RAS lease signing

Pictured left, RAS President Mike Lockwood (right) and Geophysics Secretary James Hammond (left) put their signatures to a series of legal documents to complete the handover of Burlington House (bottom right) from the Government to the RAS and its fellow Learned Societies following the agreement of a 999-year lease. RAS Executive Director Philip Diamond is pictured inset with the 19th Century seal press used to stamp the documents (also top right).
Pictured left, RAS President Mike Lockwood (right) and Geophysics Secretary James Hammond (left) put their signatures to a series of legal documents to complete the handover of Burlington House (bottom right) from the Government to the RAS and its fellow Learned Societies following the agreement of a 999-year lease. RAS Executive Director Philip Diamond is pictured inset with the 19th Century seal press used to stamp the documents (also top right).
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