Events
For detailed information on the programmes organised by the Society select by clicking on one of the items on the left.
Non members are welcome to attend our in-person talks and a limited number of places for the online and hybrid talks are available for non members to book using Eventbrite.
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DAS Outing
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Non DAS Event
DAS talk (online)
DAS talk (in person only)
DAS talk (hybrid)
- 06February 6, 2026
Model Communities: Architecture, Politics and Social Improvement in the North Midlands coalfields
St. Mary's Church HallDarley Lane, Derby, DE1 3AXSpeaker: Mike Pollard
The talk will focus on the founding and development of a number of “model” mining villages across the region between 1890 and 1930 and will explore the aims and motivations of their founders and the ways they sought to “improve” the new communities. The speaker will explore their relationships with the aristocratic landowners, as well as their political links and the impact they had on the contemporary social reform agenda before 1914 and argue that the impact and legacies of this work was felt right through the inter-war period and beyond.
Mike Pollard recently retired as a headteacher, and is now actively researching the political, social and architectural development of the Midlands and South Yorkshire coalfields.
Organised by the Industrial Archaeology Section
- 20February 20, 2026
Royal Crown Derby
St. Mary's Church HallDarley Lane, Derby, DE1 3AXSpeaker: Elizabeth Woledge
Dr. Elizabeth Woledge will speak about the history of the Royal Crown Derby china works. The talk will be illustrated by some of the most interesting items from the Museum which you can handle as you learn about how they were made. Also hear about the flower painter who changed the way flowers were painted, the troublesome modeller and many other interesting snippets from its 250 years history.
Organised by the Local History Section