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In her documentary-style talk, Making Modern Britain: Slough Industrial Estate, Jaye presents a wealth of knowledge on the industrialisation of Slough at the end of the First World War, as she narrates over a series of atmospheric archival photographs of the people, buildings, and industries that have passed through the estate over the last 100 years.
Historian and writer Jaye Isherwood has always taken a keen interest in Industrial History, and is often found exploring old works, canals or railway tracks. She was born in Slough to the smells and sounds of the historic Trading Estate nearby. Jaye is an accomplished author and produced a book detailing the history of the Railway that served the Slough Trading Estate.