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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.
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.
Spurs’ plans for Tottenham too destructive
Thursday 7 January: Plans to build a new stadium for Tottenham Hotspur Football club come at too high a price for the historic area of Haringey, according to the Victorian Society.
Concern over plans to demolish two historic schools in north London
Monday 4 January: Two nineteenth century school buildings have been earmarked for demolition as part of plans to rebuild eight secondary schools in Islington.
Saved! (for now…)
Thursday 10 December 2009: Plans to demolish the service wing of London’s largest private home have been rejected by councillors.
Council must act now to save listed gas works from the elements
Monday 30 November 2009: Action must be taken to ensure the future of the Old Gas Works in the Derbyshire village of Sudbury, according to the Victorian Society.
Demolition threat for landmark north London house
Thursday 26 November 2009: Plans to demolish Athlone House, an impressive Victorian mansion overlooking Hampstead Heath, are being strongly opposed by the Victorian Society.
Another historic Lewisham school at risk
Wednesday 25 November 2009: Plans to demolish some of the Edwardian school buildings at Gordonbrock Primary School in Lewisham have been condemned by the Victorian Society.
Serious concern as plans for historic Kent church are revealed
Thursday 19 November 2009: The Victorian Society is warning that alterations to the church of St Mary the Virgin in Ashford will irreversibly damage the fabric of this nationally important church.
Top of the form - new book celebrates Manchester’s historic schools
Saturday 14 November 2009: The first comprehensive study of Manchester’s Victorian and Edwardian schools is published today.
Appeal to Network Rail to rethink plans for Suffolk station
Friday 13 November 2009: The Victorian Society is calling on Network Rail to cancel plans to demolish Trimley Station building, near Felixstowe.
Hoxton hotel development is too tall
Thursday 12 November 2009: The Victorian Society is opposing plans to build an eighteen storey hotel in a conservation area in east London.
Lincolnshire town hall saved from demolition
Wednesday 11 November 2009: Campaigners in Horncastle herald a victory as plans to demolish the Town Hall and redevelop the site are shelved by the council.
Urgent appeal made to the Secretary of State
Thursday 29 October 2009: The Victorian Society has written to the Culture Secretary, Ben Bradshaw urgently asking him to use his powers to create a Conservation Area in the heart of Clay Cross in Derbyshire.
Urgent plea to stop demolition of historic brewery
Monday 26 October 2009: The Victorian Society is calling on Lancaster City Council to use its powers to save a historic brewery by placing it inside a Conservation Area.
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Stonebridge School listed at Grade II
Friday 23 October 2009: Stonebridge Primary School in Willesden, north London has been listed as a building of national importance following an application by the Victorian Society.
