Please note that members or guests taking part in meetings, visits or field events do so at their own risk as SIAS can not accept any responsibility for injury or damage.
Programme
Talks are held at Silver Street Baptist Church, Taunton or on-line via 'Zoom' on Monday evenings at 19:30 from September to March. They cover a wide range of topics. At Silver Street there is also a free-of-charge Book Exchange and SIAS publications are on sale at reduced price for members. Trips are organised during the Summer.
MEMBERS OF SIAS: There is no charge to SIAS members except on trips where entry fees are indicated.
GUESTS are welcome. They are charged £3. Places on trips must be booked in advance (see below). SIAS members have first preference on trips where numbers are limited.
Winter Programme 2026
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Our hybrid programme of talks, with some being online via Zoom and some taking place at Silver Street Baptist Church, allows members from further afield to participate and also enables us to use speakers from a distance.
Monday 12th January - Silver Street - 19:30 - Charlotte Coles - The Victorian Way of Death
Monday 26th January - Zoom - 19:30 - Dr. Barrie Trinder - Shrewsbury Flaxmill/Maltings; the first iron framed building in the world
Monday 9th February - Silver Street - 19:30 - Julia Elton - John Smeaton 1724 – 1792; the making of an engineering genius
Monday 23rd February - Zoom - 19:30 - John Tanner of the National Coal Mining Museum for England - The Future History of Coal Mining; how will England choose to remember?
Monday 9th March - Silver Street - 19:30 - AGM followed by the SIAS Annual Quiz
Monday 23rd March - Zoom - 19:30 - Jonathan Turner - Coal Bunkering and Coal Lumpers of Dartmouth
(note the 3 week gap to avoid Easter)
Monday 13th April - Silver Street - 19:30 - Colin White - The World War II Listening Stations of the South-West
Field Officer contact details:
Peter Daniel -
Email peter.daniel51@btinternet.com - telephone 01288 341653 or 07736 374003Silver Street Baptist Church Hall is situated on the gyratory system where the B3170 from Corfe meets the A38 in Taunton. There is parking in the Church's private car park, but please do not park in reserved spaces.
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