Wortley Top Forge

and

South Yorkshire Industrial History Society

Events - Open to All

for both Society Members and the General Public

Wortley Top Forge

Open Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays from Easter Sunday until Bonfire Night. 11:00 - 17:00.

Open Days at Wortley Top Forge. Contact : Gordon Parkinson 2817991 or Ted Young 01226 763896.

Society Events

There some Society events and cooperations with events run by other people.

A new programme of Winter activities for the 2013 - 2014 Season will be published in Autumn 2013.

SOUTH YORKSHIRE INDUSTRIAL HISTORY SOCIETY SUMMER PROGRAMME 2013 ________________________________________________________________________

Events marked * are Society/Trust events.  A selection of events from the Environment Weeks programme etc has also been included.  Some are organised by our members, and some by affiliated/sister organizations.

Please note that for many of the walks you will need stout shoes, waterproofs and a packed lunch (we will be away from easy access to pubs/cafes in some cases). Contact names will be able to provide you with more details of access by bus and train.  These details are included in the Environment Weeks brochures where appropriate, and on their web site: www.sheffieldenvironment.org/events/2013/5.  Contact details are given for each event, but feel free to phone me if necessary. (Telephone prefix is 0114, except where stated.)

 

Would members who would be willing to receive programmes etc by email, please contact me with their email address; the postal savings will be quite large, and you will be able to receive updates for any new events, event changes etc.

Christine Ball, Hon Secretary.   christineb948@gmail.com   Tel: 2361471

 

NB to members – subscriptions become due on 1st May for 2013-14

Some Exhibitions and Events celebrating the 100th anniversary of Stainless Steel and the life of Harry Brearley:

 

Rustless (the Harry Brearley story) and Stay Bright (the Impact of Stainless steel on Everyday Life).  Kelham Island Museum and Hawley Gallery. 1st April-14th November.  10-4pm, Monday-Thursday, 11-4:30 Sundays.  www.simt.co.uk/kelham-island-museum/about   Admission charge to Museum; children free this year.

 

Designed to Shine: 100 years of stainless steel.   Millennium Gallery 16th February-13th November.  Mon–Sat 10–5pm, Sun 11-4pm.  Free admission.  www.museums-sheffield.org.uk

 

Harry Brearley Centenary Conference and Exhibition: the development and application of stainless steels 11th-13th June.  The Edge, Endcliffe Village, University of Sheffield.  Full delegates £250 or £150 day delegate.                                                           Full details at www.bssa.org.uk

 

Historical Metallurgy Society 50th Anniversary Conference:  100th Anniversary of stainless steel.  19th-20th October at Cutlers’ Hall and excursions on the 20th.  See:  the website at:  hist-met.org/meetings.htm                              Contact: Eleanor.Blakelock@archaeomaterials.co.uk

 

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*Monday 15th April 7:30pm                  Work and life in Sheffield during World War I.     Prof Peter Warr.   Kelham Island Museum.                                                                        Contact: Christine Ball 2361471 christineb948@gmail.com or Derek Bayliss 2307693 v.bayliss@btinternet.com

Saturday 27th April 10:00=12:30   Archaeology walk in Ecclesall Woods.   Meet at Graves Discovery Centre, sawmill site, Abbey Lane.  An Environment Weeks event.                                                                                                 Contact: Geoffrey Hartland 2368569   gkhartland@talktalk.net

 

*Saturday 11th  May  2pm-4pm    SYIHS. Huntsman to Brearley – steel history walk.  Meet at Attercliffe Tram Stop.               An Environment Weeks Event.                                                                                                                                 Contact:  Derek Bayliss 2307693  v.bayliss@btinternet.com

 

Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th May   11-4pm   Festival Forge In: British Artist Blacksmith Association/Galvanize Festival.   Abbeydale Industrial          Hamlet.   Admission: adults £3, children free.                              Contact: Sheffield Industrial Museums Trust 2722106  www.simt.co.uk

 

 

Wednesday 15th May  6:00-8:00pm Engineering Sheffield - walk around the city centre.  Institution of Civil Engineers and Walk Sheffield 2013.  Meet outside the Tudor Square entrance to the Winter Gardens.  An Environment Weeks event.

                         Contact: David Tattersall  2670055 or  2325044  iceyandh@ice.org.uk

 

* Saturday 18th May 10:30-2:30pm   SYIHS Porter Valley Walk.   Meet at Forge Dam Café, Brookhouse Hill.    An Environment Weeks Event, organised jointly with the Victorian Society.                                                 Contact: Graham Hague  2686729 or email v.bayliss@btinterrnet.com

 

*Monday May 20th 7:30-9pm   Barnsley Making History: the creation of the new Barnsley Museum and discovery centre.   John Tanner.  Society/Environment Weeks lecture   at Kelham Island Museum.           

                                                     Contact: Christine Ball 2361471 christineb948@gmail.com or Derek Bayliss 2307693 v.bayliss@btinternet.com                   

 

*Wednesday  22nd May 6.30-8.30 pm  Victorian Society walk round Sheffield’s Victorian city centre, led by Valerie Bayliss.  Meet at the front of the Anglican cathedral.   An Environment Weeks event.                                              Contact: Valerie Bayliss 2307693 v.bayliss@btinternet.com

 

Sunday May 26th – Thursday May 30th 11am – 4pm    Waterpower, Working Lives.  Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet.  Family events and free admission.                                                                                       Contact:  Sheffield Industrial Museums Trust 2722106 or ask@simt.co.uk

 

Sunday 2nd June 10:30+  Lumford Mill and Bakewell.  Hunter Archaeological Society walk, led by Jan Stetka.    Cost approx £7 per head.                                                                                                                 Contact: Liz Hackett 2367037 or  peter@cometoo.plus.com

 

*Saturday 6th July  2pm.  Ridgeway Forge, Sloade Lane.  Talk and demonstration by Andrew Renwick, with a look at the remains of the sickle-making industry in the area.  Limited numbers, so please book if possible.

       Contact: Christine Ball christineb948@gmail.com or Derek Bayliss 230 7693 v.bayliis@btinternet.com

 

*Sunday 14th July   11-4pm.   Hoylandswaine Nail Forge.  Open day during the CBA Festival of Archaeology 14th-29th July.   Coincides with Silkstone Festival of Archaeology: www.thisispenistone.co.uk/penistone-events/silkstone-festival-of-archaeology

                                                                                                                                  Contact: Derek Bayliss  2307693  v.bayliss@btinternet.com

 

*Sunday 21st  July 11-3pm   Hunshelf Walk:   industries of Hunshelf, following the trail. Lunch stop at Wortley Top Forge 1-2pm approx. Meet at Green Moor.                                                              Contact: Margaret and Barry Tylee  2830056       margarettylee12@yahoo.co.uk

*Sunday 1st September 11:00-5:00pm.  Model Engineers’ Open Day at Wortley Top Forge.  Railways, refreshments, and the Forge.

 More volunteers always needed.                                                                                        Contact Gordon Parkinson 2817991 or Ted Young 01226 763896

 

*Saturday 14th September. 11:00-4:00pm   Wortley Top Forge, Heritage Open Day.  Free admission on this day, but donations welcome.

Contact: Derek Bayliss 2307693  v.bayliss@btinternet.com

 

* Sunday 15th September. 11:00-4:00pm. Hoylandswaine Nail Forge, Heritage Open Day.  Free admission, but donations welcome.                                                                                                                                                 Contact: Derek Bayliss 2307693  v.bayliss@btinternet.com

 

*Wednesday 18th September 10am.   Visit to Portland Works, Randall Street/Hill Street.  Guided tour on a working day.   www.portlandworks.co.uk                                                                                              Contact: Derek Bayliss 2307693  v.bayliss@btinternet.com

 

Saturday 21st September   9:45- 4:30pm.   Caphouse Colliery, New Road, Overton, WF4 4RH.  Yorkshire Archaeological Society Industrial History Section Day School.  Morning lectures, lunch and tour in the afternoon.   Cost will be c£20. See website at   www.ncm.org.uk

                                                                                                                        Contact: Margaret Tylee  2838856   margarettylee12@yahoo.co.uk

 

*Saturday 23rd November South Yorkshire Archaeology Day [advance notice only].  At the Showroom.  The Society will probably be having a stall  as usual.                                                                                                                 Contact: Christine Ball 2361471  christineb948@gmail.com

 




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