What we do
The Victorian Society is the champion for Victorian and Edwardian buildings in England and Wales.
Our role in saving Victorian and Edwardian buildings
Victorian and Edwardian buildings are irreplaceable, cherished, diverse, beautiful, familiar and part of our everyday life. They contribute overwhelmingly to the character of places people love and places where people live. They belong to all of us. Their owners are really only custodians for future generations.
Donations and legacies
A bequest is a very effective way of making a gift to the Victorian Society. It may enable you to make a contribution of a size and significance which may not be possible during your lifetime.
Campaigning guide
We've got a number of suggestions about running effective campaigns to save threatened buildings. Our list is by no means exhaustive and, of course, not every suggestion will be appropriate in all situations. But we hope it will get you started on saving a building you care about!
Trustees
The Society is managed by a Board of Trustees. The trustees are also the directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act. Who are they, and how are they elected?
Committees
Who's who on our buildings and events committees
Annual reports
See what we've been up to by downloading copies of our annual reports and accounts
History of the Victorian Society
Dr William Filmer-Sankey takes a look back at the origins and early history of the Victorian Society, which was founded in 1958. This article was published in the first edition of our magazine, The Victorian, in 1998.
Our archives
Much of our casework archive covering 1958-2005 is kept at the London Metropolitan Archives, under reference LMA/4460. Church case files and other records are generally retained in our office.
Linley Sambourne House
Linley Sambourne House, 18 Stafford Terrace, London, is a unique example of a late Victorian townhouse. Home to the cartoonist Edward Linley Sambourne and his family from 1874, it survives with almost all of its furniture and fittings intact. The first meeting of the Victorian Society was held here in 1958, and for a number of years the Society ran the house as a museum.
