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Priestley was invited in 1781 to join the Lunar Society, a group of intellectuals including both industrialists and natural philosophers which met monthly on the Monday closest to the full moon, to allow safe travel. Past this gate is the Soho House, the main meeting site in Birmingham. The Lunar Society met on a regular basis during the period 1765-1813, at Soho House in Birmingham. The view is east.