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9th April 2018
Knoles Industrial Heritage Group members undertake research on a topic and then present their findings in the form of a 45-60 minute presentation to other members. To date their research has focused on the former industries in Kent and the wider Wealden area. For her third talk since the group was established three years ago, Audrey Dreher gave a talk about the influence of geology and history on Kent Architecture. The talk was a tour de force of the history of Kent building design from the humble stone megaliths of the Medway Valleys, via Roman villas, Saxon churches, Norman Castles and magnificent wooden houses of the Medieval and later Tudor period. Audrey took us through how the buildings were constructed and how the material used in their construction were sourced. She aptly described the complex skills needed to build these pre industrial revolution buildings involving a deep understanding of the nature characteristics of stone, wood, iron, glass and making...
5th April 2018
The Science Group talk in April by Dr Peter Dixon (a member of Knole), took us through some of the vital chemicals used in the complex supply chain to produce the humble soft drinks container for a well known brand of tonic water. Fortunately, we did not have to understand the chemistry behind...
13th March 2018
This year I have taken over from Jean Heyes who has very ably lead our group for the past 7 years. Our most recent meeting was a visit to the excellent well presented Modigliani exhibition, displaying his drawings, paintings and sculptures. This distinctive artist was born in 1884 in Italy,...
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