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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

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
Ticket Price: £10.00
Date: Tuesday, March 24th, 2026
Time: 12.30-2pm
Venue: Museum of Science and Industry, Liverpool Road, Manchester M3 4JP meet at main entrance on Lr Byrom Street –
Location: Manchester | Visit

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

Visit: A Visit to St Bride’s Printing Library at St Bride Foundation

Join us as we go behind the scenes of Fleet Street, includes a visit to the print workshop and a look at historical press.

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Ticket Price: £20
Date: Thursday, April 16th, 2026
Time: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Venue: St Bride’s Printing Library –
Location: London | In Person | Visit

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: South Yorkshire | Talk | In Person

May

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

Walk: The Business of History Walk, Led by Tom Levitt

This tour explores the subjects of Tom’s book ‘The Business of History’ which largely focuses on companies in the Ƶ era.

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Ticket Price: £20
Date: Saturday, May 9th, 2026
Time: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Venue: Charing Cross Underground Station, Villiers Street –
Location: In Person | London | Walk

Visit: Harlaxton Manor, Lincolnshire

We will tour the house and the gardens, including the shortest canal in the country and the walled garden.

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Ticket Price: £60
Date: Tuesday, May 12th, 2026
Time: 10:45 am – 4:00 pm
Venue: Meet at Grantham Station –
Location: In Person | Visit

Walk: Angel Islington to Holborn Walk, Led by Alec Forshaw

Discover the stunning Ƶand Edwardian buildings to be found along Roseberry Avenue during this evening walking tour.

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Ticket Price: £18
Date: Wednesday, May 27th, 2026
Time: 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Venue: Angel Tube Station –
Location: In Person | London | Walk

Visit: Nottingham

Explore the city of Nottingham, and the ongoing conservation work at Pugin’s St Barnabas Cathedral.

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Ticket Price: TBC
Date: Saturday, May 30th, 2026
Time: TBC
Venue: TBC –
Location: In Person | London | Visit

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: In Person | South Yorkshire | Walk

July

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