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GLIAS LECTURES
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.

28 May Thur AGM + BROADCAST BRITAIN. By Dr Mark Pegg. Note this, unusually, is on a Thursday, starting at 6.15pm for AGM, 6.30pm lecture.
GLIAS WALKS
There will be another series of free Saturday afternoon walks this year, looking at industrial and social heritage in London. The walks start at 2.30pm and non-members are welcome. A limited number of places are available on each walk and pre-booking is required. To book places and receive further details, please email walks@glias.org.uk. Anyone without email can text or call 07835 260176 and leave a message.

6 Jun Sat WHITECHAPEL REVISITED. Leader TBA
4 July Sat
1 August Sat
5 Sept Sat

OTHER EVENTS
GLIAS 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
May

2-4 May IWA CANALWAY CAVALCADE 2026. At Little Venice. Web: https://waterways.org.uk/
3 May Sun KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. Premium tour with machine run at 1:30pm, bookable via Eventbrite.
3 May Sun 63rd LONDON TO BRIGHTON RUN. Historic Commercial Vehicles Society. Starts Clapham Common SW4 7BB 7.30am to 9.30am. Web: www.hcvs.co.uk
3 May 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
3 May Sun CLASSIC CAR SHOW. Epping Ongar Railway. Web: www.eorailway.co.uk
3 May Sun GUIDED WALK: REGENT'S CANAL, RIVER TYBURN & LITTLE VENICE. IWA Towpath Walks Society. Web: https://waterways.org.uk/
6 May Wed LONDON'S WW2 PORT ON THE CLYDE. A Thames & Docklands History Group talk by Henry Cleary. Free to paid-up members of the T&DHG. Non-members are requested to donate ₤4. 5pm, London Museum Docklands, No 1, West India Quay, Hertsmere Road, London E14 4AL. Web: www.tdhg.org.uk
9-10 May NATIONAL MILLS WEEKEND. The National Mills Weekend is an annual celebration promoted by the Mills Section of SPAB. Across the country, hundreds of mills - including some not normally open to the public - will be taking part. Web: www.spab.org.uk
9-10 May UPMINSTER WINDMILL OPEN DAY. Web: www.upminsterwindmill.org
12 May Tue GIHS: Royal Observatory, Greenwich Mean Time and the Railways. 7.15pm. You can book a place now by emailing greenwichindustrial@gmail.com with the subject line 'GIHS time talk'
13 May Wed THE DICKINSON MEMORIAL LECTURE. Newcomen Society talk by Bridget Eickhoff. 6pm, Alan Baxter Gallery, 75 Cowcross St, Clerkenwell, EC1M 6EL. Web: www.newcomen.com
13-14 May MUSEUMS + HERITAGE SHOW. Olympia, London. Admission is free for anyone working in the museums, heritage and cultural sectors. Web: https://show.museumsandheritage.com/
16 May Sat ST PANCRAS WATERPOINT OPEN DAY. Grade II listed railway water tower that is located close to St Pancras station. More information about the building on the website: https://www.stpancrascc.co.uk/?q=node/4 . Book through Eventbrite
16 May Sat KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. Standard tour at 2:00pm, bookable via Eventbrite.
17 May Sun CROSSNESS STEAMING DAY. The Old Works, Thames Water S.T.W., Bazalgette Way, London SE2 9AQ. Web: https://crossness.org.uk/
17 May Sun GUIDED WALK: FOUR HUNDRED YEARS OF THE NEW RIVER. IWA Towpath Walks Society. Web: https://waterways.org.uk/
21 May Thur QUAKERS IN WEST HAM. East London History Society talk by Mark Gorman and Peter Williams. Web: www.mernick.org.uk/elhs/
21 May Thur MISREAD SIGNALS: HOW HISTORY OVERLOOKED WOMEN CODEBREAKERS. Computer Conservation Society talk by Sir Dermot Turing. 2.30pm, 25 Copthall Ave, London EC2R 7BP and via the Internet using ZOOM. Web: www.computerconservationsociety.org
23 May Sat KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. Premium tour with machine run at 1:30pm, bookable via Eventbrite.
23-25 May KEMPTON STEAM MUSEUM - STEAMING DAY. Web: https://kemptonsteam.org/
24 May Sun GUIDED WALK: REGENT'S CANAL: MILE END TO LIMEHOUSE. IWA Towpath Walks Society. Web: https://waterways.org.uk/
24 May Sun UPMINSTER WINDMILL OPEN DAY. Web: www.upminsterwindmill.org
29 May Fri BIGAMY, ABUSE AND SCANDAL. South East London U3A talk by Lynne Dixon. 10.15am, Horn Park Bowls room, Eltham Road, Lee SE12 8UE (opposite Weigall Road). Buses 321, 122 and 178 stop close by at the Weigall Road stop. Plenty of free parking is available on site. Non U3A members can book a place by emailing rogermead2021@gmail.com
30-31 May STEAM-UP WEEKEND. London Museum of Water and Steam. Green Dragon Lane, Brentford, London TW8 0EN. Web: https://waterandsteam.org.uk/
June

3 June Wed 'WATERS OF TIME' FILM & AGM. A Thames & Docklands History Group talk by Henry Cleary. Free to paid-up members of the T&DHG. Non-members are requested to donate ₤4. 5pm, London Museum Docklands, No 1, West India Quay, Hertsmere Road, London E14 4AL. Web: www.tdhg.org.uk
5 June Fri NEW RIVER HEAD. The Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration is due to open in the New River Head site in Islington. Their scheme converts New River Head's five historic buildings into accessible exhibition galleries, a learning studio, a project space, a cafe-event space and a shop, surrounded by gardens. Web: https://qbcentre.org.uk/
7 June 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 June Sun KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. Premium tour with machine run at 1:30pm, bookable via Eventbrite.
13 June Sat ROUTE 213 HERITAGE DAY. Route 213 (Kingston to Sutton Garage). Also route 293 (North Cheam to Epsom) for non-ULEZ-exempt buses. Web: www.londonbusmuseum.com
13-14 June WARTIME AND RATIONING WEEKEND. Epping Ongar Railway. Web: www.eorailway.co.uk
13-14 June UPMINSTER WINDMILL OPEN DAY. Web: www.upminsterwindmill.org
20-21 June STEAM-UP WEEKEND. London Museum of Water and Steam. Green Dragon Lane, Brentford, London TW8 0EN. Web: https://waterandsteam.org.uk/
20-21 June KEMPTON STEAM MUSEUM - STEAMING DAY. Web: https://kemptonsteam.org/
20 June Sat KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. Standard tour at 2:00pm, bookable via Eventbrite.
26 June Fri LEGAL PRECEDENTS DERIVED FROM CASES THAT OCCURRED IN DEPTFORD. South East London U3A talk by Professor Caroline Derry. 10.15am, Horn Park Bowls room, Eltham Road, Lee SE12 8UE (opposite Weigall Road). Buses 321, 122 and 178 stop close by at the Weigall Road stop. Plenty of free parking is available on site. Non U3A members can book a place by emailing rogermead2021@gmail.com
27 June Sat ST PANCRAS WATERPOINT OPEN DAY. Grade II listed railway water tower that is located close to St Pancras station. More information about the building on the website: https://www.stpancrascc.co.uk/?q=node/4 . Book through Eventbrite
27 June Sat Festival of Stuff at the UCL Institute Of Making in East London. Kirkaldy Testing Works will be there with a couple of testing machines.
28 June Sun CROSSNESS STEAMING DAY. The Old Works, Thames Water S.T.W., Bazalgette Way, London SE2 9AQ. Web: https://crossness.org.uk/
28 June Sun SUMMER FESTIVAL 2026. London Bus Museum. Web: www.londonbusmuseum.com
28 June Sun UPMINSTER WINDMILL OPEN DAY. Web: www.upminsterwindmill.org
July

5 July 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
5 July Sun KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. Premium tour with machine run at 1:30pm, bookable via Eventbrite.
11-12 July UPMINSTER WINDMILL OPEN DAY. Web: www.upminsterwindmill.org
18 July Sat KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. Standard tour at 2:00pm, bookable via Eventbrite.
18 July Sat ST PANCRAS WATERPOINT OPEN DAY. Grade II listed railway water tower that is located close to St Pancras station. More information about the building on the website: https://www.stpancrascc.co.uk/?q=node/4 . Book through Eventbrite
25-26 July STEAM-UP WEEKEND. London Museum of Water and Steam. Green Dragon Lane, Brentford, London TW8 0EN. Web: https://waterandsteam.org.uk/
25 July Sat KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. Premium tour with machine run at 1:30pm, bookable via Eventbrite.
26 July Sun CROSSNESS STEAMING DAY. The Old Works, Thames Water S.T.W., Bazalgette Way, London SE2 9AQ. Web: https://crossness.org.uk/
26 July Sun UPMINSTER WINDMILL OPEN DAY & VEHICLE RALLY. Web: www.upminsterwindmill.org
August

2 August 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
2 August Sun KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. Premium tour with machine run at 1:30pm, bookable via Eventbrite.
8-9 August UPMINSTER WINDMILL OPEN DAY. Web: www.upminsterwindmill.org
15 August Sat ST PANCRAS WATERPOINT OPEN DAY. Grade II listed railway water tower that is located close to St Pancras station. More information about the building on the website: https://www.stpancrascc.co.uk/?q=node/4 . Book through Eventbrite
15 August Sat KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. Standard tour at 2:00pm, bookable via Eventbrite.
22-23 August KEMPTON STEAM MUSEUM - STEAMING DAY. Web: https://kemptonsteam.org/
22 August Sat KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. Premium tour with machine run at 1:30pm, bookable via Eventbrite.
23 August Sun CROSSNESS STEAMING DAY. The Old Works, Thames Water S.T.W., Bazalgette Way, London SE2 9AQ. Web: https://crossness.org.uk/
23 August Sun UPMINSTER WINDMILL OPEN DAY. Web: www.upminsterwindmill.org
29-30 August STEAM-UP WEEKEND. London Museum of Water and Steam. Green Dragon Lane, Brentford, London TW8 0EN. Web: https://waterandsteam.org.uk/
September

tbc September CLASSIC BOAT FESTIVAL. St Katharine Docks
tbc September THAMES FESTIVAL. Web: https://thamesfestivaltrust.org/
4-9 September ANNUAL CONFERENCE. The Association for Industrial Archaeology annual conference will be held in East Anglia (Norfolk, Suffolk & Cambridgeshire). Web: https://industrial-archaeology.org/
6 September 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
6 September Sun KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. Premium tour with machine run at 1:30pm, bookable via Eventbrite.
12 September Sat ERITH MADE FETIVAL. Details tbc
12-13 September UPMINSTER WINDMILL OPEN DAY. Web: www.upminsterwindmill.org
12-20 September OPEN HOUSE FESTIVAL. Web: https://programme.openhouse.org.uk/
14 September Mon THE 250th ANNIVERSARY OF RICHMOND BRIDGE. Richmond Local History Society talk by Mark Lucas. Duke Street Church, Richmond. Web: www.richmondhistory.org.uk
19 September Sat KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. London Open House. Free entry. Times to be confirmed.
19-20 September KEMPTON STEAM MUSEUM - STEAMING DAY. Web: https://kemptonsteam.org/
20 September Sun CROSSNESS STEAMING DAY. The Old Works, Thames Water S.T.W., Bazalgette Way, London SE2 9AQ. Web: https://crossness.org.uk/
25-27 September DIESEL GALA. Epping Ongar Railway. Web: www.eorailway.co.uk
26 September Sat ST PANCRAS WATERPOINT OPEN DAY. Grade II listed railway water tower that is located close to St Pancras station. More information about the building on the website: https://www.stpancrascc.co.uk/?q=node/4 . Book through Eventbrite
26 September Sat KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. Premium tour with machine run at 1:30pm, bookable via Eventbrite.
27 September Sun UPMINSTER WINDMILL OPEN DAY. Web: www.upminsterwindmill.org
October

3 October Sat ROUTE 106 HERITAGE DAY. Route 106 (Finsbury Park to Ash Grove and beyond). Web: www.londonbusmuseum.com
4 October 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
4 October Sun KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. Premium tour with machine run at 1:30pm, bookable via Eventbrite.
10 October Sat ST PANCRAS WATERPOINT OPEN DAY. Grade II listed railway water tower that is located close to St Pancras station. More information about the building on the website: https://www.stpancrascc.co.uk/?q=node/4 . Book through Eventbrite
10-11 October UPMINSTER WINDMILL OPEN DAY. Web: www.upminsterwindmill.org
17 October Sat KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. Standard tour at 2:00pm, bookable via Eventbrite.
17-18 October KEMPTON STEAM MUSEUM - STEAMING DAY. Web: https://kemptonsteam.org/
18 October Sun CROSSNESS STEAMING DAY. The Old Works, Thames Water S.T.W., Bazalgette Way, London SE2 9AQ. Web: https://crossness.org.uk/
18 October Sun TRANSPORTFEST 2026. London Bus Museum. Web: www.londonbusmuseum.com
24 October Sat KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. Premium tour with machine run at 1:30pm, bookable via Eventbrite.
25 October Sun UPMINSTER WINDMILL OPEN DAY. Web: www.upminsterwindmill.org
November

1 November Sun VETERAN CAR RUN. London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, starting from Hyde Park. Web: www.veterancarrun.com
1 November 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
1 November Sun KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. Premium tour with machine run at 1:30pm, bookable via Eventbrite.
15 November Sun CROSSNESS STEAMING DAY. The Old Works, Thames Water S.T.W., Bazalgette Way, London SE2 9AQ. Web: https://crossness.org.uk/
21 November Sat KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. Standard tour at 2:00pm, bookable via Eventbrite.
21-22 November KEMPTON STEAM MUSEUM - STEAMING DAY. Web: https://kemptonsteam.org/
28 November Sat KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. Premium tour with machine run at 1:30pm, bookable via Eventbrite.
29 November Sun CROSSNESS STEAMING DAY. The Old Works, Thames Water S.T.W., Bazalgette Way, London SE2 9AQ. Web: https://crossness.org.uk/
December

tbc LONDON MUSEUM REOPENING. The new London Museum will open towards the end of 2026 in Smithfield EC1A 9PS. Web: www.londonmuseum.org.uk
6 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
6 December Sun KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. Premium tour with machine run at 1:30pm, bookable via Eventbrite.
19 December Sat KIRKALDY TESTING WORKS. Standard tour at 2:00pm, bookable via Eventbrite.
29-31 December KEMPTON STEAM MUSEUM - STEAMING DAY. Web: https://kemptonsteam.org/
Exhibitions

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
Ongoing THE KING'S CROSS STORY. Free exhibition chronicling the history and transformation of King's Cross over the last 2,000 years. Open to the public every day, 9am-8pm. The exhibition is located opposite 4 Stable Street and Dishoom, where you will see an entrance to Coal Drops Yard with a Samsung sign. The exhibition will be on your left-hand side. Web: www.kingscross.co.uk

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