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The Southend’s Steampunk Society is meeting for the first time at the Railway Hotel this Thursday.

An informal event bringing together fans of the steampunk movement. Come to share your ideas or just for a chat.

What is Steampunk? WIKI definition: Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction and speculative fiction, frequently featuring elements of fantasy, that came into prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. The term denotes works set in an era or world where steam power is still widely used — usually the 19th century, and often Victorian era England — but with prominent elements of either science fiction or fantasy, such as fictional technological inventions like those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, or real technological developments like the computer occurring at an earlier date. Various modern utilitarian objects have been modded by individual artisans into a pseudo-Victorian mechanical “steampunk” style, and a number of visual and musical artists have been described as steampunk.

Also check out the current STEAMPUNK show at the Oxford’s Museum of the History of Science – LINK.

Starts at 8pm / Optional dress code: steampunk

The Railway Hotel /