Planning chaos at Liverpool Street Station!

  In a highly unusual situation, the public is faced with not one but two live and competing planning applications for the major redevelopment of Liverpool Street Station. The Liverpool Street...

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...

The Victorian Society welcomes its new Fundraising Manager

  The Victorian Society is delighted to welcome its new Fundraising Manager, Anna Tham. Anna will devise and implement the charity’s fundraising strategy. Anna’s work will include developing relationships with...

First major study of the Victorian polymath Matthew Digby Wyatt

Matthew Digby Wyatt (1820-77) was a Victorian figure with wide-ranging accomplishments as an architect, administrator, designer, artist, writer and connoisseur. He was a member of the distinguished Wyatt family of...

West Midlands Conservation Award goes to Sandwell Council for their project at West Bromwich Town Hall and Library

The Victorian Society’s Birmingham & West Midlands Group has announced its tenth annual Conservation Award made to Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council for their project at West Bromwich Town Hall and...

The National Lottery Heritage Fund supports a sustainable future for the Society

The Society is hugely grateful for a generous award of funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, which will help prepare the charity for a sustainable future, so that in...

Kate Martyn becomes Manchester Regional Group Chair

The Victorian Society is delighted to welcome Kate Martyn to the role of Chair of our Manchester Regional Group. Kate moved to Manchester in 2016 to set up Donald Insall’s...

Rowena Beighton-Dykes becomes Liverpool Group Chair

The Victorian Society is delighted to welcome Rowena Beighton-Dykes to the role of Chair of our Liverpool Regional Group. Having moved to the Wirral in 2019 Rowena became involved with...

The Victorian Society and Toast Design complete a brand refresh and create a new website for the charity

The Victorian Society has worked with Banbury-based integrated agency Toast Design to deliver both a new identity and a bespoke website. With a website estimated to be 20 years old...