Back to 1870s and 1880s: The search for a permanent home for the Institution

Council Minutes 1878-1884

24 Oct 1878-18 Dec 1884

Meetings were held in the Manchester Memorial Hall, 10 Victoria Chambers, London or the Institution of Civil Engineers on Great George Street. Items of note include: building of Hall of Applied Science proposed by Charles Siemens; proposed House of Applied Science; proposed removal of models made by James Watt from South Kensington (Victoria & Albert Museum) and acquisition of drawings; investments in railways for example, Metropolitan Railway; and sending a Member to represent the Institution at Amsterdam exhibition.


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