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Boyes, John (1914-2013), senior factory inspector, industrial archaeologist
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Dates of existence
1914-2013
History
John Boyes was born in 1914 in Surrey. He moved to Chingford in 1956 and worked as a Senior Factory Inspector. He was interested in Industrial Archaeology and local history and was a member of various organisations, including the Chingford Historical Society of which he was Chairman and then President, the Essex Archaeological and Historical Congress of which he was founder and President, the Society of Antiquaries of which he was a Fellow and the Thurrock Local History Society of which he was a Patron. He published various works including the book "The Canals of Eastern England" (1977) and frequently lectured on Industrial Archaeology.