South Wales Institute of Engineers was founded in 1857 as a learned society for engineers and scientists in the area, arranging lectures and publishing the

Proceedings of the South Wales Institute of Engineers ''Proceedings of the South Wales Institute of Engineers'' is the annual journal of the South Wales Institute of Engineers. It contains scholarly and popular articles on engineering, scientific and economic topics. It was initially published as '' ...

William Menelaus William Menelaus (10 March 1818 – 30 March 1882) was a Scottish-born mechanical engineer, who made his name and fortune as the works manager at the Dowlais Ironworks in South Wales. Early life Born in East Lothian on 10 March 1818, his fathe ...

founded the organisation at a meeting at the Castle Hotel, Merthyr, and became its first president. In 2007, the body was re-constituted as South Wales Institute of Engineers Educational Trust 2007 (SWIEET2007). Amongst eminent presidents was

Edmund Mills Hann Edmund Mills Hann (1850–1931) was a Welsh prominent figure in the industrial life of South Wales, and a leading coal owner during the industrial struggles of the 1920s. He was active in local politics in the Aberdare area and an inaugural me ...

who was also only the second recipient of the institute's Gold Medal which was established in 1904.''The South Wales Institute of Engineers Proceedings'' Volume XXIX, 1913 pxxxiv (copy consulted at

North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers The North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers (NEIMME), commonly known as The Mining Institute, is a British Royal Chartered learned society and membership organisation dedicated to advancing science and technology in the N ...

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