The Victorian Society welcomes two new Conservation Advisers
The Victorian Society is delighted this quarter to welcome both a new Northern Conservation Adviser, Tom Ollivier, and a new Southern Conservation Adviser, Morgan Ellis Leah. Tom Ollivier – Northern...
The Victorian Society objects to needlessly damaging proposals for major Isle of Wight church
Plans for the important Grade II*-listed All Saints church in Ryde have led the Victorian Society to object in the Portsmouth Consistory Court. The Society advocates a more responsive and...
Part of railway pioneers the Stephenson’s works in Newcastle face demolition as celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of the modern railway begins
Three of the national amenity societies are objecting to proposals to demolish part of the workshops of the pioneers of railways and locomotives, George and Robert Stephenson. The amenity...
LISSCA says “Do not pass go, do not collect £1.5 Billion: Don’t let Network Rail and the City play Monopoly with Liverpool Street Station”
Time to pause – and question Network Rail’s plans. The Liverpool Street Station Campaign (LISSCA), headed by Griff Rhys Jones, has carefully considered the latest plans for Liverpool Street Station....
First major book on the ‘rogue’ architects of Victorian England
The Rogue Goths – R.L. Roumieu, Joseph Peacock and Bassett Keeling By Edmund Harris Publication date: 28th November 2024 Author Edmund Harris’s book is the latest in the Victorian Society’s...
Lord Mayor of Bradford to welcome Victorian Society to the city for its AGM and weekend of architectural exploration
Friday 4 October to Sunday 6 October 2024 AGM from 2.45pm at Midland Hotel, Bradford BD1 4HU The Victorian Society, the national charity that campaigns for Victorian and Edwardian buildings...