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 The HLSI, 11 South Grove, Highgate, N6 | |
| Formation | 1839 |
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| Type | CIO |
| Legal status | Charity |
| Purpose | To offer opportunities for life-long learning through its courses, library, archives, art gallery, lectures, debates and cultural & social events |
| Headquarters | 11 South Grove, Highgate, London, England |
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Chair | Simon Edwards |
| Website | https://hlsi.org.uk/ |
The Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution (HLSI) is a Charitable Company (CIO) Limited by Guarantee. It was founded in 1839 in Highgate, North London, as a friendly society with the aim of helping local people to better understand new developments in industry and discoveries in science. It is now one the few surviving membership supported organisations which predate the widespread establishment of public libraries in the United Kingdom. Today its charitable purpose, from its historic building, is to offer opportunities for life-long learning through its courses, library, archives, art gallery, lectures, debates, cultural and social events.[1]
- ^ About the HLSI, hlsi.org.uk, accessed 6 January 2020