Project ID | 984 |
Description | Members 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 |
Topic | Archaeology History Technology |
Type | External research (U3A as research assistants) |
U3A | Reading U3A |
Organization/partner | Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group |
Year started | 1999 |
Source of reference | Sources 7, February 2000 |
Output | None known |
Document | None |
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 |