Following a great walk in May with Graham Hague we are further afield next with a walk in Eckington just over in North derbyshire. Should be an interesting exploration of a Victorian small town. Book Here- bit.ly/4agfABs and join us for T & Biscuits in the church at 11am on 13th June

A guided walk of Victorian Eckington, North East Derbyshire – with Lainy Chambers - The Victorian Society

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Following a great walk in May with Graham Hague we are further afield next with a walk in Eckington just over in North derbyshire. Should be an interesting exploration of a Victorian small town. Book Here- bit.ly/4agfABs and join us for T & Biscuits in the church at 11am on 13th June

A guided walk of Victorian Eckington, North East Derbyshire – with Lainy Chambers - The Victorian Society

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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🧵

Regrettably a Sheffield historic landmark has made the Victorian Society Top Ten Endangered Buildings list for 2026. St Michael's Cemetery Chapel in the City Rd Cemetery is one step away from falling down and the story is found here bit.ly/42ocYgR Our group will again pressure SCC for urgent action

🎓Following our final talk in April we move to our Summer Walks programme. Our first is a guided walk around University of Sheffield. Founded in 1905 from earlier educational bodies it was an innovative new University. The walk is led by our own Graham Hague, Free for Environment Weeks bit.ly/4e27krD

There has been a change of plans for our next talk 3rd March due speaker being indisposed. Join Marion Allan to talk stone carving - Stonemason Robert Glassby studied in Sheffield and Paris, then helped create Trafalgar Square lions, Albert Memorial and Royal Albert Hall friezes bit.ly/3ZWpGSt

Robert Glassby, Mexborough Mason who became sculptor to Queen Victoria. With Marion Allen - The Victorian Society

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Our February Talk is on Sheffield's Globe Theatre & Cavern Club Combined- an introduction to the city's footballing heritage through its surviving Victorian Buildings, with Steve Wood. Steve is a trustee and historian of the charity Sheffield Home of Football Book Here - bit.ly/49tty1C

It's that time of year again and we continue to great the New Year qith our annual visit to th Sheffield Heritage Fair. We will be there both Saturday and Sunday and look forward to meeting firends old and new amongst the couple of thousand visitors expected.

⛓️Our next fascinating talk will be on a tough subject, Sheffield's involvement in the Atlantic slave trade in Victorian times. See the full details, including booking here - bit.ly/4a1fbDB Our speaker, Tobias Gardner, is a final year history PhD researcher.

Sheffield and Atlantic Slavery, 1760-1888, with Tobias Gardner - The Victorian Society

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Our National colleagues have just launched the Victorian Society Top Ten Endangered Buildings nominations for 2026. Closing date is 5th January 2026 and you can get all the details here- bit.ly/3X3tAaX - You can also contact the South Yorkshire group direct at- victoriansocietysyorks@gmail.com 🏛️

News from the Victorian Society | Nominations for Top Ten Endangered Buildings 2026 now open!

News about Nominations for Top Ten Endangered Buildings 2026 now open! from the The Victorian Society - National News news.

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❌ SOLD OUT - Our next event is for Heritage Open Days part of over 120 events around the city See the Victorian centre of the City of Sheffield with Nigel Slack, local group chair - Sunday 14th September 2.30pm to 4.30pm start at Town Hall bit.ly/47lNUe4 More events here www.heritageopendays.org.uk

Sheffield's Victorian Centre, with Nigel Slack - The Victorian Society

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The Planning application for the Highfield Cocoa & Coffee house by local philanthropist FT Mappin designed by renowned architect HE Hadfield would destroy much of the building as a heritage asset and ruin the Victorian streetscape. It is attracting national attention See Here bit.ly/3JBuQP4

LISSCA's new expert carbon report destroys Network Rail's environmental case for its destructive plans for Liverpool Street Station. Read more: bit.ly/47QV7CW #SaveLiverpoolStreetStation

Join us on Fri 5th Sept for a much-anticipated in-person lecture 'Oxford and the Victorian Church' by Professor @william_whyte. The lecture takes place on the first night of the Society's AGM Weekend in the city, proceeds support our work. Read more and book bit.ly/4n3Zcbc #heritage #architecture

Oxford and the Victorian Church, a Talk by William Whyte

This lecture explores the profound impact of the Oxford Movement on the religious and architectural landscape of Victorian Oxford.

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☹️ Sorry to report we have had to CANCEL our planned visit to Loxley Cemetery tomorrow, 19th July. The forecast thunderstorms and potentially treacherous ground when muddy means we must put safety first. We will be rearranging the walk for summer 2026, keep an eye out for more details.

🚶Tomorrow, Saturday 14th June-Guided walk through Rotherham Town Centre by our own Graham Hague Starts 2pm at Clifton Park Museum, details here bit.ly/400aqo6 Tickets still available

A walking tour of Victorian and Edwardian Rotherham - The Victorian Society

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The Clock is ticking to prevent the Corbett Arms in Tywyn from partial demolition. We need as many objections as possible. Go to the planning portal bit.ly/43s4Mxn The Planning Application ref is: C25/0403/09/CR. You'll need to register to be able to comment it takes a few mins.🧵

💦Birley Spa in Sheffield has made the 2025 Victorian Society Top Ten Endangered Buildings list- Sad it comes to this being owned by the City Council but hopefully a catalyst for future progress in securing the site for the community 🤍 BBC article with Fiona Milne of the Friends Group bit.ly/439AHm0

Endangered building - Birley Spa the last remaining Victorian bath house in South Yorkshire on Victorian Society's Top Ten Endangered Buildings 2025 list - The Victorian Society

Birley Spa the last remaining Victorian bath house in South Yorkshire on Victorian Society's Top Ten Endangered Buildings 2025 list is on our list of endangered buildings. The Victorian Society - Camp...

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Nationally, The Victorian Society announce our 2025 Top Ten Most Endangered Buildings. Sadly there are sites from all parts of the country-all in need of serious help to survive into the future. bit.ly/4jlKCtA Keep an eye out for individual posts over the coming days, inc two in Yorkshire 🤍

News from the Victorian Society | Griff Rhys Jones reveals the Victorian Society's list of Top Ten Endangered Buildings 2025

News about Griff Rhys Jones reveals the Victorian Society's list of Top Ten Endangered Buildings 2025 from the The Victorian Society - National News news.

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The #TopTen25 is out including our very own Edgerton Cemetery Chapel in #Huddersfield. Designed by James Pritchett and built in 1855 the Grade II listed chapel is now in a ruinous state suffering from years of decay and damage. victoriansociety.org.uk/endangered-b...

Endangered building - Huddersfield cemetery chapel on Top Ten Endangered Buildings List 2025 - The Victorian Society

Huddersfield cemetery chapel on Top Ten Endangered Buildings List 2025 is on our list of endangered buildings. The Victorian Society - Campaigning for Victorian and Edwardian Built Heritage

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🌼First Summer event a walk through parts of Manchester with Steve Roman of Manchester Regional Group. Passing some highlights of Manchester’s Victorian and Edwardian buildings, themes will include Peterloo, popular reform and suffrage movements, Free Trade and free thinking Book Here bit.ly/3GgQUgi

The Manchester Peace Trail - The Victorian Society

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Tues 8th April is our talk at Showroom 5 in Sheffield. Our last talk for spring 2025 explores the origins of Sheffield's first public museum 150 years ago. Collections of the Literary & Philosophical Society from private house to public facility in 1875 with Alistair McLean 🏦 bit.ly/41Y7rhA

Talk: Philosophical Foundations: Origins of Sheffield's First Public Museum in Weston Park - The Victorian Society

Sheffield’s Weston Park Museum is 150 years old in 2025 – A Talk by Alistair McLean, Curator of Natural Science, Sheffield Museums Trust.

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👶Less than a week to our next talk at Showroom5 in Sheffield- 11th February 7pm doors- Popular speaker Mary Garside will talk about the Workhouse Scattered Homes system for children- Link to details and booking here www.victoriansociety.org.uk/regional-gro... or you can just turn up on the night

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Join the South Yorkshire group of the Victorian Society to help preserve the region’s rich Victorian architectural heritage.

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We have a campaign running for the designation of a Castlegate Conservation Area in Sheffield. See what the local @sheffieldstar.bsky.social had to say at the New Year. We look forward to a stronger expression of support from @sheffcitycouncil.bsky.social with consultation proposals bit.ly/3WohWrj

Concern at loss of three historic Sheffield buildings- with fourth at risk

Heritage campaigners have condemned delays to new protections in part of Sheffield that has lost three buildings this year - with a fourth at risk.

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Hoping 2025 willl be a good news year for South Yorkshire heritage- News that HLF have awarded over £4M to Harmony Works in Sheffield to refurbish and develop Grade 2* Canada House on Commercial Street into a Regional music education hub- Harmony Works vision has finally paid off bit.ly/4gRrQdd

Harmony Works Trust secures multi-million pounds in funding to restore historic Canada House

Harmony Works Trust has successfully secured a £4,677,306 grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, contributing significantly to the proposed restoration of Canada House in Sheffield city centre...

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Wishing all of you that are interested in our South Yorkshire Victorian & Edwardian Heritage a Happy New Year 🍾🥂 We have a busy year ahead campaigning for Castlegate Conservation Area and trying to save threatened buildings throughout SYorks If you can help see our website bit.ly/4ahxXVL to join

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Join the South Yorkshire group of the Victorian Society to help preserve the region’s rich Victorian architectural heritage.

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@vicsoc-syorks.bsky.social have proposed a solution to this delay but, so far, @sheffcitycouncil.bsky.social want to stick to an 'If ...then' commitment and open ended decision making in 'Summer 2025' - News story here bit.ly/3BA3sxf 🏦 at risk!

News from the Victorian Society | Sheffield City Council have chosen to delay making the Castlegate area of the City a Conservation Area

News about Sheffield City Council have chosen to delay making the Castlegate area of the City a Conservation Area from the The Victorian Society - National News news.

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'conservation is commercially very valuable. It gives an area its character, it creates places where people want to live and work. It’s not just about preserving an old building, it’s a record. A record of the continuity of this town that we live in...' Griff Rhys Jones, @thetimes.com bit.ly/3BCWTKj

💂 Looking forward to the day these soldiers of the Crimean war have a proper memorial in the city centre, with the reinstatement of the Crimean Memorial, long promised by @sheffcitycouncil.bsky.social but yet to find a suitable home 💂

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Crimea veteran George Copley is buried at Wardsend Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Monday 21 January 1901 British Newspaper Archive George is mentioned in this downloadable comprehensive record of the 7th Royal Fusiliers in the Crimean War. www.fusiliermuseumlondon.org/research-doc...

Our last story in this series about the mixed results for heritage in Sheffield is a good news story. Years of neglect and pressure from campaigners has secured the Salvation Army Citadel for the city. bit.ly/4fl2UJs Council now needs to find the political will and the partners to make this work

Regional News from the Victorian Society | Sheffield City Council buys Salvation Army Citadel in the city centre

Sheffield City Council buys Salvation Army Citadel in the city centre | The Victorian Society regional news.

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