Events
The Victorian Society runs a diverse programme of events including visits, walks, online talks and weekends away. These are publicised to members below and in the ‘Blue Sheet’ which is mailed with our membership magazine, ‘The Victorian’, in February, June and October. Members receive priority booking.
The Victorian Society is an CPD provider recognised by The Institute of Historic Building Conservation. Our recorded online talks can be found in our shop here. This is a fantastic opportunity to discover over 80 lectures on Victorian and Edwardian architecture, architects, and related themes including railways.
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July
Visit: A Coach Trip to Banbury
We will visit 3 churches, have a short town walk in Banbury led by Dr David Low and visit a residential private school designed by G. E. Street. Cost £55
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Visit: St Saviour, Aberdeen Park, London
Explore the Grade I listed Victorian church by William White.
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AGM Weekend: Oxford 5-7 September 2025
This year’s AGM weekend will take place in
Oxford, a treasure-trove of Victorian architecture.
Walk: London’s Bridges: From Westminster Bridge to Tower Bridge, Led by Steven Brindle
Join Dr Steven Brindle on this guided tour of London’s bridges.
More informationWalk: The AMAZING architecture of Tooley Street! Led by Benedict O’Looney
An evening architecture walk the length of Tooley Street highlighting 700 years of riverside architecture.
More informationVisit: Skinners’ Hall
Discover this fascinating building and its changes across the centuries.
More informationOnline Lecture: Understanding the Past, Present and Future of Smithfield, by Tom Butler
Dr Tom Butler presents his research on the past, present and future of the wider Smithfield area.
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Talk: Late Victorian and Edwardian Furnishings in Kensington & Chelsea Churches by Fr Evan McWilliams
A lecture by Fr Evan McWilliams exploring furnishings such as altarpieces, font covers and stained glass in Kensington and Chelsea
More informationVisit: St Andrew, Kingsbury, London With introductory talk by Kit Wedd
Join Kit Wedd as we discover St Andrew’s church (Grade II*; 1844-47)in Kingsbury.
More informationOnline Lecture: Benjamin Ferrey and the Romanesque Revival: ‘a lamentable accident’? by Harry Spain
This talk by Harry Spain will explore Ferrey’s role in the short-lived Romanesque Revival.
More informationVictorian Short Story Reading Group: ‘The Two Sisters’ & ‘The Siwash Rock’ by E. Pauline Johnson
The Victorian Short Story Reading Group has regular meetings to explore some of the exciting material from the golden age of the British short story, which began during the latter part of the nineteenth century. The current theme is colonial short stories, with stories from Canada.
More informationAutumn Online Lecture Series 2025: Hot Off The Press: Victorians in the Bookshops – 7 talks for 6
Our autumn lecture series celebrates the remarkable recent flourishing of publications on Victorian architecture and related topics.
More informationOnline Lecture: Lady Charlotte Schreiber: Extraordinary Art Collector by Caroline McCaffrey-Howarth
Discover the life of Lady Charlotte Schreiber in this online talk by Caroline McCaffrey-Howarth.
More informationOnline Lecture: Halsey Ricardo: A Life in Arts and Crafts by Mark Bertram
Halsey Ricardo (1854–1928) is a well known Arts and Crafts figure thanks to his business partnership with William De Morgan.
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Online Lecture: Clumber Park: A Queer Inheritance by Michael Hall
Explore the story of the Clumber Park in this talk by Michael Hall
More informationOnline Lecture: Matthew Digby Wyatt by Robert Thorne
The polymath Wyatt – architect, administrator, designer, writer and connoisseur – was project manager to the Great Exhibition of 1851.
More informationVictorian Short Story Reading Group: ‘The Red Girl’s Reasoning’ by E Pauline Johnson & ‘The Epaulettes’ by Gilbert Parker
The Victorian Short Story Reading Group has regular meetings to explore some of the exciting material from the golden age of the British short story, which began during the latter part of the nineteenth century. The current theme is colonial short stories, with stories from Canada.
More informationOnline Lecture: The Aesthetic Movement in Five English Interiors by Steven Brindle
This talk will examine five celebrated interiors of the Aesthetic Movement that involved Edward Burne-Jones and Morris & Co.
More informationOnline Lecture: Toronto Edwardian: Frank Darling, Architect of Canada’s Imperial Age by David Winterton
Frank Darling (1850–1923), was employed in the office of George Edmund Street and became a leading exponent of Edwardian Baroque in Toronto.
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Online Lecture: E.W. Godwin by Aileen Reid
Although his fame today rests on his distinguished Aesthetic Movement furniture, E.W. Godwin (1833–86) styled himself ‘architect’.
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