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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.

January

Visit:  Nineteenth-Century Furniture at the V&A. A Visit led by Max Donnelly

Max Donnelly, Curator, Furniture and Woodwork 1800-1915, will present a gallery talk at the V & A museum.

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Ticket Price: £16
Date: Tuesday, January 20th, 2026
Time: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Venue: Victoria and Albert Museum –
Location: Visit | London | In Person

Visit: An 1890s House in Clapham

This is a rare opportunity to see the colourful and atmospheric candlelit interiors of this house in Clapham.

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Ticket Price: £20
Date: Wednesday, January 21st, 2026
Time: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Venue: Address available closer to the date. –
Location: In Person | Visit | London

Visit: Manchester Group 60th Anniversary Celebration

A celebratory day to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Manchester Group of the ƵSociety, including the following: talks from a number of the specialists involved in the Rochdale Town Hall restoration project; guided tours of the building, the Square and Broadfield Slopes; a two course lunch; an opportunity to meet friends old and new.

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Ticket Price: £50.00 including lunch
Date: Saturday, January 24th, 2026
Time: 10am to 5pm
Venue: Rochdale Town Hall The Esplanade Rochdale OL16 1AZ –
Location: Visit | Manchester | In Person

February

Talk: “Sheffield’s Globe Theatre & Cavern Club Combined” with Steve Wood

An introduction to the city’s footballing heritage through the eyes of its surviving ƵBuildings, with Steve Wood.

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

Visit: Lambeth Palace Library and Church of England Archives

Discover the variety of archival material in Lambeth Palace covering churches, cathedrals, housing and other buildings.

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Ticket Price: £20
Date: Thursday, February 12th, 2026
Time: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Venue: Lambeth Palace –
Location: Visit | London | In Person

Visit: Old Bailey

Discover the architecture of the Old Bailey.

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Ticket Price: £32
Date: Thursday, February 19th, 2026
Time: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Venue: Old Bailey –
Location: Visit | London | In Person

Visit:  Tour of the Linnean Society of London

Join expert staff for a tour of the Linnean Society of London, the world’s oldest learned society devoted to biology and natural history.

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Ticket Price: £20
Date: Thursday, February 26th, 2026
Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Venue: Linnean Society of London –
Location: Visit | London | In Person

March

Talk: Building Stories with Robin Hughes of Hallamshire Historic Buildings

Buildings are worth saving because they are great storytellers, but teasing out those tales can unexpectedly become an Odyssey in itself. Join Robin Hughes of Hallamshire Historic Buildings on his quest as he visits a pub with no beer, hears heavenly voices in a churchyard, seeks missionaries and moneymen in Mayfield and spins a yarn about a cotton mill in Kelham.

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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

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: Talk | South Yorkshire | In Person