Tim Marsh

Alan, now retired from the HSBC, for whom he worked for 35 years, (having started with Midland Bank before they were taken over by HSBC), shared with us the period in his career when he was involved with the Midland Banks’ secret setting up of the first telephone Bank, ‘first direct’. The project began in … Read more

In 1914, in the Don Valley, in an area 3.5 miles long by half a mile wide, Sheffield was home to five of the leading armaments manufacturers in the world – Vickers (the biggest, where Forgemasters are today), Cammell Laird, John Brown at the Atlas Works, Firths, and Hadfields at the Hecla Works (now the … Read more

Stephen is an ex- third generation employee of Stanton Iron Works near Ilkeston, Derbyshire. He had come into the possession of some unique records of the works, including a film taken on the site, during WW2, of the whole process of making steel bomb casings for bombs of 1600lbs down to 250lbs. The Stanton Iron … Read more

Also known as the Outer Hebrides, the Western Isles are a chain of isles off the NW coast of Scotland, 150 miles long from Barra Head to the Butt of Lewis, 15 of which are inhabited and more than 50 uninhabited.  There is a mild climate and there are large areas set aside to protect … Read more

Ann, who is a local Sheffield University history graduate, chose a career as a history teacher. With her obvious passion for the history of Dronfield she is now the Archivist for the Old Dronfield Society, which was formed in 1968. The culmination of all the Society’s efforts is now coming together with the Dronfield Heritage … Read more

Richard, who initially studied Chemical Engineering, but now with his own company, had a full house to hear his talk about the bridges built on the site of the present London Bridge, of which there have been at least 4, and which had fascinated him both for their Engineering and social history. The Romans built … Read more