{"id":20,"date":"2026-10-16T05:37:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T05:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-society\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T15:20:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T15:20:56","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-society\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About the society"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"20\" class=\"elementor elementor-20\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa87bd1 e-con-boxed lt-sec lt-pagehead e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fa87bd1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dac01fc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dac01fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e6f64b lt-pagehead__title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e6f64b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A society run by its members<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e9e84d lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e9e84d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Halden Society of Building Surveyors (sample) sets the standard for building surveying in the county, trains the people who meet it and answers to the public who rely on it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a15434 e-con-boxed lt-sec e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5a15434\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"story\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2834c14 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2834c14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac35322 lt-photo lt-ar-photo elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ac35322\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-society\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-society-library.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6\" alt=\"A historic reading room with bookshelves, tables and lamps\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-society\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-society-library.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-society\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-society-library-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-society\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-society-library-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-society\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-society-library-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-society\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-society-library-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1f00d5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d1f00d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66e0d16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66e0d16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Founded by twelve surveyors in 1952<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54e8b89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54e8b89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After the war, a group of surveyors met in a room above the Corn Exchange to agree how a house should be inspected and reported on (sample). Their notes became our first standard.<\/p><p>Today the society has around 1,200 members in four grades. It is a not-for-profit body: fees pay for the rooms, the library, the CPD programme and the register.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49acabb e-con-boxed lt-sec lt-tint e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"49acabb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"governance\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0b9f57 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f0b9f57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b819768 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b819768\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How the society is run<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf02999 lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf02999\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Members elect the council; the council appoints the committees. Every member from Member grade up has one vote.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-424c502 e-con-full lt-rows e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"424c502\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5c3864 e-grid e-con-full lt-body-row e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e5c3864\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16f13a8 lt-h4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16f13a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Council<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf8cbd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf8cbd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Twelve Members and Fellows, elected for three years at the annual general meeting. Meets monthly and confirms new Members.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5079fef e-grid e-con-full lt-body-row e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5079fef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c6f1df lt-h4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c6f1df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Standards board<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8193cfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8193cfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Writes our practice notes and the code of conduct. Half its members are from outside the profession.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11e298d e-grid e-con-full lt-body-row e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11e298d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2dc563 lt-h4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2dc563\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Education committee<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e133ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e133ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Plans the CPD programme, the annual conference and the professional review.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba6f548 e-grid e-con-full lt-body-row e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ba6f548\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8f1dc5 lt-h4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8f1dc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conduct panel<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10b13e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10b13e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hears complaints about members. Its decisions are published in the bulletin.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f753cf e-grid e-con-full lt-body-row e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f753cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-535e400 lt-h4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"535e400\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chapters<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57a01ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57a01ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Local groups in Springfield, Old Halden and Eastmoor run evening talks and site visits (sample).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50abd05 e-con-boxed lt-sec e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"50abd05\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"history\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21e5773 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21e5773\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Seventy years in five dates<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-905aef7 e-con-full lt-rows lt-timeline e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"905aef7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a9150c e-grid e-con-full lt-timeline__row e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a9150c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c5503a lt-timeline__year elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c5503a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">1952<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee021df e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee021df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-552e93f lt-h4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"552e93f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The society is founded<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e525cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e525cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Twelve surveyors adopt a shared standard for house inspections (sample).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb7f221 e-grid e-con-full lt-timeline__row e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fb7f221\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abb9131 lt-timeline__year elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abb9131\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">1974<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c66f205 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c66f205\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0da2f4d lt-h4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0da2f4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The first CPD scheme<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25e67f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25e67f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Members agree to log twenty hours of learning a year, long before it was usual.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63562a7 e-grid e-con-full lt-timeline__row e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63562a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e022a4b lt-timeline__year elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e022a4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">1998<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e4ec5b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e4ec5b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2bf3f5 lt-h4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2bf3f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A public register<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9760c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9760c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The register of members is opened to the public, first in print and from 2004 online.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87793d5 e-grid e-con-full lt-timeline__row e-con e-child\" data-id=\"87793d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89b4224 lt-timeline__year elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89b4224\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">2012<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff12568 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff12568\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33e7728 lt-h4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33e7728\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chapters outside Springfield<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dca9663 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dca9663\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Old Halden and Eastmoor start their own evening talks and site visits.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca3fd0a e-grid e-con-full lt-timeline__row e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca3fd0a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3a7292 lt-timeline__year elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3a7292\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">2025<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d39eea8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d39eea8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ea0cc7 lt-h4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ea0cc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Student bursaries<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b1dc62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b1dc62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ten bursaries a year help students from the county with fees and equipment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3172d0 e-con-boxed lt-sec lt-tint e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e3172d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"rooms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ca1f9d e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ca1f9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-252060c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"252060c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21bd17a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21bd17a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The rooms on Guild Row<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-627746f lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"627746f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our rooms hold the library, a meeting room for twenty and the hall where evening talks take place. 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