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, London. Meetings were held at various galleries to increase technical knowledge. The society's 9 Conduit Street location was the former town residence of the

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, and was shared by the society with several other organisations, including the

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, the

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, the Architectural Union Company, the District Surveyors' Association, the

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, the

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, the

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, the

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, the Society for the Encouragement of the Fine Arts, and access to the Museum of Building Appliances. Those who were officers of the society included: the

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(President 1858–1859); the

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(President from 1859); Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe (President in 1871); the

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(President in 1873);

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(vice-president since 1881); and the

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(vice-president in 1882). Election to the membership was by means of a council ballot, with women being eligible.

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