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.
Call for upgrade to Rhodes listing
Thursday 4 February: The Victorian Society has written to English Heritage urging them to upgrade the listing of Basil Champney's Rhodes Building in Oxford. The move has been prompted by plans for major alterations to the 1908 building.
A house stripped of its period fittings: how to stop your property becoming a target for thieves.
Thursday 28 January: Valuable fittings were stolen from this house in Warwickshire, Katie Gunning looks into why the owner believes his application for Listed Building Consent was to blame.
Canterbury’s Victorian heritage under threat
Wednesday 27 January: Two applications to demolish Victorian buildings inside Conservation Areas have been granted approval, now there are fears that a nineteenth century Baptist Church could face the same fate.
Don’t demolish Kettering’s Edwardian heritage
Thursday 21 January: The Victorian Society is urging planning officials in Northamptonshire to refuse permission to demolish Northampton House, a substantial and attractive Edwardian office building.
Council urged not to close historic Staffordshire pool
Monday 11 January: England’s oldest listed public swimming pool in which it is still possible to swim is at risk of closure under plans proposed by Stoke-on-Trent Council.
