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.
Filter by:
May
Walk: The Thames Path, from Tower Hill to Canary Wharf, Led by Steven Brindle
A chance to discover the Victorian heritage along the Thames path from Tower Hill to Canary Wharf.
More informationVisit: Woking, England’s First Crematorium: A Visit led by Prof Hilary J Grainger
A unique opportunity to visit the UK’s first crematorium, designed by Edward Francis Channing Clarke in 1885.
More informationJune
Online Lecture and in person: The Magnetic Margot Gayle , by Joshua Mardell
This lecture will (re-)introduce the American metallurgist, politician and preservationist Margot Gayle (1908-2008), who co-founded the Victorian Society in America on the advice of Nikolaus Pevsner in 1966, and established the Friends of Cast-Iron Architecture in 1970.
More informationVisit: Lutyens, Flockhart, Waterhouse and Voysey Day – Visit to Goddards
A unique visit to explore the architecture of Goddards and surrounding buildings.
More informationVictorian Short Story Reading Group: ‘The Golden Shanty by Edward Dyson
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 Australia.
More informationVisit: Victorian Sudbury, Suffolk including a visit to a Functioning Brickyard
A unique opportunity for members to learn about the brickmaking process for historic buildings at a brickyard normally closed to the public.
More informationVisit: ‘The Cathedral of Sewage’ – Crossness Pumping Station
Witness this extraordinary interior on a steaming day at Crossness Pumping Station. Join us as we go on a tour of the site to discover the historical context and impetus for Bazalgette’s revolutionary sewage system for London
More informationVisit: Early Evening Walk in Birmingham City Centre
Birmingham city centre has a wealth of Victorian/Edwardian buildings, many of them around the Colmore Row area. This circular walk will allow us to discover and appreciate the architecture and design of some of them.
Cost £10.00. Led by Andy Foster
July
Victorian Short Story Reading Group: ‘Billy Skywonkie’ by Barbara Baynton
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 Australia.
More informationAugust
September
AGM Weekend: Oxford 5-7 September 2025
This year’s AGM weekend will take place in
Oxford, a treasure-trove of Victorian architecture.