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Too intensive, too destructive
Wednesday 23 June: That's the damning verdict from the Victorian Society on plans to convert Gloucestershire's iconic Stanley Mill into a housing development of up to 150 homes.
A photographic exhibition celebrating the work of the Victorian Society opens in Portsmouth
Monday 14 June: A travelling photographic exhibition which celebrates 50 years of the Victorian Society has now opened in Portsmouth.
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Concern over poor quality design for landmark Tenby site
Wednesday 9 June: The Victorian Society is worried that proposals to rebuild Tenby’s Royal Gatehouse Hotel include installing plastic windows on the front of the new building.
Historic buildings saved as Spurs submit new plans
Monday 7 June: Three buildings which the Society campaigned to save will no longer be demolished under revised plans put forward by Spurs football club.
Help track down the ten most at risk buildings in the country
Wednesday 19 May: An appeal to find the ten most endangered historic buildings in the country has been launched by the Victorian Society.
Historic Essex oyster sheds under threat
Thursday 13 May: A proposal to take down and rebuild a pair of Oyster sheds on Mersea Island in Essex has been strongly criticised by the Victorian Society.
Saving a Century opens in Wales
Monday 10 May: A travelling photographic exhibition which celebrates 50 years of the Victorian Society has now opened at the Flintshire Record Office in Hawarden in North Wales. The photos which demonstrate the society's success in changing public attitudes towards nineteenth century architecture will be on show until 4th June.
Concern over new monastery design for Mirfield
Wednesday 28 April: The Victorian Society has objected to a proposal to build a new monastery for the Anglican Community of the Resurrection in West Yorkshire.
LSE demolition plans under fire
Thursday 22 April: An Edwardian hospital building which has offered healthcare in central London for more than 100 years must be saved from demolition, according to the Victorian Society.
Society announces new Churches Conservation Adviser
Wednesday 21 April: The Victorian Society is pleased to announce the appointment of a new conservation adviser, with special responsibility for historic churches.
Outstanding Yorkshire church at risk from damaging development
Wednesday 17 March: The setting of Harrogate's only Grade I-listed building could be irreparably damaged if plans to build a large electricity substation in its grounds are given the go-ahead.
Saving a Century opens in Oxford
Monday 15 March: A travelling photographic exhibition which celebrates 50 years of the Victorian Society has now opened at Oxford Central Library. It will be on show in the Oxfordshire Studies section of the library until 23 April.
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.
Council must act now to save one of Malvern’s most important Victorian buildings
Thursday 11 February: The harsh winter weather has prompted the Society to call on Malvern Hills District Council to serve an Urgent Works Notice on the owner of the Tudor Hotel.
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.
