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Gloucestershire Society for Industrial Archaeology

41th South West and South Wales Regional Industrial Archaeological Conference

on Saturday 17 April 2010 at Pates Grammar School, Princess Elizabeth Way, Cheltenham


Post Conference Visits

The choice of visits after the meeting will be a walk round Cheltenham's ornamental ironwork, Leckhampton quarries and tramroads and Saul Junction (Gloucester & Sharpness and Stroudwater canals).

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Cheltenham's Ornamental Ironwork
Our Guides will be Geoff and Elaine North. Duration about 1-1.5 hours. The key reference to this subject is the book Cheltenham's Ornamental Ironwork by GSIA President, Miss Amina Chatwin. Lots of reasonably priced copies (£4-£6) avaible on ABE

Leckhampton quarries and tramroads
Our guide will be Ray Wilson. Duration about 1-1.5 hours. You can download the article that appearred in the GSIA Jourmal on the subject by clicking here.

Saul Junction (Gloucester & Sharpness and Stroudwater canals)
Our guide will be Hugh Conway-Jones. Duration about 1-1.5 hours. Hugh researched the area when GSIA were helping in a 'Big Lottery Bid in 2007 for funds to restore this part of the Stroudwater Canal. You can download the article that appearred in the GSIA Jourmal by clicking here.

Alternatively, for more information contact Dr. Ray Wilson, Oak House, Hamshill Coaley, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 5EH, Tel. 01453 860595 ray.wilson@coaley.net

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