Saving buildings
Victorian and Edwardian buildings are irreplaceable, cherished, diverse, beautiful, familiar and part of our everyday life. The Victorian Society is the champion for these buildings. Read about what we do.
Job vacancy: Churches conservation adviser
Thursday 25 February: We've got a vacancy for a churches conservation adviser. Full time, based in London. Salary band £20,000 to £22,000 + pension
Fire damaged hotel needs urgent repairs
Wednesday 10 March: Firefighters tackling a major fire at the Tudor Hotel in Malvern were forced to break windows and make holes in the roof. The Victorian Society is now calling for urgent repairs to be carried out to protect this listed building from further damage.
Battersea Power Station plans threaten hidden industrial gem
Wednesday 3 March: The Victorian Society is opposing plans to knock down one of the oldest surviving water pumping stations in the country. The pumping station, built in 1840, is little known as it lies hidden away and largely forgotten next to Battersea Power Station on the south bank of the Thames.
Don’t demolish a rare survivor from Hartlepool’s Victorian past
Monday 22 February: Plans to demolish a listed pub on Hartlepool’s historic Lynn Street are being strongly opposed by the Victorian Society.
Society criticises plans to demolish Surrey Islamic Centre
Tuesday 16 February: The former primary school building is locally listed and in a Conservation Area but the owners have applied to demolish it and build a new mosque on the site.
