Headquarters of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, c1931-1937

Description

In December 1841 the Society took a lease of a house at 17 Bloomsbury Square as its headquarters, and the Council met there for the first time in January 1842.

The Society immediately set about hosting lectures at the new premises, as well as setting up a museum, library and laboratory. In 1857 it acquired more space at 72 and 73 Great Russell Street.

This Photograph shows the headquarters as it looked in the 1930s.
The internal spaces, including the lecture theatre, examination rooms and laboratories were all extended and updated.