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Worcester’s Vesta Tilley House shouldn’t face the wrecking ball due to non-listing
29/01/2021
Historic England describes Worcester’s Vesta Tilley House as a ‘building of very strong local interest’.
Listing success for Victorian Society’s Leicester Group
29/01/2021
The Leicester Group of the Victorian Society have succeeded in having the Former “Home for Penitent Females” Grade II-listed.
Protect London’s historic heart from skyscrapers’ uncontrolled spread
28/01/2021
The City of London’s Planning and Transportation Committee has given the green light to the 55 Gracechurch Street skyscraper, on the edge of the City’s high-rise cluster and adjacent to many listed and historic buildings.
Victorian Society succeeds in having historic bank Grade II-listed
26/01/2021
The Victorian Society have succeeded in having the Former Union Bank of Manchester in Nelson, Lancashire Grade II-listed.
Victorian Society slams damaging changes to Preston’s landmark Grade I-listed Harris Museum
07/01/2021
The Victorian Society is calling for Preston City Council to refuse plans to alter one of the finest examples of Greek Revival architecture in the country.
The Victorian Society back local campaign to stop towering 20-storey development in Brixton
05/01/2021
High-rise development by Texan billionaire raises major concerns over the damage to Brixton’s historic environment.
Listing success for Victorian Society’s Birmingham Group
03/12/2020
The Birmingham Group of the Victorian Society has successfully had Birmingham's former Wellington Hotel Grade II-listed.
Victorian Society applies for listings to protect Worcester’s historic cityscape
19/11/2020
The Victorian Society is the latest national body calling for Worcester City Council to reject Lowesmoor redevelopment plans. These would demolish historic buildings in a conservation area including a former music hall long associated with the male impersonating star, Vesta Tilley. The Society is in the process of submitting listing applications to help ensure their survival.
Herefordshire Council must reject demolition of historic rectory to reach 2030 environmental targets
11/11/2020
The Victorian Society strongly objects to the Diocese of Hereford’s plans to demolish a historic rectory in Hereford. Not only would this see Hereford’s architectural heritage diminished but reuse of existing buildings, rather than demolition, is vital to meeting the environmental commitments of both the council and the Church of England.
Victorian Society legal challenge to Liverpool Council's zip wire decision
19/08/2020
An application was filed on Friday to request leave for a judicial review into Liverpool City Council's decision to allow a zip wire in the heart of Liverpool's World Heritage Site.
Victorian Society slams Liverpool Council’s approval of zip wire
20/07/2020
The Victorian Society deplores the recent decision of Liverpool City Council to grant planning permission for a zip wire between St John’s Beacon and the Central Library building.
Partial demolition plans for St Joseph's in Preston recommended for approval
01/05/2020
Plans to tear down parts of the Grade II-listed gothic orphanage in Preston are set to go ahead.
Victorian Society: Coronavirus update
17/03/2020
The Victorian Society is sorry to announce that due to the coronavirus outbreak we are cancelling all of our events until further notice. However, apart from event cancellations, we will be running business as usual and continuing our fight to protect our Victorian buildings.
Victorian Society calls for public inquiry into losing a key part of Bristol's waterside heritage
12/03/2020
The Victorian Society requests a public inquiry into the Silverthorne Lane development in a final bid to save an irreplaceable part of Bristol’s industrial heritage.
Victorian Society calls for reuse of Bradford's historic Fountain Hall
27/02/2020
The Victorian Society urge Bradford Council to save the remains of a historic piece of Victorian architecture currently facing demolition.
Historic Exeter deserves better
06/02/2020
An incongruously large development planned for Exeter would greatly overshadow the surrounding low-rise historic townscape
Victorian Society winter lecture series
10/01/2020
The Victorian Society launch a series of lectures exploring the imaginative conservation and reuse of historic buildings.
Victorian Society oppose unnecessary loss of Preston’s gothic Victorian orphanage
10/12/2019
A historic Grade II-listed orphanage complex in Preston faces the wrecking ball to make way for a housing development.
Who will protect Sheffield’s historic buildings from circling developers? Victorian Society slams reports of proposal to slash planning department
18/11/2019
The Victorian Society expresses its grave concern over reports that Sheffield City Council intends to cut up to 40 jobs within its planning department, stressing that the repercussions of these cuts could result in the loss of many of the city’s historic buildings.
Victorian Society announce Top 10 Most Endangered Buildings 2019
13/09/2019
Christopher Costelloe, Director of the Victorian Society, said: “This year’s Top Ten Endangered Buildings is a particularly rich mix, with buildings of amazing quality throughout the country facing demolition or ruin. With a great country house, one of the country’s most important industrial complexes, and public buildings at the heart of our cities all on the list, it is vital that we get the public’s help to try to save our threatened heritage.”