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November December
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26 Nov Wed FILM NIGHT IS BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Following the sell-out evening last year, GLIAS is again arranging a film evening at the Cinema Museum near Elephant & Castle, this year at 7pm on Wednesday, 26 November. As before, the programme will be put together by Amanda Huntley, the MD of the John Huntley Film Archive. It will include vintage footage of industry, transport and manufacturing in London, with perhaps a few clips from elsewhere. Some will be silent B&W, some more recent, and many are unavailable elsewhere. The evening will take the format developed by John Huntley in the 1970s when he was able to fill the Fairfield Halls in Croydon and similar venues around the country. Tickets remain at a reasonable £10 and are available from www.cinemamuseum.org.uk/2025/the-greater-london-industrial-archaeology-society-presents-films-from-the-john-huntley-archive-londons-industrial-heritage-2/. Our regular lectures will be held at 6.30pm in The Gallery, Alan Baxter Ltd, 77 Cowcross Street, EC1M 6EL. The Gallery is through the archway and in the basement at the rear of the building. There is a lift from the main entrance.
- 21 Jan Wed LONDON'S RAILWAYS AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT. By Dr Richard Marks
OTHER EVENTSGLIAS is happy to publicise events by other societies that may be of interest to our members. If you are a not-for-profit organisation and would like us to list your event, please contact the newsletter editor via email at newsletter@glias.org.uk
December
- 15 November Sat KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. Standard tour at 2:00pm, bookable via Eventbrite.
- 22 November Sat KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. Premium tour with machine run at 1:30pm, bookable via Eventbrite.
- 22-23 November KEMPTON GREAT ENGINES STEAMING WEEKEND. 10.30am-4pm. Adults £12, Children (to 18) free. Feltham Hill Road, Hanworth, Middlesex TW13 6XH. Web: www.kemptonsteam.org
Exhibitions
- 3 December Wed THE THAMES TUNNEL: EIGHTH WONDER OF THE WORLD!. A Thames & Docklands History Group talk by Robert Hulse. 5pm, London Museum Docklands, No 1, West India Quay, Hertsmere Road, London E14 4AL. New members and visitors are very welcome. Web: www.tdhg.org.uk
- 6-7 December Maze Hill Pottery Christmas Open Studio. 10am to 6pm. The Old Ticket Office, Woodlands Park Road, SE10 9XE. Right next to Maze Hill station
- 7 December Sun
- 7 December Sun CROYDON AIRPORT OPEN DAY. Croydon Airport Visitor Centre, Airport House, Purley Way, Croydon, CR0 0XZ. Open on the first Sunday of the month, every month, throughout the year. Web: www.historiccroydonairport.org.uk
- 7 December Sun KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. Premium tour with machine run at 1:30pm, bookable via Eventbrite.
- 9 December Tue THE TELECOMS CABLE WINDING GEAR AT ENDERBY WHARF. Greenwich Industrial History Society talk by Alan Burkitt-Gray. Email: greenwichindustrial@gmail.com
- 14 December Sun MARKFIELD BEAM ENGINE AND MUSEUM OPEN DAY. Open second Sunday each month, 11am to 4pm. Markfield Road, South Tottenham, London N15 4RB. Tel: 01707 873628. Email: info@mbeam.org Web: www.mbeam.org
- 20 December Sat KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. Standard tour at 2:00pm, bookable via Eventbrite.
- Until May 2026 FORGE: INDUSTRIES OF CROYDON. Exhibition at the Museum of Croydon. Open Wednesday-Saturday 10am - 4:30pm in Museum of Croydon's Special Exhibition Gallery, Croydon Clocktower, Level 1. Web: https://museumofcroydon.com/forge
- Until Spring 2026 BUILDING BRITAIN'S CANALS. London Canal Museum. Web: www.canalmuseum.org.uk
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