Rare Anglican Abbey church and monastic buildings that gave succour to seafairers listed
Our Churches and Senior Conservation Adviser, Connor McNeill wrote in support of the listing of this unique set of buildings for a male Anglican religious community in Hampshire. Although many...
Heritage skills crisis in local government
Problems are being created for planning departments in England and Wales by issues in the ability to, or intention, of local councils to recruit adequate staff. This impacts on the...
Nominations for Top Ten Endangered Buildings 2026 now open!
The Victorian Society is asking the public to nominate threatened Victorian and Edwardian buildings and structures for their list of Top Ten Endangered Buildings to be announced in 2026. The...
Minister overrules expert advice on nationally important historic buildings
The Victorian Society is deeply concerned by a growing pattern of the Secretary of State refusing to add important historic buildings to the National Heritage List for England, even when...
Griff Rhys Jones reveals the Victorian Society’s list of Top Ten Endangered Buildings 2025
The Society’s President, Griff Rhys Jones OBE, has today launched the list of the Top Ten Endangered Buildings in England and Wales. The buildings in the Top Ten are nationally...
Update on the demolition threat to part of the Stephenson’s Works in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Following recent dialogue with the developers, two of the national amenity societies are raising continued serious concerns over proposals to demolish part of the workshops of the pioneers of railways...
A letter from the Victorian Society’s Director to the Church of England’s Head of Mission for Pastoral and Church Property
RE: GS2934/2935 Mission and Pastoral Measure and Mission and Pastoral Regulations I write ahead of tomorrow’s discussion at General Synod on proposals to recast the legislative framework that governs pastoral...