Saturday, 3 March 2012
HMS Spring Meeting
The deadline for applications has now passed, and with 36 confirmed delegates - and a number who have yet to send in their forms - it looks like this will be an exciting meeting.
Friday, 28 October 2011
HMS Spring Meeting 2012
FURNACES, FOUNDRIES AND FORGES: IRONMAKING HERITAGE REVISITED.
25-27 MAY 2012.
The ferrous industries were central to the origins of HMS in 1962-3, and fifty years later we return to the historical heart of the English iron industry to review progress in research, conservation and interpretation. This residential meeting will echo the focus of early HMS gatherings.
Site visits will include excavation and standing remains of 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th century blast furnaces; 17th, 18th and 19th century forges; metallurgical museums; metallurgical landscapes and other sites of interest. There will also be behind-the-scenes tours of the Black Country Living Museum and the Ironbridge Gorge Museum.
Lectures will include: Medieval and later ironworking practice; origins and conservation of blast furnaces; new research into forges and puddling technology; hot blast and the cupola, and more.
Accommodation and lectures will be at the Woodbrooke Hall Quaker Study Centre, Bristol Road, Birmingham. Lectures will take place on Friday and Saturday evenings at Woodbrooke. Coach transport to sites will be provided on the Saturday and Sunday. The fully residential option includes evening meals and overnight accommodation on Friday and Saturday, breakfast on Saturday and Sunday, packed lunches, coach transport and admission to sites.
More details to follow soon; revisit this blog and take a look at the conference pages.
25-27 MAY 2012.
The ferrous industries were central to the origins of HMS in 1962-3, and fifty years later we return to the historical heart of the English iron industry to review progress in research, conservation and interpretation. This residential meeting will echo the focus of early HMS gatherings.
Site visits will include excavation and standing remains of 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th century blast furnaces; 17th, 18th and 19th century forges; metallurgical museums; metallurgical landscapes and other sites of interest. There will also be behind-the-scenes tours of the Black Country Living Museum and the Ironbridge Gorge Museum.
Lectures will include: Medieval and later ironworking practice; origins and conservation of blast furnaces; new research into forges and puddling technology; hot blast and the cupola, and more.
Accommodation and lectures will be at the Woodbrooke Hall Quaker Study Centre, Bristol Road, Birmingham. Lectures will take place on Friday and Saturday evenings at Woodbrooke. Coach transport to sites will be provided on the Saturday and Sunday. The fully residential option includes evening meals and overnight accommodation on Friday and Saturday, breakfast on Saturday and Sunday, packed lunches, coach transport and admission to sites.
More details to follow soon; revisit this blog and take a look at the conference pages.
Thursday, 27 October 2011
HMS 50th Anniversary
The Historical Metallurgy Society was founded in 1962 and 1963. We are celebrating our 50th anniversary with a series of special conferences, meetings and events in 2012 and 2013. Please keep an eye on this website for future updates!
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