12
January |
Subject:
- Walker, Maynard & Co Ltd and the Redcar Iron Works |
Monday
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Speaker:
- Geoff Walker |
7.30pm
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Venue:
- St. Mary’s Centre, Corporation Road, Middlesbrough |
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The
speaker will explore the involvement of William E Walker in the
companies that built and subsequently operated the Redcar Ironworks
from the late nineteenth century until the works were taken over
by Dorman Long & Co in 1915. |
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9
February |
Subject:-
Historical review of world iron ore for the British Iron and Steel
Industry . |
Monday
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Speaker:
- Denis Goldring |
7.30pm
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Venue:
- St. Mary’s Centre, Corporation Road, Middlesbrough. |
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The
nature quality and resources of iron ore used by the British iron
and steel industry, both from home and abroad and from prehistoric
times to the present day, will be reviewed with particular attention
to the technological developments that have taken place and sometimes
necessitated changes in sources. |
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9
March |
Subject:
- The Industrial Archaeology of Cornwall. |
Monday
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Speaker:
- Geoff Smith-Grogan |
7.30pm
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Venue:
- St. Mary’s Centre, Corporation Road, Middlesbrough. |
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Aspects
of the industrial archaeology of Cornwall will be described with
reference to links with North Yorkshire. At the time in the 19 th
Century when the Cornish, mainly non-ferrous, mining industry collapsed,
the Cleveland Iron industry was reaching its full development and
there was a resulting migration of workers, their families and their
expertise worldwide with some coming to Cleveland. |
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22
April |
Subject:
- AGM and Members Evening. |
Wednesday
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Speaker:
- Members contributions welcomed |
7.15pm
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Venue:
- Middlesbrough College, Dock St. (4th floor seminar room) |
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