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LECTURES AND EXHIBITIONS
Over the years, a great deal of information has been gained about the mines at Alderley Edge and one of the Club's stated aims is to share this with the public. This is done through mine visits and open days and also through lectures and exhibitions.
As well as helping the exhibition of the Alderley Edge Landscape Project by loan of artefacts and pictures, the Club has staged its own exhibitions, for example at West Park in Macclesfield and at Alderley Edge Library. The Club can provide an interesting collection of photographs, plans, artefacts and minerals to illustrate the history and origin of the mines and to demonstrate mining techniques.
Lectures and talks are also given.
The audiences for such talks have included several
historical societies, women's institutes, the Wilmslow
Guild, Rotary and Round Table groups, caving and mining
conferences and, not least, the general public as part of
the Landscape Project. Experienced speakers are
available who use 35 mm slides or PowerPoint to illustrate the topic.
Talks can be timed to last from 30 minutes to 90 minutes.
All equipment is brought by the speaker.
There are some examples of slideshows on this website which can be accessed here:
- Technical Archaeological Group at Manchester Town Hall in 2002
- Alderley Edge Landscape Project at Alderley Edge in 2005
- South Trafford Archaeological Group at Sale in 2007
- Association of Industrial Archaeologists at Chester University in 2014
- University of the Third Age at Bramhall in 2017
- Derbyshire Cave Rescue Organisation at video conference in 2020
- Nether Alderley Primary School at video conference in 2020
If you are interested in mounting an exhibition or want more details about lectures, please get in touch with Nigel () or e-mail the Club () .