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April 2018
Eldad Reimagined (IA Section)
Meet at 10:45 at the entrance to Plymouth Railway Station, for an 11:00 - 12:30 walk and talk on Brunel’s plans for a grand railway terminus. The leader will be Alan Barclay. In 1843…
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Haytor Quarries and Granite Railway (IA Section)
A 3 hour walk to be led by Peter Stanier. The tour includes visits to Haytor and Holwell Quarries, and will follow the granite tramway to the furthest, small quarry workings. Meet at the…
Find out more »Mount Dinham, Exeter (IA Section)
Note: a second visit has been arranged for 22 November 2018. See here for details. At short notice we have been able to arrange a special meeting on Thursday 31 May 2018 to visit…
Find out more »June 2018
Mary Tavy Hydroelectric Power Station (IA Section)
A visit to the Mary Tavy Hydroelectric Power Station which is owned and operated by South West Water, where they produce power from water flowing off the western side of Dartmoor. The station, built…
Find out more »July 2018
Visit to Kelly Micaceous Haematite Mine (IA Section)
To be led by Mick Atkinson. As parking is limited at the mine, we will share cars to Kelly, which is near Lustleigh. Meet at 10am at Bovey Tracey car park (the one at…
Find out more »August 2018
Visit to Fremington Quay and Torridge Estuary (IA Section)
The visit consists of three related activities: 2.00 pm: Guided walk around Fremington Quay, looking at lime kilns, old railway sidings, Fremington dock, a visit to the interpretative centre (old signal box). The leader…
Find out more »September 2018
Visit to the Hayle area (IA Section)
Hayle Photo: Pat Milton Three days of field trips organised in conjunction with the Somerset Industrial Archaeological Society (SIAS) to some of the World Heritage industrial sites in the Hayle area of West Cornwall.…
Find out more »October 2018
Plymouth’s Hidden Railways (IA Section)
A talk by Paul Burkhalter who has researched Plymouth’s industrial railways for many years and has just published his latest book on the topic. £3.00 for DA members, £5.00 for non-members. No limit on…
Find out more »November 2018
Atlantic Telegraph Cables (IA Section)
A talk by John Dike who will describe attempts to establish telegraph communication between Britain and America from 1858 onwards, and include demonstrations of some of the problems of early telegraphy and the challenges…
Find out more »Mount Dinham, Exeter. 2nd visit (IA Section)
After our well-attended visit on 31 May, we have been able to arrange a further visit to Mount Dinham Cottages / Almshouses and to St Michaels Church in Exeter. It is a Conservation Area,…
Find out more »January 2019
From Beer Quarry to cathedral (IA Section)
From Beer Quarry to building a cathedral: the work of a stonemason A talk by Peter Dare. Peter is an internationally-known stonemason and cathedral architect who did his apprenticeship at Beer Quarry, worked on…
Find out more »February 2019
AGM 2019 (IA Section)
The Industrial Archaeology Section's AGM 2019. Meet at 10 am for coffee. At 10:30, Rick Stewart FSA, mining historian, will talk on Miner's Health and Welfare in the Tamar Valley. This will be followed…
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