Thursday 3 July 2025
Transport Scotland Contact and Education Centre, Ferrymuir Gait, South Queensferry, EH30 9SF
In association with Edinburgh World Heritage, there will be a presentation celebrating the Forth Bridge‘s 10th anniversary of becoming a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The keynote speaker is Dr Miles Oglethorpe who will give a talk entitled “Celebrating Industrial World Heritage” covering how the Forth Bridge World Heritage nomination came about, and where it fits into the wider context of the representation of Industrial Heritage on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. In addition, there will be an introduction by the Forth Bridges Forum, closing remarks from Network Rail about future plans for the bridge and an opportunity for questions.
Advance booking is essential. This free event will be viewable online for those unable to attend in person. This will be via Teams and a link will be sent out soon after bookings are received.
Date: Thursday 3 July 2025
Timing: 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Location: Transport Scotland Contact & Education Centre, Ferrymuir Gait, South Queensferry, EH30 9SF.
There is also a public exhibition running 3rd – 5th July 10am – 4pm, in the same venue and this will be open from 5.30pm on 3rd July for those attending the talk in person.
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