine tools and internal combustion engines. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/the-steel-bakers-of-rotherham-by-david-eaton-john-anning/ LOCATION:SHEFFIELD Kelham Island Museum\, Alma Street\, Sheffield\, South Yorkshire\, S3 8RG CATEGORIES:Newcomen Online Lecture,UK - South Yorkshire Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/24-05-20_TheSteelBakersOfRotherham_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - South Yorkshire Branch":MAILTO:meetings.syorks@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240422T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240422T201500 DTSTAMP:20260417T052014 CREATED:20231002T152533Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231009T110231Z UID:12759-1713810600-1713816900@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'You’ll Believe a Man can Fly' by Dr Phil Judkins DESCRIPTION:Joining us IN PERSON – just turn up\, there’s no need to register.\nJoining us ON LINE – please email meetings.syorks@newcomen.com for zoom link. \nSherburn-in-Elmet airfield\, 1942-4\, and the Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment are trialling unpowered rotary wings on jeeps and trucks\, transatlantic glider tows\, and similar remarkably inventive ways of taking warriors to battle. \nDr Phil Judkins describes their experiments from the sane and sensible through the weird and wonderful to the downright dangerous\, to Allied troops rather than the enemy! \nAbout the Speaker\nDr Phil Judkins’ love of industrial archaeology stems from his childhood playground being an abandoned Victorian waterworks\, with no Health and Safety to concern him! Cambridge’s Classical Archaeology course led to several years in ‘dirt archaeology’\, followed by a management career which ranged from the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment to the City of London. Phil then gave structure to his abiding interest of historic defence electronics through a Cranfield PhD in the history of radar\, and successive Fellowships at the UK’s Defence Academy and at Buckingham University’s Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies. \nHe currently chairs the Defence Electronics History Society and the Purbeck Radar Museum Trust\, in addition to serving on the Committee of the South Yorkshire Newcomen Society\, and lectures on defence topics throughout the UK\, Phil’s particular perspective is to present the role of electronics in conflict as seen by all the contending parties\, rather than from a single national perspective\, so that he welcomes collaboration with colleagues internationally. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/youll-believe-a-man-can-fly-by-dr-phil-judkins/ LOCATION:SHEFFIELD Kelham Island Museum\, Alma Street\, Sheffield\, South Yorkshire\, S3 8RG CATEGORIES:Newcomen Online Lecture,UK - South Yorkshire Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/24-04-22_YoullBelieveAManCanFly_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - South Yorkshire Branch":MAILTO:meetings.syorks@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240326T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240326T191500 DTSTAMP:20260417T052015 CREATED:20231002T145749Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231009T103951Z UID:12756-1711477800-1711480500@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'The Ken Barraclough Memorial Lecture - The Beauty of Steel Project' by Viktor Mácha DESCRIPTION:Joining us IN PERSON – just turn up\, there’s no need to register.\nJoining us ON LINE – please email meetings.syorks@newcomen.com for zoom link. \nThis is a joint meeting with the Sheffield Metallurgical and Engineering Association \nWe are very fortunate this year to have Viktor Mácha of Viktor Mácha Industrial Photography\, to deliver the Barraclough lecture which he has intriguingly entitled: The Beauty of Steel Project. \nThe Members Dinner will take place after the lecture. Details will be available in the New Year. \nAbout the Speaker\nViktor Mácha (1984) comes from Prague where he attended Theology and Religious Studies at Charles University. Since 2006\, he has been travelling around the world at his own expense\, documenting the heavy industrial sites such as iron works\, steel works\, rolling mills\, forges\, foundries and coke plants. Currently his archive comprises of several hundred mills stretching from the American Midwest to the Asian part of Russian Urals. \nThe only aim of these photographs is to objectively document the technological processes connected with steel making and shaping. \nIt is possible that our generation will be one of the last to experience the fascinating world of dark\, rumbling factories. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/the-ken-barraclough-memorial-lecture-the-beauty-of-steel-project-by-viktor-macha/ LOCATION:SHEFFIELD Crowne Plaza Royal Victoria\, Victoria Station Road\, Sheffield\, South Yorkshire\, S4 7YE CATEGORIES:Newcomen Online Lecture,UK - South Yorkshire Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/24-03-26_KenBarracloughMemorialLecture_BeautyOfSteel_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - South Yorkshire Branch":MAILTO:meetings.syorks@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240219T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240219T201500 DTSTAMP:20260417T052015 CREATED:20231002T142852Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240213T102911Z UID:12752-1708367400-1708373700@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'Progress in Design and Manufacture: The Steam Locomotive 1825-1830' by Dr Michael Bailey DESCRIPTION:Joining us IN PERSON – just turn up\, there’s no need to register.\nJoining us ON LINE – to book an online place\, please visit: Book A Ticket. Zoom link will be sent out to those who have booked on weekend of 17/18th February \nRobert Stephenson & Co. of Newcastle on Tyne was set up to manufacture equipment for the emerging railway industry\, particularly locomotives\, in 1823. The company developed the locomotive\, already successfully operated at Killingworth and Hetton Collieries\, for ever-more demanding duties on the earliest steam operated public railways. \nGiant strides were made in improving design\, materials and manufacturing techniques before the ‘Stephenson’ form of locomotive was developed\, suitable for main line operation on the Liverpool & Manchester and other early main line railways in Britain\, Europe and the United States.\n \nAbout the Speaker\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/progress-in-design-and-manufacture-the-steam-locomotive-1825-1830-by-dr-michael-bailey/ LOCATION:SHEFFIELD Kelham Island Museum\, Alma Street\, Sheffield\, South Yorkshire\, S3 8RG CATEGORIES:Newcomen Online Lecture,UK - South Yorkshire Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/24-02-19_RobertStephensonSteamLocomotive_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - South Yorkshire Branch":MAILTO:meetings.syorks@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240122T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240122T201500 DTSTAMP:20260417T052015 CREATED:20231002T135254Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240115T112548Z UID:12748-1705948200-1705954500@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'Inspired By British Inventions: Joseph von Baader's Innovations' by Michael Eckert DESCRIPTION:ON LINE event only – please visit this Zoom link: 82824786912 shortly before the meeting \nJoseph von Baader’s (1763-1835) Technological Innovations in Bavaria From Hydraulic Machinery to Gas Light \nThe speaker will be joining us on-line from Munich. \nBavaria offered little incentives for the new industrial age around 1800. Yet – due to the activities of the entrepreneurial scientist Joseph von Baader – the Industrial Revolution became manifest in Bavaria at least marginally in the form of hydraulic machinery\, steam engines\, gas light and other novel technologies. Baader’s innovations were inspired by extended sojourns in Great Britain where he had visited James Watt‘s steam engines\, John Wilkinson‘s iron works and other industrial sites. \nUnlike the breeding grounds of the Industrial Revolution in England and Scotland\, however\, the Bavarian sites and circumstances for the realization of new technological inventions were unusual. Baader used the transformation of the Nymphenburg castle park in Munich from the Baroque into the then fashionable English landscape garden as an opportunity to install new pumps for powerful fountain jets. The castle park also served him as a proving ground for the demonstration of other new technologies (transportation systems\, steam engines and gas light). \nThis presentation will illustrate Baader’s activities by authentic documents\, drawings\, photographs and videos. The fountains at Nymphenburg are still driven by Baader’s hydraulic machinery which can be observed in operation at the original site. \nAbout the Speaker\nMichael Eckert currently works at the Forschungsinstitut Deutsches Museum where he undertakes research into Quantum Physics\, Theoretical Physics and Fluid Dynamics. His current project is on the history of turbulence. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/inspired-by-british-inventions-joseph-von-baaders-innovations-by-michael-eckert/ LOCATION:SHEFFIELD Kelham Island Museum\, Alma Street\, Sheffield\, South Yorkshire\, S3 8RG CATEGORIES:Newcomen Online Lecture,UK - South Yorkshire Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/24-01-22_JosephVonBaaderInnovations.1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - South Yorkshire Branch":MAILTO:meetings.syorks@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231211T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231211T201500 DTSTAMP:20260417T052015 CREATED:20231002T132829Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231205T091443Z UID:12745-1702319400-1702325700@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'RAF Finningley in the Cold War' by Roger Thomas DESCRIPTION:Joining us IN PERSON – just turn up\, there’s no need to register.\nJoining us ON LINE – please click on this Zoom link. \nThis is a joint meeting with the South Yorkshire Industrial History Society \nRAF Finningley occupies an area of some 864 acres and was built in several phases from 1916\, then in 1936 and finally in 1994. Most of the older airfield buildings are built to ‘standard’ Air Ministry Works and Buildings Department designs\, constructed in a well-proportioned Neo-Georgian style\, typical of the RAF Expansion Schemes of the 1930s. During the Second World War\, a variety of structures were added to the site to improve its operational efficiency; these included three asphalt surfaced concrete runways\, a perimeter track\, frying-pan aircraft dispersals\, emergency water supply (EWS) fire pools\, air raid shelters\, blast shelters\, dual-purpose gun posts\, a two-bay turret trainer\, and additional bomb storage capacity. \nDuring the mid to late 1950s\, substantial work was carried out to up-grade the airfield to operate the Avro Vulcan ‘V’ Bombers. This work included the construction of a new 3\,000-yard-long runway (02/20)\, a Type B1 Unit Store (nuclear weapons store)\, a new Vertical Split air traffic control building (control tower)\, four aircraft dispersals\, a flight simulator building and an operations & briefing block. Once the Quick Reaction Alert nuclear role was transferred to the Royal Navy\, the airfield gained a primary training role with the construction of an Air Electronics\, Engineer and Loadmaster School (AEE&LS)\, and an Air Navigation School. The RAF finally severed its association with Finningley in 1995\, because of the ending of the Cold War. \nFollowing the closure of Doncaster City Airport\, Finningley was re-opened as Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport and the first commercial flight took off on the 28th April 2005. The airport closed in November 2022\, since when Doncaster Council has continued to pursue ways of re-opening the airport. During its period as a commercial airport\, many of the original ‘technical site’ buildings have been removed and new ones built\, making it much harder to understand the site. This presentation aims to discuss the buildings and the associated technologies that they were designed to house\, with an emphasis placed upon the Second World War and the Cold War. \nAbout the Speaker\nRoger Thomas is the former Military Support Officer of English Heritage (EH). His interest in military architecture grew during the 1970s when he assisted Henry Wills in gathering data on pillboxes\, and in 1979\, he became a member of the Fortress Study Group (FSG). He joined the staff of the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME) in 1987\, working as an architectural photographer and buildings surveyor based at York\, working alongside the Threatened Buildings team. Seven years later he became RCHME’s Military Recording Officer\, also working closely with the Defence Estates Organisation; providing advice on military architecture\, equipment\, weaponry\, and history. \nIn 1992\, Roger was part of the FSG’s Holderness Pilot Study\, which in turn led to his involvement in the establishment of the Council for British Archaeology’s ‘Defence of Britain Project’. Following the merger of RCHME and English Heritage in 2000 he became the Military Support Officer\, a role that was abolished twelve years later\, as a result of re-structuring. Since then he has worked as an Assistant Listing Adviser (North) in Historic England’s North-east and Yorkshire listing team\, based at York. \nRoger is a member of Cadw’s Welsh Conflict Archaeology Advisory Panel (WelCAAP)\, a trustee of the Dyfed Archaeological Trust\, and of the Chapel Bay Fort and Museum Trust\, and is a member of the Cambrian Archaeological Association. He has authored\, co-authored\, and illustrated several books\, including: Cold War\, Building for Nuclear Confrontation 1946-1989; War Art – Murals and Graffiti – Military Life\, Power and Subversion; 20th Century Defences in Britain; and The Home Front in Britain 1914-18. He has also written numerous reports\, articles\, and guidebooks on military subjects\, including York Cold War Bunker; Survey of 19th and 20th Century Military Buildings of Pembrokeshire; and Historic Buildings Report – RAF Finningley. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/raf-finningley-in-the-cold-war-by-roger-thomas/ LOCATION:SHEFFIELD Kelham Island Museum\, Alma Street\, Sheffield\, South Yorkshire\, S3 8RG CATEGORIES:Newcomen Online Lecture,UK - South Yorkshire Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/23-12-11_RAFFinningleyInTheColdWar_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - South Yorkshire Branch":MAILTO:meetings.syorks@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231120T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231120T201500 DTSTAMP:20260417T052015 CREATED:20231002T115845Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231009T102232Z UID:12743-1700488800-1700511300@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'The Development of Parsons Gas Turbines' by Geoff Horseman DESCRIPTION:Joining us IN PERSON – just turn up\, there’s no need to register.\nJoining us ON LINE – please email meetings.syorks@newcomen.com for zoom link. \n2:30pm – 16:15pm – The UK’s first industrial gas turbine \nThe UK’s first industrial gas turbine was developed by CA Parsons & Co beginning in the 1930s. The machine ran for the first time in 1945. All of the key elements: compressor\, turbine\, combustion chamber\, exhaust heat exchanger and control technology were developed by CA Parsons & Co Ltd independently. The unit had to use the fuel available in WWII i.e. pool oil\, and was used to investigate the viability of operation on residual fuel oil and pulverised coal. Geoff Horseman\, formerly Chief Turbine Engineer at Siemens CA Parsons Works\, will tell the story of this machine using information and photos from the original development files. \n6:30pm – 20:15pm – Parsons first gas turbine-generator: the Dunston ‘A’ unit of 1948 \nIn 1945\, CA Parsons & Co constructed the UK’s first industrial gas turbine in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. It was an immediate success. It was followed by an order in 1948 for one of the first gas turbine-generators for use at a British power station. This was a 15 MW unit for Dunston ‘A’ power station in Gateshead. \nThis machine had to achieve an efficiency comparable with the best steam power plants then entering service\, it had to operate for a life of at least 100\,000 running hours and yet still had to provide all of the benefits of gas turbines eg fast starting. The available materials allowed a firing temperature of just 650oC if this service life was to be achieved and the stresses in the major parts had to be just 25% of those permitted in jet engines of the day. This resulted in an arrangement with three compressors with intercooling between each stage driven by one HP and two LP turbines with reheat at entry to both LP turbines and exhaust heat recovery. \nThe low firing temperature resulted in a complex arrangement but it achieved a satisfactory efficiency and proved to be a key step towards the simpler\, more efficient\, more capable high temperature gas turbine-generators of today. \nAbout the Speaker\nGeoff Horseman was formerly Chief Turbine Engineer at Siemens CA Parsons Works. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/the-development-of-parsons-gas-turbines-by-geoff-horseman/ LOCATION:SHEFFIELD Kelham Island Museum\, Alma Street\, Sheffield\, South Yorkshire\, S3 8RG CATEGORIES:Newcomen Online Lecture,UK - South Yorkshire Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/23-11-20_ParsonsGasTurbines_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - South Yorkshire Branch":MAILTO:meetings.syorks@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231030T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231030T201500 DTSTAMP:20260417T052015 CREATED:20231002T114404Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231009T101738Z UID:12741-1698690600-1698696900@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'RAF Planes that won the Battle of Britain were built on German Machinery' by Dr Jonathan Aylen DESCRIPTION:Joining us IN PERSON – just turn up\, there’s no need to register.\nJoining us ON LINE – please email meetings.syorks@newcomen.com for zoom link. \nWhy the Jewish Refugee Engineer\, Ludwig Loewy was crucial to Britain \nRAF planes for the Battle of Britain used new technology for aircraft construction and more powerful engines. But the light alloys used to build them were manufactured on German machinery. Dr Jonathan Aylen tells the compelling story of Ludwig Loewy\, a refugee Jewish engineer who fled from the Nazis and brought the crucial light-metals technology needed for rearmament from Germany to Britain in 1936. \nLoewy is a familiar name in Sheffield as the mill builder Davy-United changed their name to Davy-Loewy following merger with Loewy's company based in Poole\, Dorset. Less well known is the huge contribution of Ludwig Loewy to the development of the Chesterfield Tube Company\, particularly their Heavy Tube Department which made boiler and condenser tubes for naval warships during the Second World War. \nAbout the Speaker\nDr Jonathan Aylen is immediate Past-President of the Newcomen Society and Honorary Senior Research Fellow in the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research within Manchester Business School at the University of Manchester. A former economist\, he now specialises in innovation management and environmental management. For the past decade he has also undertaken historical research. \nDr Aylen has contributed papers to the Newcomen Society’s International Journal of the History of Engineering and Technology on the transfer of steel technology from the USA to Wales\, on early process control computers and on weapons design and development\, including the Bloodhound Guided missile and the Blue Danube bomb. \nDr Aylen has travelled widely throughout the world steel industry\, given advice to international bodies and governments on steel issues and commented frequently on television and radio. He recently published a book with Ruggero Ranieri\, Ribbon of Fire\, on how the wide strip mill for steel came to Europe from the USA. \nJonathan’s current research focuses on Cold War technology and\, in particular\, the use of American TOPS computer software by British Rail in the 1970’s. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/raf-planes-that-won-the-battle-of-britain-were-built-on-german-machinery-by-dr-jonathan-aylen-3/ LOCATION:SHEFFIELD Kelham Island Museum\, Alma Street\, Sheffield\, South Yorkshire\, S3 8RG CATEGORIES:Newcomen Online Lecture,UK - South Yorkshire Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/23-12-13_RAFPlanesThatWonBattleOfBritain_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - South Yorkshire Branch":MAILTO:meetings.syorks@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230925T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230925T203000 DTSTAMP:20260417T052015 CREATED:20230916T111930Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230916T111930Z UID:12715-1695666600-1695673800@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'The River Don Engine' by Greg Harris DESCRIPTION:This event is both an in-person and on-line event. Sign up link coming soon. \nBuilt by Davy Brothers in 1904 to drive the armour plate rolling mill at Charles Cammell's Grimesthorpe works\, the River Don engine is the last surviving example of four 12\,000 hp (8.9 MW) rapid reversing engines constructed to the same design. \nThe talk will explore the history of the engine through stories and facts\, including photographs\, working drawings\, and a 3D computer model. These show the engine and rolling mill at work at Cammell Lairds from 1913 and subsequently at River Don in the 1950s\, 60s\, and 70s. The engine's move to and restoration at Kelham Island in 1978 and again after the 2018 flood will be described and the development of the 3D virtual model of the engine created for the museum by the speaker will be outlined. \nAbout the Speaker\nIn 1989 Greg attended Parkwood Art College in Sheffield to study Art and Design. He obtained an NVQ in Auto Cad and then achieved his H.N.D at Norton College. Out of the blue he received a phone call from a small games company in Sheffield offering him a job. He really enjoyed the work and found like-minded people to work with. He also got the chance to work with game pioneers and learnt to use 3Ds Max which helped him to produce the virtual model for Kelham Island Museum of the River Don Engine which he will discuss. \nAfter finishing off working with games in 2012\, Greg became a self-employed artist and went on to produce a large range of illustrations depicting Sheffield past and present which is on sale in local galleries & museums throughout Sheffield. He also designed the mural for the Special Olympics held in Sheffield 2017 which was displayed on Pond Street and was invited onto Radio Sheffield to talk about creating the mural. Greg also sculpts\, as well as volunteering at Kelham and the Lowedges Community Centre\, supporting the craft group. \nSign Up For This Event Here (pending) URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/the-river-don-engine-by-greg-harris/ LOCATION:SHEFFIELD Kelham Island Museum\, Alma Street\, Sheffield\, South Yorkshire\, S3 8RG CATEGORIES:Newcomen Online Lecture,UK - South Yorkshire Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/23-09-25_TheRiverDonEngine_1920x1280.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - South Yorkshire Branch":MAILTO:meetings.syorks@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230522T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230522T203000 DTSTAMP:20260417T052015 CREATED:20220801T211634Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230510T084020Z UID:10677-1684780200-1684787400@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'Warships to Spaceships - The Life & Work of Sir Barnes Wallis' by Chris Henderson DESCRIPTION:Joining us IN PERSON – just turn up\, there is no need to register\nJoining us ONLINE- please use this Zoom Link which will be live from 6:00 pm and you may need the details below to log in: \nMeeting ID: 834 8913 6970\nPasscode: 967941 \nLeaving school without any qualifications\, Barnes Wallis pursued his ambition to be an engineer and went on to become one of Britain’s greatest inventors. Known best for his invention and development of the ‘bouncing bomb‘ used by 617 Squadron to attack the Ruhr dams\, Barnes Wallis’ career spanned over six decades working on warships\, airships\, aircraft\, weapons and even a connection with the first manned spaceflight to the Moon. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/warships-to-spaceships-the-life-work-of-sir-barnes-wallis-by-chris-henderson/ LOCATION:SHEFFIELD Kelham Island Museum\, Alma Street\, Sheffield\, South Yorkshire\, S3 8RG CATEGORIES:UK - South Yorkshire Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/23-05-22_WarshipsToSpaceships_LifeAndWorkOfSirBarnesWallis_1920x1080.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - South Yorkshire Branch":MAILTO:meetings.syorks@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230424T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230424T203000 DTSTAMP:20260417T052015 CREATED:20220801T211037Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230421T091117Z UID:10673-1682361000-1682368200@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'Lady Charlotte Guest and Dowlais Ironworks' by Victoria Owens DESCRIPTION:Joining us IN PERSON – just turn up\, there is no need to register\nJoining us ONLINE- please use this Zoom Link which will be live from about 6:00 pm \nDr Victoria Owens examines how a pioneering businesswoman came to head the world’s largest ironworks. \nWhen impoverished aristocrat Lady Charlotte Bertie married wealthy Welsh ironmaster John Guest of Dowlais in 1833\, her relatives looked on with dismay. Yet despite their vast difference of background and age\, over their nineteen-year long marriage\, husband and wife enjoyed great happiness and much adventure. There would be ten children and while John built up an immense commercial empire\, Charlotte championed Welsh culture. \nCrucially\, she taught herself John’s business from the inside. Over the years\, she made the keenest observation of iron production\, the fluctuations of the trade and the engineering innovations that touched upon its developments. When John died in 1852\, she was therefore uniquely well-placed to succeed him as head of the works – a remarkable position for a Victorian woman. Not only did she endeavour to introduce reforms\, but also – rather to her dismay – had to weather a potentially destructive strike. But success came at a price and with her star in the ascendant\, Lady Charlotte suddenly chose to abandon all\, leave Wales and marry her sons’ tutor! \nThis presentation (& Victoria’s book on the subject) traces the ardent\, creative years of her first marriage\, explores her determination – widowed – to preserve John’s legacy\, and observes her growing devotion to her second husband\, the scholarly Charles Schreiber. \nWe would like to congratulate Victoria on winning the 2021 Wales Book of the Year Non-fiction Award for her book Lady Charlotte Guest – the exceptional life of a female industrialist and copies will be available at the meeting. \nAbout The Lecturer\nA member of the Newcomen Society\, Dr Victoria Owens has worked in local government and the book trade. Now an independent scholar\, her book Lady Charlotte Guest – the exceptional life of a female industrialist was shortlisted for the 2021 Wales Book of the Year and won the non-fiction award. Her other publications include James Brindley and the Duke of Bridgewater: Canal Visionaries (Amberley Publishing 2015) and Aqueducts and Viaducts of Britain (Amberley Publishing 2019). She is currently working on a life of L.T.C Tom Rolt\, to be published in 2024. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/lady-charlotte-guest-and-dowlais-ironworks-by-victoria-owens/ LOCATION:SHEFFIELD Kelham Island Museum\, Alma Street\, Sheffield\, South Yorkshire\, S3 8RG CATEGORIES:Newcomen Online Lecture,UK - South Yorkshire Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/LadyCharlotteGuest_900x506.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - South Yorkshire Branch":MAILTO:meetings.syorks@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230321T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230321T200000 DTSTAMP:20260417T052015 CREATED:20220927T104247Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T143219Z UID:10736-1679421600-1679428800@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:Ken Barraclough Memorial Lecture : 'How Alloy Steel came to serve the Engineer' by Dr David Dulieu DESCRIPTION:The Ken Barraclough Memorial Lecture & Dinner\nPresented by Dr. David Dulieu\, this is a joint talk with the Sheffield Metallurgical & Engineering Association – SMEA and the South Yorkshire Industrial History Society – ( SYIHS ) \nPlease arrive at 5.30pm to be ready and settled for the start of the lecture. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/ken-barraclough-memorial-lecture-how-alloy-steel-came-to-serve-the-engineer-by-dr-david-duliieu/ LOCATION:SHEFFIELD Crowne Plaza Royal Victoria\, Victoria Station Road\, Sheffield\, South Yorkshire\, S4 7YE CATEGORIES:UK - South Yorkshire Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/23-03-21_HowAlloySteelCameToServeTheEngineer_1920x1080.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - South Yorkshire Branch":MAILTO:meetings.syorks@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230220T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230220T203000 DTSTAMP:20260417T052015 CREATED:20220801T203133Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230215T112127Z UID:10657-1676917800-1676925000@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'Women in Electrical and Electronic Engineering' by Dr Nina Baker DESCRIPTION:Joining us IN PERSON – just turn up\, there is no need to register\nJoining us ONLINE-  please visit the lecture’s zoom link which will be live from about 6:00 pm on the 20th Feb. \nThis presentation will remind us of contributions by women to the science\, practice and application of electrical power and electronics from the late Victorian era to the Cold War. The story will start with arc lamps\, take in the coming of electrification to the UK and women’s key part in that process\, and conclude with some examples of women at the forefront of missile and rocket guidance developments in the Cold War period. \nAbout The Lecturer\nDr Nina Baker is an independent engineering historian specializing in the history of women in engineering. Nina has had a varied career and on leaving school\, she became a merchant navy deck officer\, before taking an engineering design degree in her 30s\, from the University of Warwick. She then gained a PhD in concrete durability from the University of Liverpool. She has lived with her family in Glasgow since 1989\, working in a variety of roles – a materials lecturer in further education\, a research administrator and\, until 2017\, an elected city councillor. Now retired\, her interest in promoting STEM careers for girls has led her to become an independent researcher\, mainly specializing in the history of women in engineering. She is Deacon of the Incorporation of Hammermen of Glasgow for 2022-2023. \nAbout The Venue\nThe meeting will start at the usual time of 6:30 pm and tea and coffee will be available from 6:00 pm. We look forward to welcoming you to what will be an interesting talk and discussion. \nAll Newcomen meetings are free and open to all and there is no need to book seats in advance. \nPlease Note:-  The parking arrangements at the Museum have changed and the car park adjacent to the river is now closed and is being used by the Museum Cafe and Bar as an outdoor seating area.  Details of the new parking arrangements can be found here. URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/women-in-electrical-and-electronic-engineering-by-nina-baker/ LOCATION:SHEFFIELD Kelham Island Museum\, Alma Street\, Sheffield\, South Yorkshire\, S3 8RG CATEGORIES:UK - South Yorkshire Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/23-02-20_WomenInElectricalAndElectronicEngineering_1920x1080.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - South Yorkshire Branch":MAILTO:meetings.syorks@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230123T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230123T203000 DTSTAMP:20260417T052015 CREATED:20220801T081934Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220913T084852Z UID:10649-1674498600-1674505800@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'Things that go "Bang" in the Night' : A Short History of Industrial Explosives by Ian McKay DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/things-that-go-bang-in-the-night-a-short-history-of-industrial-explosives-by-ian-mckay/ LOCATION:SHEFFIELD Kelham Island Museum\, Alma Street\, Sheffield\, South Yorkshire\, S3 8RG CATEGORIES:UK - South Yorkshire Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/23-01-23_AShortHistoryOfIndustrialExplosives_1920x1080.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - South Yorkshire Branch":MAILTO:meetings.syorks@newcomen.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221212T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221212T203000 DTSTAMP:20260417T052015 CREATED:20220731T145513Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221209T122759Z UID:10630-1670871600-1670877000@www.newcomen.com SUMMARY:'John Smeaton and the Calder Navigation' by Lesley Taylor & Shirley Levons DESCRIPTION:This is a joint meeting with South Yorkshire Industrial History Society (SYIHS) \nAvailable both in-person and online. \nJoining us IN PERSON – just turn up\, there is no need to register\nJoining us ONLINE-  please use the Zoom Link below which will be live from about 6:30 pm on the 12th Dec. \nIf you wish to join us online the Zoom link is:- https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83188182714?pwd=MzREdldqaGN3UHAxeXBzVEdqeGlXdz09\nMeeting ID: 831 8818 2714\nPasscode: 562408 \nThe meeting will start at a slightly later time of 7:00 pm and tea and coffee will be available from 6:00 pm. We look forward to welcoming you to what will be an interesting talk and discussion. \nThis talk will explore the background to the factors that lead to the River Calder being made navigable above Wakefield\, and will cover the first four years of construction\,1760-63\, when John Smeaton\, the engineer-in-chief wrote a weekly journal. This has been used as the basis of the talk (and our book) in combination with many other source materials such as plans\, letters\, minutes\, accounts\, Acts of Parliament and Parliamentary Journals. \nIt will outline the many years before the scheme gained Parliamentary approval\, the people who drove the scheme forward\, and the conflicts and disappointments they faced. The practical requirements will be brought into sharp focus: the planning\, negotiating and financing\, and the sourcing of labour\, materials and equipment. As the work gradually progressed the story is often of difficulties faced on this volatile river and the disagreements which these setbacks caused. \nAbout The Lecturers\nLesley Taylor and Shirley Levon are local historians from Wakefield with a shared interest in the eighteenth century. Upon retirement from teaching Lesley studied for an MA in local history at York University focusing on Wakefield in the eighteenth century. Shirley was a teacher who had researched her own family history for many years\, but on retirement over twenty years ago became interested in local history\, and the collaboration with Lesley developed. In 2014 they published a book based on the letters of two women who lived in Wakefield in the eighteenth century. Involvement in a project about Wakefield Waterfront led to the discovery of Smeatons’ Journal\, and after considerable research\, they based their recent book on the subject. \nAbout The Venue\nPlease Note:-  The parking arrangements at the Museum have changed and the car park adjacent to the river is now closed and is being used by the Museum Cafe and Bar as an outdoor seating area.  Details of the new parking arrangements can be found at http://www.simt.co.uk/kelham-island-museum/plan-your-visit URL:https://www.newcomen.com/activity/john-smeaton-and-the-calder-navigation-by-lesley-taylor-shirley-levons/ LOCATION:SHEFFIELD Kelham Island Museum\, Alma Street\, Sheffield\, South Yorkshire\, S3 8RG CATEGORIES:Newcomen Online Lecture,UK - South Yorkshire Branch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.newcomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/22-12-12_JohnSmeatonAndTheCalderNavigation_1920x1080.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcomen - South Yorkshire Branch":MAILTO:meetings.syorks@newcomen.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR