Victorian Society News Archive: 2013
St John’s Church, Crawshawbooth, Lancashire
Catastrophic damage caused by lead theft The church of St John on Burnley Road in Crawshawbooth, Lancashire has been included on the The Victorian Society’s list after suffering the ruinous...
Royal Victorian Pavilion in Ramsgate
Seafront pavilion dilapidated and neglected The 1903 Grade II-listed Royal Victoria Pavilion was designed by architect Stanley Davenport Adshead in the style of a Robert Adam orangery.It was apparently designed...
Revealed: Top Ten endangered Victorian and Edwardian buildings 2013
The Victorian Society highlights buildings at risk See full illustrated list of Top Ten endangered buildings. England and Wales’s top ten most threatened Victorian and Edwardian buildings of 2013 have...
Palace Theatre, Plymouth
Flamboyant theatre, one of Plymouth’s finest buildings, continues to decay The Grade II*-listed Palace Theatre (or the “New Palace Theatre of Varieties” as it was christened) was built by architects...
Palace Theatre, Swansea
A victim of urban decay and the exuberant power of buddleia The Grade II-listed Palace Theatre was built by architects Alfred Bucknall & Edward William Jennings in 1888.The Baroque Revival...
Jumbo Water Tower, Colchester
Colchester’s skyline at risk from insensitive redevelopment Standing 110 feet high, Jumbo (or Balkerne Water Tower as it is more properly named) is the largest remaining Victorian water tower...
Heeley Bank School, Sheffield
Closure and vandalism hit fine Victorian school The Sheffield School Board wanted the best and employed pioneering school architect ER Robson to design its Board Offices and two schools, of...
Haggerston Baths, Hackney, London
Neglected public baths in search of new role The Grade II-listed Haggerston Baths on Whiston Road in Hackney were designed by architect AWS Cross and opened in 1904.This magnificent pool...
Fenton Town Hall, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent
Public access to WWI memorial and fine vaulted chamber at risk Fenton was developed by the Baker family, which built the town hall for the town.Built in 1888 it...