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  • May 2025
  • Wed 7
    The Birmingham Rule Trade
    May 7 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

    ‘From craftsman’s bench to factory floor: the Birmingham Rule Trade 1750-1920’ by David Bryden

    BIRMINGHAM Think Tank, Birmingham Science Museum, Curzon Street, Birmingham, West Midlands

    Joining us IN PERSON – just turn up, there’s [...]

  • Wed 14
    The Trinity House Story
    May 14 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    ‘The Trinity House Story’ by David Whitehead & Mike Hawthorne

    LONDON Alan Baxter Gallery 75 Cowcross St, Clerkenwell, London

    This event is both an in-person and on-line event. [...]

  • Mon 19
    Success and Failure on D-Day
    May 19 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

    ‘Went the day well? – We plan, the Gods laugh: Success and Failure on D-Day’ by Dr Phil Judkins

    SHEFFIELD Kelham Island Museum Alma Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

    Joining us IN PERSON – just turn up, there’s [...]

  • September 2025
  • Tue 23
    The Polaris Missile System
    September 23 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

    ‘The Polaris Missile System: Development and Operations’ by John Boyes

    MANCHESTER International Anthony Burgess Foundation Engine House, Chorlton Mill, 3 Cambridge Street,, Manchester

    Image source: US National Archives NAID (public domain) [...]

  • Mon 29
    The Development of the HF Transceiver
    September 29 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

    ‘The Development of the HF Transceiver’ by Bob Harris

    SHEFFIELD Kelham Island Museum Alma Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

    Image source: KNL Joining us IN PERSON – [...]

  • October 2025
  • Wed 1
    The Hallmarking Of Silver & Gold - Rodolph at the English-language Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
    October 1 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

    ‘The Hallmarking of Silver and Gold’ by Dr Jim Andrew

    BIRMINGHAM Think Tank, Birmingham Science Museum, Curzon Street, Birmingham, West Midlands

    Photo Credit: Rodolph at the English-language Wikipedia Joining [...]

  • Tue 21
    Maritime Regulation
    October 21 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

    ‘Presidential Address: Maritime Regulation, a force for good?’ by Vaughan Pomeroy

    LONDON Alan Baxter Gallery 75 Cowcross St, Clerkenwell, London

    This event is both an in-person and on-line event. [...]

  • Mon 27
    Naval Drones And Anti Shipping Guided Missiles
    October 27 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

    ‘New Maps of Hell: the first years of naval drones & anti-shipping guided missiles’ by Dr Phil Judkins

    SHEFFIELD Kelham Island Museum Alma Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

    Photo Credit: Public Domain via the US Federal Government [...]

  • Tue 28
    Locomotion No. 1 - Gillett's Crossing from Bristol, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
    October 28 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

    ‘The Archaeology & History of LOCOMOTION No.1’ by Peter Davidson & Michael Bailey

    MANCHESTER International Anthony Burgess Foundation Engine House, Chorlton Mill, 3 Cambridge Street,, Manchester

    Photo Credit: Gillett Crossings An in-person event only. [...]

  • November 2025
  • Wed 5
    History of Research in British Gas
    November 5 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

    ‘History of Research in British Gas – Part 2’ by Chris Hodrien

    BIRMINGHAM Think Tank, Birmingham Science Museum, Curzon Street, Birmingham, West Midlands

    Photo Credit: Random Group Joining us IN PERSON [...]

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