20th century

One of England’s most important monastic houses, Merton Priory disappeared completely at the Dissolution in 1538, but its archaeological remains have now been reborn as a uniquely situated museum.

 House building virtually ceased during WW1, the major exception being houses for munition workers.  The first of these was at Well End for the Woolwich Arsenal, built in 1915.  Because of the lack of both bricks and bricklayers many of these houses were constructed using non-traditional m

The talk is about the passenger and passenger cargo liners seen in UK ports during the author's boyhood in the 1950s, the ship owners, their origins and the trades which they served.

This talk explores gap between the early experiments of Faraday and the provision of electrical power that we enjoy in our homes.   Faraday discovered electromagnetic induction, the principle behind the electric transformer and generator

This illustrated talk traces the history of how local news, particularly in Surrey, has been brought to its readers, and focuses on the changes in technology from hot-metal printing to the modern computer era. 

A look at human factors in aircraft accidents, good and bad. Are we becoming too complacent with new technology?

Talk by David Hassard

Talk by David Williams

Talk by Ian Castle

Talk by Colin van Geffen

The fortnightly ZOOM meetings are held on Thursday Mornings - sign in at 0945 for 10:00 start