‘L.T.C. ROLT – LIFE, WORK, LEGACY’ - A JOINT IRONBRIDGE GORGE MUSEUM TRUST / KEELE UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE
2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the death or the writer and biographer LTC Rolt, also known as ‘Tom’. The Ironbridge Gorge Museum trust has partnered with academics from Keele University to host this event with the aim of celebrating the life, and explore the continuing legacy, of LTC Rolt.
LTC Rolt was a prolific author of books and articles on a wide range of subjects – including Industrial History, Canals, Railways, Cars, Ecology and Fiction. His passion for the subjects, and accessible writing style, has meant that a large pool of existing fans of his work are regularly joined by new readers, who are just discovering his work. His publications played a significant role in the emerging field of industrial archaeology and industrial heritage preservation, and he was personally involved in the foundation of organisations such as The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, the Talyllyn Railway, the Inland Waterways Association and the Vintage Sports-Car Club, to name just a few.
DATES
Friday 15th December 2023 – Call for Papers Deadline - Please see here for a call for papers for the conference.
Thursday 9th May 2024 – 50th anniversary of the death of LTC Rolt. Drinks reception in the Furnace Kitchen, Coalbrookdale.
Friday 10th May 2024 – Conference Main Day - three sessions over the day, with an evening meal.
Session titles:
- Who was LTC Rolt
- Rolt as writer
- Legacies of Rolt
Saturday 11th May 2024 – Activities at one of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust sites – details TBC.
Please note – tickets will go on sale towards the end of 2023. To register interest please use the button below and we will let you know when tickets go on sale.
If you have any questions please contact The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust Collections & Learning Director, Nick Booth, on nick.booth@ironbridge.org.uk or telephone 01952 435932.