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With great sorrow the Society shares the news of the death of Peter Howell
The Victorian Society is deeply saddened to announce the death of Peter Howell, one of the Society’s longest-serving and most distinguished members, a former Chairman, and one of its great…
The Victorian Society celebration of the listing of one Birmingham park lodge cut short as another hit by arson attack
Handsworth Park Lodge listed at Grade II Calthorpe Park Lodge subject to an arson attack On 4th August the Victorian Society received notification from Historic England that following our application,…
Visit the Victorian Society’s listed HQ as part of Open House Festival 2026
Saturday 12th September 2026 We are delighted once again to be opening our listed offices as part of this year’s Open House Festival. The Victorian Society are based in Bedford…
Statement on the future of the Mackintosh Building, Glasgow School of Art
The Victorian Society is deeply concerned by the announcement that Glasgow School of Art is unable to pursue the full reinstatement of Charles Rennie Mackintosh‘s building without substantial additional funding….
Listing secured by the Victorian Society to protect West Bromwich church
The Victorian Society is delighted that following an application, made by our West Midlands and Birmingham regional group, Holy Trinity in West Bromwich has been added to the list of…
The Red House in Godalming
An Early and Seminal House by Sir Edwin Lutyens The recent offering for sale of The Red House presents an important opportunity to recognise not only one of the earliest…
Roof collapse at the Old Town Hall in Sheffield
A photo posted on social media, and drone footage commissioned by the Victorian Society, confirm that part of the Old Town Hall roof in Sheffield has collapsed. The Grade…
We’re hiring an Evaluation Consultant
The Victorian Society is looking for an Evaluation Consultant to support the monitoring and impact evaluation of our project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund: Capacity Building for a…
Griff Rhys Jones launches the Victorian Society’s Top Ten Endangered Buildings list 2026
The Society’s President Griff Rhys Jones OBE appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme on 28th April to reveal the Society’s 2026 list of Top Ten Endangered Buildings for England and…
Public urged to write to Mayor to stop damaging and undeliverable Liverpool Street Station scheme
The Victorian Society is calling on the public to write to the Mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan, urging him to refuse damaging proposals for the redevelopment of Liverpool Street…
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