This year’s conference will be on Saturday 22nd March at The North Lakes Hotel, Penrith. The subject is Water Works and there will be the following talks:

Construction of the Lancaster Canal from Tewitfield to Kendal by Bill Froggatt

Water is Power…….170 Years of Fluid Engineering at Gilkes by Chris Crewdson

The Thirlmere Scheme by John Butcher

A History of Wastewater Treatment to the Present Day by Andrew Kendall and James Halliday

The conference is open to non-members as well so please come and join us.  Click this link for further details and the booking form. The cost of the day includes a three course lunch and refreshments.

We will be taking a selection of our books to the conference. Much of our stock is listed here and if there is anything you would like to look at please contact me before and I will bring it with me. Once you are on the ABE page you can scroll down and find catalogues on particular subjects – it saves you wading through our entire stock!