TRANSPORT HISTORY GROUP
Transport History Group
The villages of Goring and Streatley have been shaped by modes of travel - from ancient trackways, horse-drawn waggons, stage coaches and motor vehicles, to the river and railways, transport features strongly in the history of Goring and Streatley. The Group has made history too, by arranging Goring's first ever Blue Plaque (for Sam Saunders, the founder of Saunders-Roe) as well as the first steam train to stop here since the 1960s.
The Transport History Group (THG) is open to any member interested in the history of transport and incurs no extra subscription. Those who have signed up receive details of all the outings and a regular illustrated newsletter.
How does it work?
Members keep in touch by email, phone and letter. Activities cover all forms of transport including rivers, canals, sea, road, rail and air. Ten monthly outings are usually arranged each year and most trips use public transport, starting from Goring and Streatley Station. Sometimes travel is by minibus and/or shared cars. Venues include:
Members pay as they go on each outing, often at preferential group rates for both travel and any entry charges.
Recent past outings have included: Brooklands Museum, the Forest of Dean Railway, Hurst Castle on the Isle of Wight, a trip on the Shieldhall, and a guided tour of Tower Bridge.
Programme of Visits
Please note - some dates and locations have changed!
The visit to Farnborough Air Sciences Museum is set for Tuesday 26 November. We will be given a light lunch, followed by an introductory talk and film. There will then be a guided tour of the site. The Museum covers the evolution of aircraft through balloons, airships and kites to aircraft. It has exhibits on the development of aircraft including supersonic research and vertical take-off flight, and the development of jet engines. There is also a section on Samuel Cody, who developed a family of aeroplanes at Farnborough. The tour will include the outside static aircraft. Any one interested in aviation would find this a fascinating place to visit; I am told the tour will make sense even to the non-technically minded.
Please note: it will be necessary to go up steps. There will be a lot of standing during the guided tour - you will need to be able to stand for two hours. Please dress warmly, as the Museum will not be heated.
To download a flyer, please click here.
Please note we reserve the right to change these destinations - and that they have not necessarily been booked.
To join the Transport History Group
First become a member of the Goring Gap Local History Society and then contact us to find out more or join the Group.
The villages of Goring and Streatley have been shaped by modes of travel - from ancient trackways, horse-drawn waggons, stage coaches and motor vehicles, to the river and railways, transport features strongly in the history of Goring and Streatley. The Group has made history too, by arranging Goring's first ever Blue Plaque (for Sam Saunders, the founder of Saunders-Roe) as well as the first steam train to stop here since the 1960s.
The Transport History Group (THG) is open to any member interested in the history of transport and incurs no extra subscription. Those who have signed up receive details of all the outings and a regular illustrated newsletter.
How does it work?
Members keep in touch by email, phone and letter. Activities cover all forms of transport including rivers, canals, sea, road, rail and air. Ten monthly outings are usually arranged each year and most trips use public transport, starting from Goring and Streatley Station. Sometimes travel is by minibus and/or shared cars. Venues include:
- Transport and industrial archaeology museums
- Preserved railways
- Old boats and planes
Members pay as they go on each outing, often at preferential group rates for both travel and any entry charges.
Recent past outings have included: Brooklands Museum, the Forest of Dean Railway, Hurst Castle on the Isle of Wight, a trip on the Shieldhall, and a guided tour of Tower Bridge.
Programme of Visits
Please note - some dates and locations have changed!
The visit to Farnborough Air Sciences Museum is set for Tuesday 26 November. We will be given a light lunch, followed by an introductory talk and film. There will then be a guided tour of the site. The Museum covers the evolution of aircraft through balloons, airships and kites to aircraft. It has exhibits on the development of aircraft including supersonic research and vertical take-off flight, and the development of jet engines. There is also a section on Samuel Cody, who developed a family of aeroplanes at Farnborough. The tour will include the outside static aircraft. Any one interested in aviation would find this a fascinating place to visit; I am told the tour will make sense even to the non-technically minded.
Please note: it will be necessary to go up steps. There will be a lot of standing during the guided tour - you will need to be able to stand for two hours. Please dress warmly, as the Museum will not be heated.
To download a flyer, please click here.
Please note we reserve the right to change these destinations - and that they have not necessarily been booked.
To join the Transport History Group
First become a member of the Goring Gap Local History Society and then contact us to find out more or join the Group.
Newsletters
To download past THG Newsletters, please click on one of these links:-
Newsletter 47
Newsletter 45
To download past THG Newsletters, please click on one of these links:-
Newsletter 47
Newsletter 45