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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The Victorian Society has welcomed four new trustees to its Board. Tom Ashley, Anna Dewsnap, Dr Sarah Flew and Andrew Willetts were appointed as trustees at the Society’s Annual General Meeting in Llandudno on 25th September. You can read more here: tinyurl.com/yz77uwfy

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Day 2: Vic Soc AGM. Panoramic view of the pastel seafront houses of St George’s Crescent with North Shore beach and Ormes Bay, Llandudno.

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Today our members and trustees are setting off to the #VicSocAgm. We are in Wales this year, in Llandudno. It is one of the great Victorian towns. We celebrate the remarkable Victorian and Edwardian heritage with a 3-day programme of talks, walks and visits. Photo: Bailey-Cooper Photography / Alamy

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

We're reaching for our smelling salts. A new vape shop will be opening on Sauchiehall St next to the world-renowned Mackintosh Tearooms. This follows the devastating fire at Union St earlier this year caused by a vape shop that destroyed a Victorian building + took the Station out of use for days 🧵

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Join us for this illustrated talk based on original research. Emily Gee will tell the story of the campaigns to house a new generation of urban working women, the specialised design of the buildings and the women whose lives were transformed by this architectural movement. More tinyurl.com/2ffvkcyy

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This is one of our Top Ten Endangered Buildings. Up for auction again. It needs a sympathetic owner.

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The sad saga of Ecclefechan at 275 Addiscombe Road in Croydon is an example of why planning law surrounding permitted development rights urgently needs to change.🧵 📷 London Fire Brigade

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Great news for the campaigners in Carlisle who worked to save the park keeper's lodge in Bitts Park. Work is happening to restore this lovely Edwardian building empty since it was severely damaged when the River Eden flooded in 2015. 🧵 📷Kevin Waterhouse CC by SA 2.0

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The Victorian Society is deeply saddened to announce the death of Joe Holyoak. Joe Holyoak was a powerhouse for Birmingham’s heritage, and for the Society’s Birmingham & West Midlands Group. A full tribute can be read here: tinyurl.com/28pu3788

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Grade II* Dalton Mills have been subject to the fifth fire in as many years. This is the second major fire at a mill designed by W. Sugden this year with Big Mill at Leek being hit by arson earlier in 2026. Our thanks to West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/09...

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Today we welcome the publication of the seventh title in the Society's Victorian Architects series. It is on E.W. Godwin written by Aileen Reid. Front cover: Elevation drawing by E.W. Godwin of the first design for a studio-house for Frank Miles, 1878 (detail). Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Join us on September 19th for an architectural and ecclesiastical study visit to St George’s Cathedral, Southwark, and the adjoining Archbishop’s House. More: tinyurl.com/2ncc2uv5 Nave ceiling inside the Cathedral of Saint George in South London 📷 Doyle of London CC BY SA 4.0

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🏡 Our 1880 Grade II house is open 12 Sept as part of @opencity-uk.bsky.social. The Victorian Society is based in Bedford Park in Chiswick. Come and meet us to find out about our work. Optional tea and cake is served. Just pop by from 11.00 am to 4.15 pm 🧵https://tinyurl.com/3hnb8ntk

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Maharaja Duleep Singh, born #onthisday in 1838, was the last ruler of the Sikh Empire. Deposed and exiled by the East India Company at age 15, he spent most of the rest of his life in Britain. 🧵 📷 courtesy @theoldbuilding.bsky.social

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

📢 3 days to OBJECT to stop the adoption of part of the draft local plan for Buckinghamshire which proposes to build 7,450 new houses on the countryside around Grade I-listed Mentmore Towers & two surrounding villages🧵 Object to @buckscouncil.bsky.social Local Plan by 6th Sept tinyurl.com/4kujdeev 🧵

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Join us on this evening guided walk as we chase the Art Nouveau in London's West End. We will explore beautiful examples of commercial architecture at the threshold of the 19th & 20th centuries. We will celebrate some of the Fin de siècle architecture of Oxford Street. 🧵 Book: tinyurl.com/mphht4ys

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The Herald reports that the Scottish Government has pledged to kickstart efforts to rebuild the Mackintosh Building @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social. Scottish Culture Secretary Mairi McAllan wants to get potential funding partners together as soon as possible. 🧵 tinyurl.com/ynn6b33b

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Scottish Government to kickstart 'critical' drive to bring back Mackintosh Building

Culture secretary Mairi McAllan pledged to get potential funding partners around the table as soon as possible to form a new…

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Remembering Sir John Betjeman, Poet Laureate + co-founder of the Vic Soc, born #onthisday in 1906. With a long career in writing + broadcasting, he was a passionate advocate for Victorian architecture & campaigned for the conservation of historic buildings. 🧵 📷Jim Linwood CC BY 2.0

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Henry Holiday was unquestionably one of the greatest stained-glass artists of the Victorian-Edwardian period, yet his considerable achievements have not received the recognition that they deserve. This online talk will showcase many of Henry Holiday’s N. American commissions. 🧵

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The newest threat to Mentmore Towers is the proposed draft Buckinghamshire Local Plan which proposes to build 7,450 new houses, three schools, other assorted buildings and amenities locally. 🧵 Mentmore Towers stately home from the air 📷Andy Davy CC-BY-NC 2.0

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

In Jan 2026, the Holocaust Memorial Act 2026 became law despite determined opposition inside and outside Parliament. It removed the legal barrier to building the proposed UK Holocaust Memorial & Learning Centre in Victoria Tower Gardens.🧵 📷Andreas Praefcke - Wikimedia Commons

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Architectural historian Edmund Harris will be giving our next online talk on S.S. Teulon on Tue 1 September. 🧵 tinyurl.com/yf5amknu Photos: Edmund Harris

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Two years ago, St Mary's church, Somers Town, faced closure and possible demolition. Now, the scaffolding has been removed from its newly restored west front. In 2024, the Victorian Society spoke out strongly against closure and demolition, urging that another future be found. 🧵 📷 Connor McNeill

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

The Society welcomes @buckscouncil.bsky.social issuing a listed building repairs notice on the owners of Mentmore Towers. This gives the owner two months to prove that repairs to arrest water ingression and falling masonary are being progressed. 🧵 📷 Alex from The Chiltern Hills CC BY 2.0

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The Victorian Society is deeply saddened to announce the death of Peter Howell, one of the Society’s longest-serving and most distinguished members, a former Chairman, and one of its great and defining characters. Read our tribute here: tinyurl.com/jvkrk868

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

🏡 A tale of 2 Birmingham Park Lodges 🧵 🍾 On 4th Aug the Society received the news from Historic England that following our application, the Victorian Handsworth Park Lodge, with its charming clock tower, had been added to the register of listed buildings. 🥂 📷 Tim Bridges / Victorian Society

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

We're opening our own listed building as part of this year’s @opencity-uk.bsky.social. We are based in Bedford Park in Chiswick. The building is Grade II, built in 1880, and designed by E. J. May. We are just a few mins walk from Turnham Green tube. Drop-in between 11.00 am & 4.15 pm on 12th Sept 🧵

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Despite a Section 215 notice having been issued by Kirklees Council requiring the owner to make the former Oakes School watertight and carry out essential structural repairs, no apparent works appear to have taken place. It continues to deteriorate. Placed on our Top 10 Endangered Buildings in 2026.

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Griff Rhys Jones, our President, is in today's @telegraph.co.uk with a piece on the Mack in Glasgow - and why it needs to be rebuilt. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08...

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

The Vic Soc is concerned to see that Calthorpe Park Lodge in Edgbaston has been the subject of an apparent arson attack sometime around the 7 - 8 August. After the fire: Elliott Brown Before: Calthorpe Park Lodge by ahisgett is licensed under CC BY 2.0

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Join us as we discover Little Holland House in Carshalton on 10 September. This is the former home of Frank R. Dickinson (1874-1961), who built his house in the English Arts and Crafts style. 🧵

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

The former Marine Hotel in Penarth, South Wales is still for sale a year after we placed it on our Top Ten Endangered Buildings list 2025. The hotel has been empty and decaying since the early 1980s, whilst the busy Penarth Marina has developed around it. tinyurl.com/4hhdx5dr 🧵

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Enjoy a stroll discovering the architectural heritage of London’s bridges. Starting at Westminster Bridge, our expert guide will discuss the history of these Victorian and C20th structures, looking at the architects, engineers + workers who came together to create them. tinyurl.com/5n8vrc6p

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Vic Soc is concerned at the proposal to demolish Kirkton House, a Victorian villa, in Chester's City Conservation Area and we've objected. Object now: planning@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk use reference no 26/01658/FUL. 📷 L: Jaggery CC BY-SA 2.0 R: Jeff Buck CC BY-SA 2.0

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

The conservation of Rochdale Town Hall in Greater Manchester is on a shortlist of 4 projects for the inaugural RIBA Conservation Award. The project was lead by DIA. The winner will be announced at the Stirling Prize ceremony on 15 Oct. tinyurl.com/3z2but5y Town Hall Staircase 📷 James Newton, DIA

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Two of our Top Ten Endangered Buildings have just been put up for sale. The Rockwell Green Water Tower, and the former Leslie Arms are both in need of sympathetic new ownership. 🧵 📸 Right - The Former Leslie Arms, Allsop Rockwell Green Water Tower, The Vic Soc

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Read our full statement on the future of the Mackintosh Building in Glasgow here: tinyurl.com/79ch8bvn 🧵 Main Entrance Glasgow School of Art, July 2009 no 2. Photo: Jörg Bittner Unna

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Join us on a visit to ‘The Cathedral of Sewage.' Constructed 1859-1865, designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette and Charles Henry Driver. Inc a guided tour, a chance to see the engines ‘in steam’, a ride on the narrow gauge railway. Vintage bus pick-up at Abbey Wood Station on the day tinyurl.com/ze9a57md

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

📩 Our latest newsletter is out now! Read it here: tinyurl.com/5c928zd3 Our lead story - the new campaign to rebuild Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Glasgow School of Art. 📷 Front North Facade Glasgow School of Art Photo: Ad Meskens CC by SA 3.0

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Join us on a guided evening guided walk around Peabody’s Chelsea Estates. The tour, from Pimlico to Chelsea, led by Christine Wagg looks at a variety of social housing provision, including developments by early organisations as well as some significant Peabody estates. Book: tinyurl.com/mrvnxzw5

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The Society express our sadness and concern following last night's fire at St Andrew's Church in Jarrom Street in Leicester. Our thoughts are with the congregation and the fire crews. We are relieved to hear no one was hurt. 🧵 BBC News: tinyurl.com/mr2dupez 📷 Leics Fire and Rescue Service

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

🌞Excellent News! US not-for-profit, the Civis Foundation, have purchased the Methodist Central Hall in Birmingham. It is the charity's first UK acquisition and restoration project. 🧵 Read more: tinyurl.com/4y2fep4k 📷 Tim Bridges

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

A double helping of Griff Rhys Jones, our brilliant President, this week with the Telegraph! You can read his piece on Liverpool St Station in The Telegraph here: tinyurl.com/2ze5hb7b 🧵

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

In an application which echoes the infamous Welsh Street battles in Liverpool a decade ago, Blackpool Council are attempting to bring about the demolition of 300 C19th terraced houses and the decimation of the character of one of Blackpool's most distinctive wards, Revoe. 🧵

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The latest edition of our member's magazine, The Victorian, is now out and about. The special cover, 'The Visitorians', is by Charlotte Cory. Edited by Jeremy Musson and designed by Made in Earnest.

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

The Victorian Society is delighted that following an application, made by our West Midlands and Birmingham regional group, Holy Trinity in West Bromwich has been added to the list of nationally significant buildings at Grade II. Read more: tinyurl.com/j6763y7j Photos: Tudor Barlow

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

This weekend sees the public celebration marking the completion of major parts of the Crystal Palace Park regeneration. Including the restoration of the 30 Grade I dinosaur statues dating from the 1850s.

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Following lobbying from the Victorian Society South Yorkshire Group and the Friends of the Old Town Hall, Sheffield City Council have issued a Repairs Notice for the Grade II-listed building. This requires urgent and longer-term work to protect and restore the landmark. Drone footage: CAV Aerial

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Following objections from the Society, and local residents, the Denmark Arms in East Ham will not be turned into a mini-casino. The pub is a fine, remarkably intact example of a late-Victorian public house. 📷 More: tinyurl.com/med6wm8r 📷 London Pub Map on Facebook

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Guildhall Feoffment has submitted plans to demolish a number of unlisted, single-storey almshouses built in 1912, on Northgate St in Bury St Edmunds. They wish to build eight homes on two floors for the elderly. The front building is being retained. Numbers 3 to 8 behind will be demolished. #suffolk

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