William Buckland Room

The Geological Society

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  • From £495
  • 14 Boardroom
  • Green Park
  • From £495
  • 14 Boardroom
  • Green Park

Space description

William Buckland Room.

The basement room was converted for use as a committee room in 1988 when bookcases were installed to house the library's collection of rare books.

The Rev. William Buckland was a fellow of the Royal Society (1818) and Professor of Mineralogy at the University of Oxford. He became Oxford's first reader in Geology (1819) and was president of the Geological Society from 1824-26, when the Society obtained its Royal Charter.





More about The Geological Society

Founded in 1807 by 13 gentlemen over dinner. The Geological Society is the oldest national Geological Society in the world.

The Society has resided in Burlington House, which is a Grade II listed building in the heart of Central London, since 1874.

The Geological Society setting and facilities provides a stunning and welcoming environment for day time conferences, meetings and events, receptions and intimate dinners.

With a 172 seat lecture theatre. Lower Library and a number of smaller meeting rooms, we will have the perfect space to meet your event requirements.