HMS AGM meeting held at Coalbrookdale.
The 300th anniversary of the first successful commercial use of coke to smelt iron is an appropriate moment to consider the impact of the industrial revolution on the modern world.
Held in Castle Head, Cumbria
Held at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh. The meeting was on the subject of early Scottish metallurgy (up to c. AD1000).
Held at the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
The conference was conceived as an opportunity to celebrate Gerry McDonnell’s contribution to archaeometallurgy over the years.
Held at West Dean College. The conference was the first time that so many experimenters will be reconstructing such a variety of processes in a single place.
Held at the Institute of Archaeology, University College of London
Held in Cardiff joint with Historical Committee of the German Steel Institute to address the following themes.
- The South Wales iron and steel industry, particularly the development of rolled and engineering products
- The development of the steel industry in the UK and Europe post-1960
- The social history of the iron and steel industry
Held in York joint with the Roman and Medieval Finds Groups
Held at Sheffield University