Bishops’ House – Ken Dash,  Archaeologist and Historian – 29th June 2015.

Bishops’ House is a Grade II listed, half-timbered house, in Norton Lees and located on the southern tip of Meersbrook Park.  It is one of the oldest timber framed buildings in Sheffield and typical of a large farmhouse or small manor house from the 1500’s. Other surviving timber-framed houses in the city are Carbrook Hall/Inn … Read more

Particle Accelerators – Bob Cywinski – 9th February 2015

Bob Cywinski, or to give him his full title, Professor Robert Cywinski’s presentation, entitled “Particle Accelerators: From fundamental physics to cancer therapy” began with a brief history of particle accelerator technology, starting with the pioneering experiments of Rutherford and Cockcroft in the first quarter of the 20th century, leading to Lawrence’s development of the cyclotron, construction of the … Read more