Council for British Archaeology: South Midlands - The Archaeology of Transport and Industry

This day of talks will look at some of the industrial buildings and other structures of the South Midlands.

Join CBA South Midlands for a day of talks on the archaeology of transport
and industry. 

Please see the programme for the day below:

10:00: Tea, coffee and biscuits
10:30: Welcome
10:35 – 11:15: Abingdon’s malting industry: its importance, and what remains of it today, Bruce Hedge, Association for Industrial Archaeology
11:20 – 12:00: Afloat on the Grand JunctionDoug Stuckey, Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society
12:05: Lunch
13:10 – 14:10: Victorian and Edwardian industrial buildings of OxfordLiz Woolley, freelance local historian
14:15 – 14:45: Hidden in plain sight: the boathouses of Britains canalsMichael Dawson, Oxford University Department for Continuing Education
14:50 Tea and coffee
15:20 – 15:50: Electrical Archaeology, Julian Munby, Oxford Archaeology
15:55 – 16:35: The Rewley Road Railway Swing Bridge – Oxford’s most significant industrial monument, Tom Hassall, President, CBA 1983–1986
16:30 Close

Tickets includes a cold buffet lunch. Parking is free.

Booking is essential. Please book by the 13th of November.