Project ID: 984

DescriptionMembers of Reading U3A worked with the Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group which has restored a water wheel at a silk mill and a horse wheel at a National Trust property, among other projects
TopicsTechnology
History
Archaeology
TypeExternal research (U3A as research assistants)
U3AReading U3A
Organization/partnerBerkshire Industrial Archaeology Group
Year started1999
Source of referenceSources 7, February 2000
Notes
Summer trips by the group have included the pumping station at Cropton and a tour of the Stroudwater Canal.
During the winter months members were able to attend lectures held at Reading University