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The Society successfully lists elements of Worcester's railway boom
11/10/2023
Opened in 1852, Shrub Hill Station in Worcester served as a joint station for the Midland and Great Western Railways, quickly becoming the focal point for a bustling railway district east of the city centre. This district included locomotive works, goods yards, wagon repair sheds, industrial facilities, branch lines, and sidings, establishing Worcester as a significant railway hub in the 19th century.
Victorian Society votes to promote sustainable repair and reuse of historic buildings
10/10/2023
The Right Worshipful Mayor of Bath Councillor Dine Romero welcomed Victorian Society Chair Professor Hilary Grainger, Director Joe O’Donnell and Victorian Society members to Bath at Grade II-listed Elim Church where the Society held its 2023 AGM.
Victorian Society identify Norfolk lodge by architect Anthony Salvin and secure its listing
28/09/2023
The Lodge, Stoke Holy Cross, Norfolk now listed at Grade II
Nominations for The Victorian Society’s Top 10 Endangered Buildings list 2024 are now open!
22/09/2023
The Victorian Society is asking the public to nominate threatened Victorian and Edwardian buildings for their list of Top 10 Endangered Buildings to be announced in 2024.
The Victorian Society urges Government to ensure Reading Gaol’s sale allows public access to important part of the UK’s queer history
13/09/2023
“something was dead in each of us, and what was dead was hope.” Oscar Wilde The Ballad of Reading Gaol
Could you be our next Chair of the Board of Trustees?
This is a great opportunity for a talented individual who is enthusiastic about Victorian and Edwardian architecture
Government commits to consult on making it harder to demolish locally important buildings after the loss of ‘Crooked House’
07/09/2023
The Government has committed to consulting on requiring planning permission to demolish unlisted buildings. Currently most unlisted buildings outside a conservation area can be demolished without planning permission. The move comes in the wake of the controversial demolition of the ‘crooked house’ pub which highlighted the vulnerability of unlisted buildings- irrespective of how loved by local communities they are.
Hornblotton House in Somerset is successfully listed
06/09/2023
We are absolutely delighted that Hornblotton House in Somerset has been listed at Grade II.
Sir John Betjeman's birthday sees launch of major fundraising appeal to Save Liverpool Street Station
23/08/2023
Monday 28th August 2023
Would you like to organise events for the Victorian Society?
18/08/2023
Do you love visiting Victorian and Edwardian heritage or hearing talks about it? Would you like to organise visits to places the public don’t ordinarily get to see? If so, the Victorian Society Events Committee is the place for you.
Network Rail urged not to demolish rare surviving Victorian ticket office in Northumberland
09/08/2023
At a time when the RMT union and rail users are campaigning to retain ticket offices across the UK, Northumberland County Council has approved plans to demolish a historic survivor from the days of steam.
Victorian Society’s online talk series explores what can be learnt from 19th Century railways and their legacy today
Railway Architecture and Society in the Victorian Age - The Victorian Society’s Online Autumn Talk Series 2023
25 October – 6 December 2023
Victorian Society secures listing for Norman Evill house in Stanwix Carlisle
26/07/2023
Grade II, Norman Evill, 1902
Victorian Society secures listing for church in Ruswarp North Yorkshire
St Bartholomew, Ruswarp, North Yorkshire, Grade II, C N Armfield, 1869
Presentation of the Birmingham & West Midlands Group's Conservation Award 2022
24/07/2023
Birmingham & West Midlands Group’s eighth annual conservation award presented by Professor Sir David Cannadine, to Birmingham City University. The Award is sponsored by Hortons’ Estate Limited.
City of London must refuse permission for tower over the top of listed Victorian Turkish Baths to avoid being branded failing on heritage protection
18/07/2023
The Victorian Society is urging the City of London to reject plans to cantilever a tower over a listed Victorian Turkish bath house – the exterior of which is covered in show stopping tiles. Worryingly most of the proposed site is outside the tall building cluster and no listed building consent application has been submitted.
Latest edition of The Victorian is out now - July 2023
The July 2023 edition of The Victorian is devoted to interior decoration.
Fire at Ushaw involving Grade II* St Aloysius Chapel and the Ushaw Junior House
10/07/2023
Victorian Society secures listing for eye-catching former bank in Gateshead
03/07/2023
A second success this summer in the north of England for the listings team is the former Lloyds Bank at 15 West Street, Gateshead.
Victorian Society secures listing for the oldest surviving cricket pavilion in the country located at a first-class cricket ground
29/06/2023
Liverpool Cricket Club's main pavilion has been listed at Grade II by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, following advice from Historic England. The listing recognises the pavilion's special architectural features and its significance in the history of cricket and sporting events in the North West.
