Architectural historian embarks on 1000 year swim
24 July 2008

Dr Ian Dungavell, Director of national heritage charity the Victorian Society, today begins an epic challenge: visiting every listed Victorian and Edwardian public pool in England, he'll swim a lap for each year the buildings have been standing, a feat that will require him to swim a distance of just over 20 miles. more...

Campaigners seek national recognition for Stonebridge's historic school
15 July 2008

A Victorian school in Brent has been proposed for listing as a building of national importance by the Victorian Society, the national charity campaigning for the Victorian and Edwardian historic environment. more...

Northamptonshire church plans flout government guidance
1 July 2008

Plans to demolish an Edwardian Methodist church in the Higham Ferrers Conservation Area near Rushden have been criticised as contravening both local and national planning policy by the Victorian Society. more...

Hospital plans could wipe out Colindale's past
25 June 2008

Plans to demolish nearly all of a Victorian hospital complex in Barnet, North London have been slammed by the Victorian Society, the national charity campaigning for the Victorian and Edwardian historic environment. more...

Growing fears for Shoreditch's industrial heritage
17 June 2008

News that a Victorian workshop in the Shoreditch High Street Conservation Area may soon be boarded up and left to rot has been met with alarm by the Victorian Society, which fears that the move could lead to the building's demolition. more...