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Engineering Heritage Awards

Engineering Heritage Awards
Whittle Jet Engine W2-700.JPG
Whittle W2/700 Engine
Awarded for Sites, locations, collections and artefacts of engineering significance which have changed the way in which society lives or functions
Presented by Institution of Mechanical Engineers
First awarded 26 June 1984
Last awarded 8 May 2015
Currently held by Whittle W2/700 Engine
Official website www.imeche.org/eha

The Engineering Heritage Awards, formally known as the Engineering Heritage Hallmark Scheme, were established by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) in 1984 to identify and promote artefacts, locations, collections and landmarks of significant engineering importance.

In 1984, IMechE launched its Engineering Heritage Hallmark Scheme. For an object or artefact etc. to be considered for an award, an IMechE member would be required to complete a nomination form and submit it to the Institution. Upon submission, two referees would be appointed, one nominated by the Regional Committee where the object is located and a second independent referee. The submissions from both referees would then be reviewed by the Institution's Technical Support department before a decision was taken on the application.

In 2007, the Institution established the Heritage Committee to relaunch and promote the now renamed Engineering Heritage Awards. It simplified the application process, making it more transparent and with a quicker decision-making process. Furthermore, the criteria were changed, and the Institution's own library and information service became involved in the verification of details being submitted. The Award plaque was also redesigned (see below).

Since 1984, the plaques presented to EHHS and EHA recipients have changed four times. The original plaque was a blue ceramic disc approximately 40 cm in wide. This was replaced in the 1990s by a rectangular steel plate mounted on a wooden base.

With the launch of the Engineering Heritage Awards in 2008, a new cast plaque was created. This was slightly modified in 2009 to reflect the rebranding of the Institution.

The Original EHHS Blue Plaque which was used until the early 1990s

The final EHHS Plaque design. This plaque was discontinued in 2006.

EHA plaque design used for three awards. Picture courtesy of Terry Whalebone.

The New EHA Plaque used from 2009 onwards

The tilt hammers (1785) are probably the oldest set on their original site. They exemplify engineering technology in the heyday of water power. Together they symbolise the achievement of steel-makers and engineers which provided the foundations of the Industrial Revolution.

On the opening day of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, 27 September 1825, he drove this engine, hauling the inaugural train, on the world’s first steam-worked public railway.

Developed from the P1127, a concept by the Hawker Aircraft and Bristol Siddeley Engines design teams under the leadership of Sir Sydney Camm and Sir Stanley Hooker.

It incorporates ten different climatic zones, created and maintained by a fully integrated computer-controlled system.

It is vital and effective in London’s flood defences as well as being one of the capital’s aesthetically pleasing major structures.


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