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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Our Liverpool Regional Group marks its 60th anniversary
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of our Liverpool Regional Group. Our members in Liverpool will be celebrating at their AGM on 18th January, and throughout 2025....
Victorian and Edwardian Women in Architecture
Winter Online Talks Series 29 January – 18 March 2025 This winter lecture series organised by Lynne Walker provides the opportunity to engage with recent, path-breaking research by leading experts,...
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...