SERIAC2008
South East Regional Industrial Archaeology Conference
The Making of London & the South East
University of East London Docklands Campus London E16 2RD Saturday April 19th 2008
Illustration - Cruikshank 1829 "London Going Out of Town - or -
The March of Bricks and Mortar."
SERIAC is a loose group of Industrial Archaeology societies and related societies in the South East of England. Since 1983, a member society has organised an annual day conference. SERIAC2008 is being organised by GLIAS (Greater London Industrial Archaeology Society). This year’s loose theme will look at those engineers etc who helped make the SERIAC region over the centuries.
SERIAC2008 will be held at the ultra-modern docklands campus of the University of East London situated on the north side of the Royal Albert Dock opposite London City Airport.
For general conference info: 020-8692-8512, www.glias.org.uk
Provisional programme for SERIAC 2008
0940-1025 Registration & coffee
1030-1035 Welcome
1035-1120 Keynote Lecture - Making the Metropolis
The Importance of Bazalgette & the
Metropolitan Board of Works by Dr Denis Smith (GLIAS)
1125-1150 SERIAC Bursary Presentation
A Lesson for I.A. - the King’s Cross Railwaylands by
Charles Norrie (Kings Cross Action Group)
1155-1225 Plotting the Progress - Exploring Industrial Development with Maps by
Roger Cline (London Topographical Society)
Lunch Break
1345-1415 Henry Doulton Sanitary Engineer and Potter by Brian Bloice (SLAS)
1420-1450 Railways out of the Metropolis to the South by Gordon Knowles (SIHG)
1455-1530 TheWork of Georgian Engineers in the South by Alan Green (SIAS)
Tea
1600-1630 Sir William Fairburn, Engineer & Millwright by Brian Strong (GLIAS)
1635 Announcements and Closing Remarks
Post-Conference Visit
1700 House Mill at Bromley-by-Bow (Must be pre-booked)
DISPLAYS
Several groups and individuals have promised to mount displays but there is plenty of space available (please contact the organisers). The display area is adjacent to the catering area and close to the lecture hall.
TRAVEL & PARKING
The Campus is located off the Gallions Reach roundabout, which is served by a good road network including A1020 (Blackwall Tunnel, M25 and Woolwich Ferry.
A DLR station, (Cyprus) is located on Campus just 100m from the conference venue. Buses 101 and 300 run from East Ham (District Line) or Wanstead (Central Line).
London City Airport is a ten minute journey from the Campus!
There is ample parking immediately to the east of the conference venue.