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G E Street St James the Less, Pimlico, 1861 © Neil Jackson

Events

Ƶruns a diverse programme of events including visits, walks, online talks and weekends away. These are publicised to members below and in the ‘Blue Sheet’ which is mailed with our membership magazine, ‘The Victorian’, in February, June and October. Members receive priority booking.

Ƶis an CPD provider recognised by The Institute of Historic Building Conservation. Our recorded online talks can be found in our shop here. This is a fantastic opportunity to discover over 80 lectures on Ƶand Edwardian architecture, architects, and related themes including railways.

March

Ticket Price: £ 5
Date: Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026
Time: 7.30 pm
Venue: Showroom 5, Paternoster Row, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield S1 2BX –
Location: Talk | South Yorkshire | In Person

The History of Brookfield – a talk by Emma Probert

Emma Probert will describe the history of Brookfield

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Ticket Price: £3 donation on the door.
Date: Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026
Time: 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Venue: Friends Meeting House, 16 Queens Road, Leicester LE2 1WP –
Location: In Person | Talk | Leicester

Spring Lecture Series 2026 5: Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Margaret Macdonald by Robyne Calvert

Their partnership will be analysed by Robyne Calvert, a cultural historian specializing in the art, architecture and design.

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Ticket Price: £11 for members, £15 for non-members, £5.50 for Young Victorians
Date: Wednesday, March 4th, 2026
Time: 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Venue: New York University London, 265 Strand, London WC2R 1BH. –
Location: In Person | London | Spring Lecture Series 2026

Spring Lecture Series 2026 6: May Morris and the Art of Embroidery by Lynn Hulse

May Morris (1862–1938), was well-known in her lifetime for her pioneering expertise in ‘art embroidery’.

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Ticket Price: £11 for members, £15 for non-members, £5.50 for Young Victorians
Date: Wednesday, March 11th, 2026
Time: 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Venue: New York University London, 265 Strand, London WC2R 1BH. –
Location: London | In Person | Spring Lecture Series 2026

Talk: Chicago and Liverpool Architectural Links by Tony Murphy

This is a talk exploring links between Liverpool & Chicago in the 19th century and features that connect the skyscrapers of America with Liverpool.

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Ticket Price: £10
Date: Saturday, March 14th, 2026
Time: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Venue: The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane Liverpool L1 3BT –
Location: In Person | Talk | Liverpool

Walk: Burley in Leeds, Led by June Diamond

See how the Leeds suburb of Burley emerged as a Ƶcentre on this walking tour led by the ƵSociety’s West Yorkshire group.

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Ticket Price: Free
Date: Tuesday, March 17th, 2026
Time: 10:30 am to 12:00 pm
Venue: St Matts Leeds, 275 Burley Road, Burley, LS4 2EL –
Location: In Person | West Yorkshire | Walk

Spring Lecture Series 2026 7: Christopher Whall by Peter Cormack

Whall’s achievement will be discussed by Peter Cormack, a noted scholar of post-medieval British and American stained glass.

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Ticket Price: £11 for members, £15 for non-members, £5.50 for Young Victorians
Date: Wednesday, March 18th, 2026
Time: 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Venue: New York University London, 265 Strand, London WC2R 1BH. –
Location: In Person | London | Spring Lecture Series 2026

ƵShort Story Reading Group:‘The Little Milliner’by Duncan Campbell Scott

The ƵShort Story Reading Group has regular meetings to explore some of the exciting material from the golden age of the British short story, which began during the latter part of the nineteenth century. The current theme is colonial short stories, with stories from Canada.

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Ticket Price: £6.50
Date: Wednesday, March 25th, 2026
Time: 7:00 pm– 8:30 pm
Venue: Priory Gardens, London W4 1TT –
Location: In Person | London

Visit: National Liberal Club

Attendees will have a tour of the extremely fine interiors of this Grade 1 listed building and a fabulous afternoon tea.

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Ticket Price: £35
Date: Thursday, March 26th, 2026
Time: 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Venue: National Liberal Club, London –
Location: In Person | London | Visit

Walk: Halifax ‘perhaps the best Ƶtown centre in England’, Led by Mike Ashworth

Halifax has an incredible wealth of surviving listed Ƶpublic, civic, commercial and industrial buildings in and around a fairly compact centre.

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Ticket Price: £5 – £10
Date: Saturday, March 28th, 2026
Time: 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Venue: Halifax Railway station entrance Horton Street Halifax HX1 –
Location: In Person | West Yorkshire | Walk

April

Talk: Henry Seebohm, Sheffield Steel Owner and Ornithologist, with Paul Hobson

Henry Seebohm was arguably the most well-known ornithologist in the late Ƶperiod, yet he has sunk into obscurity since his death in 1895. This talk looks at his life.

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Ticket Price: £ 5
Date: Tuesday, April 21st, 2026
Time: 7.30 pm
Venue: Showroom 5, Paternoster Row, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield S1 2BX –
Location: In Person | South Yorkshire | Talk

May

Ticket Price: FREE
Date: Saturday, May 9th, 2026
Time: 2.30 to 4.30pm
Venue: Firth Court onWestern Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TN –
Location: In Person | South Yorkshire | Walk

June

Ticket Price: £8
Date: Saturday, June 13th, 2026
Time: 11 am
Venue: St Peter and St PaulonMill Road off Church Street, Eckington S21 4EP –
Location: Walk | In Person | South Yorkshire

July

Ticket Price: £5
Date: Saturday, July 11th, 2026
Time: 2 pm
Venue: Loxley Road, Sheffield, S6 6RL –
Location: In Person | South Yorkshire | Walk