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

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

📩 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

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

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

🌞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

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 🧵

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. 🧵

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

One of our Top Ten Endangered buildings now has residents again after its restoration. Plas Alltran now has four affordable rent flats. www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/cr...

Eyesore building in town centre welcomes residents for first time in 50 years

The historic building has been saved by being transformed into four modern one-bedroom flats for affordable rent

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The Red House in Godalming is an early and seminal House by Sir Edwin Lutyens. 🧵 bit.ly/4al91On 📷 Facade by Rebecca Lilley, Lutyens Trust Rear facade by Paul Waite, Lutyens Trust

Thanks to the member of the public who brought this planning application for the listed Denmark Arms in East Ham to our attention. We have recommended the application be refused as we remain to be convinced an adult gaming centre is genuinely the only viable option for this Grade II Victorian pub. 🧵

On 14th June engineering titans Beyer Peacock will be celebrated at Brookfield Church, Gorton with a service, wreath-laying and talks. 2026 marks the 150th anniversary of the death of firm co-founder Charles Frederick Beyer. Beyer is a notable LGBTQ+ innovator and engineer. 🧵

It's Volunteers' Week 2026. We'd like to thank everyone who supports the Victorian Society by giving their time, expertise and dedication. We value all our volunteers past and present. If you'd like to volunteer to support our work please get in touch bit.ly/3QrptFP #volunteersweek #thankyou

Free Online Talk Join our caseworkers and Director as we discuss this year’s Top Ten endangered buildings and structures. Reserve your free ticket: bit.ly/4atQRcZ #TopTen26

🌻 We're celebrating England’s Suburbs as part of the Bedford Park Festival. It's 60th! Its first patron was Vic Soc founder, John Betjeman. Our event's an Open House, for charity, at our Grade II HQ , with a talk by Joanna Smith, Historic England, author 'England’s Suburbs 1820–2020'. bit.ly/3S9Q3Uj

Manchester's Albert Memorial and its square have reopened following restoration. In the early 1970s the Memorial was saved from demolition by the Victorian Society’s Manchester regional group. The Group are celebrating their 60th anniversary this year. 🧵 📷 Patricia Smith

Our latest newsletter is out now! Read it here: bit.ly/4nY0WVh 🧵 🌴 Image: The Palm House at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Grade I,1844-1848, Decimus Burton, designed by Richard Turner of Dublin engineer. 📷 UpSticksNGo CC BY 2.0

The Victorian Society is looking for an Evaluation Consultant to support the monitoring and impact evaluation of our project funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Read more and apply: bit.ly/49Nh1qU #heritage #amenitysociety #hiring Photo right: Morgan Ellis Leah

Part of the roof of the Old Town Hall in Sheffield has collapsed. It was on our first Top Ten Endangered Buildings list in 2007. Empty since 1995. @vicsoc-syorks.bsky.social & Friends of the Old Town Hall have been campaigning since 2007 for this key civic building. 📷📽️: CAV Aerial for Vic Soc🧵

We welcome the £6.7m funding given by the National Lottery Heritage Fund to protect the Grade I Highgate Cemetery in North London. The monies will support the £19.5m restoration and conservation programme for this Victorian cemetery in use since 1839. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 📷 Thomas Ollivier

Community action + objections from the Vic Soc, other heritage groups, and MP Rupa Huq, means Ealing, Queen of Suburbs, has saved another unlisted building from demolition! Clive Lodge is not going to be facaded this time. Thanks to everyone who objected. Join us: www.victoriansociety.org.uk/join/

Architect + photographer David Valinsky marks his book published today in our next talk. E. S. Prior is known for 2 experimental houses, The Barn and Voewood. This talk explores what came next: 5 closely-related houses built in the south of England. David's monograph is out now. bit.ly/4wrxpHk

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council revealed it wishes to demolish the Friendly Society Hall, leaving only the facade on Camden Road. The Royal Tunbridge Wells Civic Society have made an application for listing to Historic England.

Thanks to the media for covering our Top 10 list 2026 this week. Without their hard work and skill the Society couldn't tell the story of these buildings and structures nominated by the public.