NORFOLK INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIETY

 

We now have a mix of in person and Zoom meetings. Zoom meetings avoid travelling in the dark winter months and allow us to enjoy speakers who may not have been able to travel to in person meetings.  All members will be sent an email before the Zoom meeting with instructions on how to join. Zoom meetings start early and continue after the talk to allow members to discuss things of mutual interest.

 

Our in person  talks are usually held at the Diamond Centre, Details at the bottom of this page. After  the talk coffee/tea/biscuits are served.

 

Guests are welcome to join us for meetings, for a please email putting

NIAS24 Talk Invite

into the subject line of an email to talk@norfolkia.org.uk.

Please note emails without correct subject line may be blocked and not reach us.

 

 

Thursday 3rd September meeting in the Jones Room at the Diamond Centre 7.30 p.m

Digitising Our Archive to Aid Research.

What is the archive, where is the archive and more to the point, how to access it?

 

4th - 9th September 2026

AIA Annual Conference East Anglia

The Association is pleased to announce that full details are now available for  Annual Conference in Norwich

Conference follows its traditional format starting on Saturday with a day of talks on the Industrial Heritage of the area followed by the presentation of this year’s awards the Rolt Lecture. On Sunday afternoon, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday morning

we have a series of tours and evening talks

Saturday and evening talks include Drainage and Corn mills, Herrings, Maltings and Electricity supply, East Anglian Railways and a new addition: Film night!

The Rolt Lecture focuses on the the Heritage of Gas supply.

Visits this year include Agricultural Machinery manufacture, Sewage Pumping, (Historical!) Nuclear Bombs, a gasworks and mills of many shapes and sizes.

Full details and booking can be found at:

https://industrial-archaeology.org/Conference

 

Thursday 1st October -  St. Quintin Room at the Diamond Centre 6.30 p.m.

 

A Family Concern. Bullards & the Brewing of Norwich, 1837–1969 &

the future. - by John Bullard

John Bullard will give a personal view of his family’s brewing history in Norwich, up to the acquisition of the company by Watney Mann, which brought about the closure of the Anchor Brewery. Was this the end of the Bullard family's association with what is now euphemistically known as the hospitality industry? John will outline the future he hopes will once again bring the Bullard name to the fore.

Please note this meeting starts at 6:30, an hour earlier than normal

COULD MEMBERS PLANNING TO ATTEND THIS MEETING PLEASE LET MARY KNOW BY EMAIL

 Non member visitors please use the email address and subject line above to book your seat.

 

 

The Diamond Centre is a former school operated by Sprowston Council and houses a number of community uses.

The building has been modernised and adapted. It has modern facilities for meetings and full disabled adaptions.

It can be accessed from the outer ring road, from School Lane which is between the Wroxham Road roundabout and the Sprowston Road roundabout. You have to turn left into School lane so a loop round the Sprowston Road roundabout may be required to get onto the North carriageway.

There is a large free car park to the rear of the centre, off Neville Road.  School Lane and Neville Road are marked in Green on the map.  There is direct access from the car park into the building.

Sprowston Diamond Centre, School Lane, Norwich, NR7 8TR