Present Day
The Society continues to this day, mainly as a dining and discussion club of around 50 senior engineers, twelve "Members Emeritus" and around twelve Honorary Members which includes HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, who served as President in 1971. Since 1975 the Society has often met at the headquarters of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
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