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Gallery 2026

President’s Day to Bristol – September 2026

Group photo of the voyagers under the gilded stern of the SS Great Britain in her dry dock
The Voyagers together under the gold encrusted stern of the SS Great Britain. Image: Chris Foster
The SS Great Britain in her dry dock in Bristol, seen from the quayside
SS Great Britain. Image: Ray Jefferson
The main deck of the SS Great Britain, with masts, rigging and signal flags against a blue sky
Looking along the deck of the SS Great Britain. Image: Ray Jefferson
The First-Class Dining Room of the SS Great Britain, with long tables laid, red benches and gilded columns
The first class dining room. Image: Chris Foster
The large red six-bladed propeller and rudder of the SS Great Britain in the dry dock
The use of a screw propeller on the SS Great Britain was a significant innovation for an ocean-going vessel. Image: Ray Jefferson
Stone courtyard buildings and arched gateway of the St Pierre Hotel, Chepstow, across a lawn
The St Pierre Hotel, Chepstow. Image: Ray Jefferson
Looking through the vaulted arch of the 14th-century gatehouse at St Pierre
The 14th-century gatehouse at St Pierre. Image: Ray Jefferson
The Clifton Suspension Bridge spanning the wooded Avon Gorge
Looking north west towards the Clifton Suspension Bridge. Image: Chris Foster
White steel maintenance access platform hanging beneath the deck of the Clifton Suspension Bridge
The maintenance access platform under the suspension bridge. Image: Chris Foster
President John Beck in a hard hat and hi-vis vest beside a doorway in the abutment wall
President John Beck leads the way. Image: Chris Foster
Tall stone-vaulted chamber inside the Leigh Woods abutment, with long thin stalactites hanging from the roof
Inside one of the vaults. Image: Norman Train
Members in hard hats and hi-vis vests inside one of the abutment vaults
Members of the group inside one of the vaults. Image: Chris Foster

Spring Voyage to the North West – May 2026

Group photo of the IESF voyagers in front of the green steel arch of the Silver Jubilee Bridge, Widnes
Voyagers at the Silver Jubilee Road Bridge
Brick vaulted corridor in the Lutyens Crypt of Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
A small section of the Lutyens Crypt
Looking up into the lantern of Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, filled with brightly coloured stained glass
Interior view of the stained-glass windows
IESF members seated in the saloon of the Countess of Bridgewater narrowboat while lunch orders are taken
Taking orders for lunch
Members stepping off the Countess of Bridgewater narrowboat onto the canal bank under grey skies
Disembarkation from the Countess of Bridgewater as the rain arrived
A 1900 ribbon loom with Jacquard punched cards on display at the Science and Industry Museum, Manchester
Ribbon loom with Jacquard cards
The reconstructed 1829 locomotive Novelty on display in the Power Hall
Experimental locomotive Novelty
The black iron framework of the Anderton Boat Lift on a sunny day
The Anderton Boat Lift
The white dish of the Lovell radio telescope at Jodrell Bank under a blue sky
The Jodrell Bank radio telescope
Rows of working power looms in the weaving shed at Quarry Bank Mill
Quarry Bank weaving shed
The mill race running past the brick buildings of Quarry Bank Mill, with a footbridge over it
The mill race behind the factory
The Mersey ferry Snowdrop in a colourful dazzle paint scheme on the river, with a cruise ship behind
The Snowdrop on the Mersey
Model of a red K2 telephone box on a plinth in Liverpool Cathedral
Model in the Cathedral of the iconic red telephone box
Members in hard hats and hi-vis looking through a doorway onto the four-lane roadway of the Queensway Tunnel
Four-lane roadway under the River Mersey
Members in yellow hard hats in front of a huge exhaust fan in the Mersey tunnel ventilation building
One of the massive exhaust fans
Bertie, the copper Liver Bird on top of the Royal Liver Building clock tower, against a grey sky
“Bertie” overlooking the city

Inauguration of President March 2026

2025 IESF (British Section) President, Roger Venables hands over to 2026 President, John Beck.
2025 IESF (British Section) President, Roger Venables hands over to 2026 President, John Beck.
IESF Members and Guests ask questions after the lecture on the Key Outcomes of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, given by Professor José Torero in The Telford Lecture Theatre at The Institution of Civil Engineers.
IESF Members and Guests ask questions after the lecture on the Key Outcomes of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, given by Professor José Torero in The Telford Lecture Theatre at The Institution of Civil Engineers.
IESF Members and Guests enjoy dinner in the Smeaton Room at The Institution of Civil Engineers.
IESF Members and Guests enjoy dinner in the Smeaton Room at The Institution of Civil Engineers.