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The Society has been in existence since 1893 and its objectives are to foster the practice, enjoyment and advancement of all forms of stereoscopy - pictures in three dimensions.

Between October and April there are monthly meetings held on Saturday afternoons in London and Coventry. Meetings usually start at 2:30pm and consist of two distinct parts, each addressing a different aspect of stereoscopic practice (see programme for further details).

The London meetings are held at St Pancras Church Hall, Lancing Street NW1 1NA
(Note: This is a new venue for our London Meetings. See maps for details of the existing and new locations.).

The Coventry meetings, for the Midlands area, are held in St Barbara's Church Hall, Rochester Road, Coventry, CV5 6AG.

New members are welcome with or without experience in stereo photography. They will find help and advice given gladly by more experienced members and assistance is always available in obtaining stereo cameras and viewers. In addition a variety of supplies including materials for mounting transparencies are on sale to members at reasonable prices.

For an idea of what is stocked, please see the Supplies Page

The Society Journal with many stereoscopic images in full colour is published four times a year with articles featuring and information relating to the theory and practice of stereoscopy. There are also regular articles covering the Society’s activities and world-wide stereo news and views, as well as details of new 3-D equipment and second hand items offered by members.

Back issues of the Journal are also available for sale.

There are a number of Postal Groups in the UK each consisting of around 20 members who circulate transparencies and prints. Each person regularly contributes a slide or prints which is returned on completion of a circuit with written comments from other members of the Group. For those who prefer it and new members, there is a "View Only" Group which facilitates the study of other peoples work. Other groups include Computer Stereo and View Magic prints.

The Annual Convention over a long weekend is held at different attractive centres in the UK. Visits are arranged to places of interest, evening programmes of slide shows, Saturday morning Workshops and discussions by members from the UK and overseas

The Librarian has books on stereo for UK resident members to borrow.

Our Exhibition attracts entries from members all over the world, and the slides, prints and digital files entered are shown at our meetings in London and Coventry and at the convention. Our entries in the ISU Clubs' Folios are taken from the award winning entries in the Exhibition. If you are a member of the Society and would like to enter your images for the Exhibition you can download the entry form here (although the closing date has actually passed. Contact David Ford to see if you can still enter).

For joining form and information please contact us or right click on picture and "Save as" to download pdf version which can be opened in Adobe Acrobat Reader and printed .

(If you join in December, your fee will not expire until the end of the following year)

The Society offers a warm welcome as an active member or otherwise; the annual subscription payable to The Stereoscopic Society for 2010 is £21 for members resident within the UK, £23 for members in mainland Europe (outside the UK), and £26 for members living outside Europe.

General Enquiries

The Stereoscopic Society
Bob Aldridge
6 Sheppards Court, Horsenden Lane North
Greenford, Middlesex, UB6 7QJ, UK

E-Mail (Bob Aldridge - President):
Bob@stereoscopy.net

Membership Enquiries

The Stereoscopic Society
Pam Blake
Membership Secretary
3 The Close
Broadstone, Dorset, BH18 9JE
Tel: (01202) 692062
E-Mail: hblake@ukonline.co.uk

Member of the International Stereoscopic Union
Affiliated to the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain.
The Photographic Society of America (Stereo Division)
and the Stéréo-Club Français

visitors since 1st November 2005