Conference Publications
1. IEEC1 – Elsecar, 2017
After editing and review, the Proceedings of the inaugural International Early Engines Conference, in May 2017, were published in three parts in the International Journal for the History of Engineering & Technology, the journal of the Newcomen Society.
Publication began with Part 1 of the Proceedings, published as Volume 87(2) 2017, of the International Journal for the History of Engineering & Technology in July 2018.
Part 2 arrived in 2019, published as Volume 88(1) of that title.
Part 3 followed in 2020 with Volume 88(2) 2018. These issues are available in print form from the Newcomen Society online shop, or may be accessed electronically by becoming a member of the Newcomen Society. Alternatively individual articles can be purchased online from Taylor and Francis.
All of the IEEC 2017 conference delegates received copies of these proceedings.
2. IEEC2 – BCLM, 2021
The published papers from the 2nd International Early Engines Conference held in Dudley, at the Black Country Living Museum in October 2021 are split into 2 volumes of Transactions:
2.1 Transactions of the 2nd International Early Engines Conference, Volume 1. Edited by Grudgings, Steve & Stephens, Paul, published by IEEC in collaboration with the International Stationary Steam Engine Society, (ISSES Stationary Power, Vol.24), Bewdley, 2021, ISBN 978-1-872986-24-1 (173 pages)
£20.00 including UK P&P. International postage costs by prior arrangement. Very few copies remaining (August 2025)
2.2 Transactions of the 2nd International Early Engines Conference, Volume 2. Edited by Grudgings, Steve & Stephens, Paul, published by IEEC in collaboration with the International Stationary Steam Engine Society, (ISSES Stationary Power, Vol.25), Bewdley, 2023, ISBN 978-1-872986-25-8 (255 pages)
£25.00 including UK P&P. International postage costs by prior arrangement.
Payment for IEEC2 vols 1 & 2: Cheques payable to ‘Early Engines’ sent to ‘IEEC2 Transactions’, 31, Laverstoke Lane, Laverstoke, Whitchurch, Hants RG28 7NY OR via Bank Transfer to Early Engines, Account Number 01444552, Sort Code 608371. Please include your surname as payment reference AND email your postal address and booking to admin@earlyengines.org so we can post the conference transactions.
3. IEEC3 2023
Please note papers from the IEEC3 (2024) conference held at Summerlee, Scotland are in preparation, with author revisions following review and feedback. The first volume will follow (Autumn-Winter 2025)
4. IEEC1 Conference handbook and compendium
Copies of the IEEC 2017 full delegate handbook, containing details of the conference, introduction, agenda, guide to site visits and a valuable compendium of early engines articles, produced via our friends at the South Gloucestershire Mines Research Group. For information about the contents, please see this summary. No longer available to buy.
5. Facsimile of Henry Davey’s 1903 paper on the Newcomen Engine
This facsimile of Davey’s classic 1903 paper on the Newcomen engine given to the Institution of Mechanical Engineers was beautifully reproduced in card covers by Folly Books and is available from them at £6.00, see Folly Books order page.
Other publications
Mine Pumping Engines in Eighteenth Century Cornwall. Launched at the First International Early Engines Conference held at Elsecar in May 2017, Cornish mining historian Rick Stewart was pleased to present his new work, published by the Trevithick Society. Paperback £17.50, ISBN 978-0-9935021-2-5 (170 pages). It is available for purchase here from the Trevithick Society.
John Curr: the man who revolutionised mining (Heritage Hunter, 2025) 272 pages. Charles Dixon’s biography of John Curr is a remarkable contribution to our developing knowledge of the industrial and mechanical processes that lay behind the industrial revolution. It is based on a great deal of original research and an impressive understanding of Curr’s interests, family and its circumstances. See further details and sample pages.
Available from www.heritagehunter.co.uk, www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk, www.amazon.co.uk