In 1974 Essex Record Office published John Booker’s ground breaking Essex and the Industrial Revolution. This highlighted the fact that significant industrial activity was going on in Essex, and not just those areas of the country traditionally associated with the Industrial Revolution, such as Ironbridge. To mark the 50th anniversary of its publication, join us for a series of short talks on various aspects of the industrial past of the county as well as celebrating this significant anniversary. We hope that John Booker will be able to present one of the talks. This event is run in conjunction with the Essex Society for Archaeology & History, Essex Industrial Archaeology Group and Anglia Ruskin University.
Saturday, 26 April 2025 at The Essex Record Office, Chelmsford
Programme
09:30 -10:30: Registration and coffee
10:30-10:35: Welcome and housekeeping - Martin Astell, ERO
10:35-10:55: Essex and the Industrial Revolution: concept and realization - John Booker
10:55-11:25: Insights on Marconi's and Hoffmann's from the Frederick Roberts Archive of Industrial History at ERO - Dr Cathy Pearson, ARU
11:25-11:45: COMFORT BREAK
11:45-12:15: Approaches to Essex's industrial past in the 1990s - Shane Gould, Historic England
12:15-12:35: Recent investigations of ECC owned industrial assets - Tim Murphy, ECC Place Services
12:35-12:55: Q&A and future research agenda for Essex - Panel of Speakers
12:55-13:00: Conclusions and thanks - Martin Astell
There will also be displays from the Essex Society for Archaeology & History/Essex Industrial Archaeology Group, Frederick Roberts Archive, H21C – Courtaulds in Halstead and the Silver End Heritage Society.
To book a place please follow this link to Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/discovering-the-industrial-revolution-in-essex-tickets-1217710758659?aff=erelexpmlt
