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Papers for presentation
IEEC – Conference papers – details now available
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Response to the Call for Papers
Following the initial call for papers for IEEC2017, the International Early Engines Conference organising committee acknowledge the excellent range of proposals received, from engineering history, archaeological investigation, to engine conservation and approaches to modern reconstruction. We’re also delighted to see truly international submissions, and quantitative, analytical proposals alongside historical and historiographic pieces. The proposals are now being considered in detail, and the organisers will work with contributors to select and develop a draft Conference programme by the end of the Summer. The programme should include short (300 word) abstracts of the papers. Meanwhile further details of the location and guidance for travel and accommodation are also being prepared and will be announced as…
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Bringing the Elsecar Newcomen engine back to life
South Yorkshire Industrial History Society – Annual Joseph Bramah Lecture Geoff Wallis, well-known conservation and restoration consultant engineer, and past president of the Newcomen Society will be giving the Annual Joseph Bramah Lecture on 14th March 2016, as part of the Barnsley section of the South Yorkshire Industrial History Society’s programme. The lecture, entitled Bringing the Elsecar Newcomen engine back to life, starts at 7pm at the Cooper Gallery in Barnsley. It will deal with the recent successful conservation project on Elsecar’s 1795 Newcomen engine – the oldest steam engine still in situ over its original working shaft. The lecture will cover the challenges and insights over the course of…
