It was a grey and wet Tuesday last week, but that did not stop members of the Industrial Heritage Network West Midlands (IHNWM) to travel from across the region and meet at the Birmingham Museum Collection Centre for the network’s bi-annual get together. Members discussed variety of issues, however the focus of the day was…

On the 6th November, many of the North East industrial heritage sites and organisations have taken their first step to create a robust network of support for their region. The first meeting of the new Industrial Heritage Network North East (IHNNE) took place at the North East Land, Sea and Air Museum (NELSAM) in Sunderland….

The Association for Industrial Archaeology (AIA) exists to promote the study, preservation and presentation of Britain’s industrial archaeology and heritage. Now, to underpin the study aim of the Association, they have launched a new research grant scheme which will: Encourage individual researchers to study industrial archaeology subjects Encourage the development of industrial archaeology skills within…

Join us on the 21st November for the ABTEM seminar on: Operating and Conserving Historic Industrial and Transport Collections at the London Museum of Water & Steam Following on from two successful and sold out seminars launching ABTEM’s ‘Guidelines for the Care of Larger & Working Historic Objects’ this event provides an opportunity to hear…

Book your place now for the AIA Creative Re-use Seminar on October 12th! October is the month of ‘Adaptive Re-use’ in the year of European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018. To celebrate, the AIA is hosting a seminar on creative and adaptive reuse of industrial buildings in the UK at the University of Salford. The…

Take a look at the new Industrial Heritage Networks (IHNs) website here: https://industrialheritagenetworks.com/  The new website provides detailed information about the IHNs including what they are, where they are, what their purpose is, how they operate and how you can join your regional IHN. The Guidelines for the IHNs are available to download as a…

The Guidelines for the Industrial Heritage Networks (IHNs) are now available for download here The Guidelines outline the purpose of the new Industrial Heritage Networks by explaining what the IHNs are, why and where they are being created, how they are going to operate and how you, your site or organisation can join them. The…

Can I touch it? Yes, you can! Not only that – you can start it up and try for yourself how it would have been to control the beautiful winding engine at Szyb Maciej (Maciej Shaft) near Zabrze in the Silesia region of Poland. Built at the start of the 20th century, Szyb Maciej was…