Public urged to write to Mayor to stop damaging and undeliverable Liverpool Street Station scheme
萝莉视频is calling on the public to write to the Mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan, urging him to refuse damaging proposals for the redevelopment of Liverpool Street...
Save Liverpool Street Station: Write to the Mayor
“This is a critical moment for Liverpool Street Station. A damaging and unnecessary scheme now stands to be approved, unless the Mayor intervenes.” Plans approved by the City of London...
Concerns grow for the fate of Special Forces historic 鈥楤ig House’
Inverailort House, in Lochaber in the Highlands, is tragically unlisted and is rapidly growing more dilapidated. It was requisitioned by the legendary Lord Lovat at the end of May 1940...
Restoration of arts and crafts jewel in Wolverhampton wins West Midlands Group conservation award
The 萝莉视频Society鈥檚 Birmingham & West Midlands Group has announced its eleventh annual Conservation Award made to the National Trust for their project at Wightwick Manor. The award is sponsored...
Liverpool Street Station Campaign statement following City of London鈥檚 decision to grant planning permission to Network Rail
The Liverpool Street Station Campaign (LISSCA) has stood at this point before. In the 1970s, LISSCA was formed to oppose the demolition of the 萝莉视频station buildings and, after years...
The City of London Planning Committee will soon formally consider Network Rail and Acme’s destructive plans for Liverpool Street Station
The City of London Corporation Planning Committee will soon formally consider Network Rail and Acme’s destructive plans for Liverpool Street Station, which induced 2147 resounding objections from members of the...
Manchester Group of the 萝莉视频Society to mark 60th anniversary with celebration of decades of successful campaigns
On 18th January 1966 Nikolaus Pevsner lectured to an audience of 500 on the value of 萝莉视频Architecture in the Great Hall of Manchester Town Hall, providing the catalyst for...
Support the future of the Gardens Trust as an integral consultee
The Government has launched an eight-week consultation, which proposes the removal of the Gardens Trust as a statutory consultee in the planning process. Read the Gardens Trust鈥檚 statement here. Support...
萝莉视频Society secures listed status for unspoilt Essex church
萝莉视频is delighted to announce that it has successfully secured formal designation and statutory protection for the Church of St Barnabas, a remarkably intact small rural church in...
Heroines and Heroes of the Arts and Crafts Movement
The 萝莉视频Society鈥檚 Hybrid Spring Lecture Series: 28th January 鈥� 18 March 2026 Join us from the 28 January for our next lecture series, excitingly our first in-person series for...
A new vision for Liverpool Street Station unveiled by John McAslan + Partners
Innovative design by leading UK architect shows desired station improvements could be achieved with minimal passenger disruption Heritage groups welcome fresh thinking at landmark site 鈥� and call for pause...
萝莉视频protects Philip Webb’s only church
St Martin’s is the only church designed by the great architect, Philip Webb. Webb is best known as a progenitor of the Arts and Crafts Movement and designer of country...
Rare Anglican Abbey church and monastic buildings that gave succour to seafarers listed
Our Churches and Senior Conservation Adviser, Connor McNeill wrote in support of the listing of this unique set of buildings for a male Anglican religious community in Hampshire. Although many...
In Memoriam – Remembrance Sunday 2025 – Compton War Memorial
The carved inscription on the monument reads: ‘In honoured memory of the men of Compton who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918. “Through the ages one clear flame...
Help stop the demolition of one of the earliest 萝莉视频homes built near Lammas Park
The Society are calling for people to object now to stop the demolition of 6 Marlborough Road – also known as Clive Lodge – in Ealing. The property is one...
Victory for St George鈥檚 Hall in Deal!
We鈥檙e delighted to share that St George鈥檚 Hall in Deal has been saved from demolition. Thanks to the tireless efforts of local residents, the Deal Society, Deal Town Council and...
Heritage skills crisis in local government
Problems are being created for planning departments in England and Wales by issues in the ability to, or intention, of local councils to recruit adequate staff. This impacts on the...
Nominations for Top Ten Endangered Buildings 2026 now open!
萝莉视频is asking the public to nominate threatened 萝莉视频and Edwardian buildings and structures for their list of Top Ten Endangered Buildings to be announced in 2026. The...
Teulon’s Holy Trinity in Hastings to lose its choir stalls despite objections
The Society are deeply saddened that despite our objections and concerns from Historic Buildings &Places, the Church Buildings Council and the local Council, the Diocese of Chichester Consistory Court...
Become a Trustee of the 萝莉视频Society
Are you passionate about the architecture and design of the 萝莉视频and Edwardian eras? Do you have experience in leadership, strategy, governance, heritage, finance, fundraising, digital or planning? The Victorian...
Could you be our Administrator?
Come and join us campaigning for 萝莉视频and Edwardian built heritage. The Administrator plays a central role for the Society in supporting all aspects of the Society’s work, ensuring the...
萝莉视频mourns the passing of its Vice President, Lord Howarth of Newport
萝莉视频is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Lord Howarth of Newport, who had served as a Vice President of the Society since 2010. Lord Howarth...
Minister overrules expert advice on nationally important historic buildings
萝莉视频is deeply concerned by a growing pattern of the Secretary of State refusing to add important historic buildings to the National Heritage List for England, even when...
The 萝莉视频Society鈥檚 AGM weekend to celebrate Oxford architecture
5 鈥� 7 September 2025 Vic Soc President Griff Rhys Jones to address members Reverend Canon Professor William Whyte to give lecture at Keble College The 萝莉视频Society, the national...
Destructive Liverpool Street Station plans should be thrown out on sustainability grounds
Specialist carbon report commissioned by the LISSCA coalition finds that a 19-storey tower proposal over Liverpool Street Station breaches a significant number of national and local environmental policies.聽 Network Rail...
Visit the 萝莉视频Society’s listed HQ as part of Open House Festival 2025
Saturday 13th September 2025 We are opening our listed offices as part of this year鈥檚 Open House Festival. 萝莉视频are based in Bedford Park in Chiswick. The building...
Action by the 萝莉视频Society and local community brings about enforcement of repairs to rare 萝莉视频Tennis pavilion in Scarborough
Following the 萝莉视频Society鈥檚 call for action from North Yorkshire Council in February 2025 in relation to the Bramcote Tennis Pavilion, repairs are now taking place to this remarkable surviving...
It is with great sorrow that the Society shares the news of the death of Professor Andrew Saint
Andrew was one of the most distinguished architectural historians of his generation and a sparklingly brilliant writer. Andrew鈥檚 unfailing dedication to the work of the Society over many decades is...
The 萝莉视频Society鈥檚 call for the listing of Cransford Hall receives a favourable hearing
The Society are grateful that the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and Historic England, have kindly responded to our request to list this unspoilt Edwardian, Suffolk...
Concerns over misleading tactics and validity of the consultation in Liverpool Street Station scheme
President Griff Rhys Jones OBE and the 萝莉视频Society鈥檚 Director James Hughes have expressed serious concerns about the validity of the public consultation process for the controversial redevelopment of Liverpool...
Planning chaos at Liverpool Street Station!
In a highly unusual situation, the public is faced with not one but two聽live and competing planning applications for the major redevelopment of Liverpool Street Station. The Liverpool Street...
How to object to the harmful plans to partially demolish and inappropriately redevelop Liverpool Street Station
We have prepared this guide to help anyone who wishes to write an objection to the plans to partially demolish and inappropriately redevelop Liverpool Street Station How do I object...
Fine Edwardian girls鈥� school joins the list at Grade II* following application by 萝莉视频Society
An application by the Society鈥檚 Birmingham and West Midlands Group has聽led to the listing of the King Edward VI Handsworth Girls鈥� School in Birmingham. The grammar school was designed by...
Griff Rhys Jones reveals the 萝莉视频Society’s list of Top Ten Endangered Buildings 2025
The Society’s President, Griff Rhys Jones OBE, has today launched the list of the Top Ten Endangered Buildings in England and Wales. The buildings in the Top Ten are nationally...
The show will go on as the DCMS lists The Futurist Cinema in Birmingham
萝莉视频is delighted that the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and Historic England, has accepted our Birmingham & West Midlands Conservation Adviser鈥檚 request to...
萝莉视频welcomes its new Membership Manager
萝莉视频is delighted to welcome its new Membership Manager, Jack Edge. Jack will devise and implement the charity鈥檚 membership strategy. He will be seeking to increase, and support,...
萝莉视频welcomes its new Fundraising Manager
萝莉视频is delighted to welcome its new Fundraising Manager, Anna Tham. Anna will devise and implement the charity’s fundraising strategy. Anna’s work will include developing relationships with...
萝莉视频welcomes two new Conservation Advisers
萝莉视频is delighted this quarter to welcome both a new Northern Conservation Adviser, Tom Ollivier, and a new Southern Conservation Adviser, Morgan Ellis Leah. Tom Ollivier – Northern...
First major study of the 萝莉视频polymath Matthew Digby Wyatt
Matthew Digby Wyatt (1820-77) was a 萝莉视频figure with wide-ranging accomplishments as an architect, administrator, designer, artist, writer and connoisseur. He was a member of the distinguished Wyatt family of...
萝莉视频objects to needlessly damaging proposals for major Isle of Wight church
Plans for the important Grade II*-listed All Saints church in Ryde have led the 萝莉视频Society to object in the Portsmouth Consistory Court. The Society advocates a more responsive and...
Update on the demolition threat to part of the Stephenson’s Works in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Following recent dialogue with the developers, two of the national amenity societies are raising continued serious concerns over proposals to demolish part of the workshops of the pioneers of railways...
Part of railway pioneers the Stephenson鈥檚 works in Newcastle face demolition as celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of the modern railway begins
Three of the national amenity societies are objecting to proposals to demolish part of the workshops of the pioneers of railways and locomotives, George and Robert Stephenson. The amenity...
A letter from the 萝莉视频Society’s Director to the Church of England’s Head of Mission for Pastoral and Church Property
RE: GS2934/2935 Mission and Pastoral Measure and Mission and Pastoral Regulations I write ahead of tomorrow鈥檚 discussion at General Synod on proposals to recast the legislative framework that governs pastoral...
Joint Statement on Mission and Pastoral Measure and Regulations
Discussion of the Makin Review and the sufficiency of the Church of England鈥檚 safeguarding procedures is quite rightly at the top of this week鈥檚 General Synod agenda. Few are aware,...
West Midlands Conservation Award goes to Sandwell Council for their project at West Bromwich Town Hall and Library
The 萝莉视频Society鈥檚 Birmingham & West Midlands Group has announced its tenth annual Conservation Award made to Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council for their project at West Bromwich Town Hall and...
Call for immediate action to preserve Scarborough鈥檚 rare 萝莉视频tennis pavilion
Despite the 萝莉视频Society having placed the former Bramcote Tennis Pavilion on the Society鈥檚 Top Ten Endangered Buildings list in May 2024 no action by its owners or the Council...
Largest brick-built heritage structure in UK threatened by encroaching new development
萝莉视频is concerned that the Grade II* Stockport Viaduct, a major feat of British engineering and a pioneering structure of the early railway age, will be badly impacted...
Rare marine villa in Lyme Regis has listing upgraded to Grade II*
萝莉视频is delighted that the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and Historic England, has accepted our request to upgrade the listing of Upper Cobb...
Our Liverpool Regional Group marks its 60th anniversary
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of our Liverpool Regional Group. Our members in Liverpool will be celebrating at their AGM on 18th January, and throughout 2025....
Sheffield City Council have chosen to delay making the Castlegate area of the City a Conservation Area
Castlegate is a part of the city of Sheffield that has seen the total loss of three significant pieces of the heritage streetscape in the last twelve months: The Market...
萝莉视频and Edwardian Women in Architecture
Winter Online Talks Series 29 January – 18 March 2025 This winter lecture series organised by Lynne Walker provides the opportunity to engage with recent, path-breaking research by leading experts,...
LISSCA says “Do not pass go, do not collect 拢1.5 Billion: Don鈥檛 let Network Rail and the City play Monopoly with Liverpool Street Station”
Time to pause – and question Network Rail’s plans. The Liverpool Street Station Campaign (LISSCA), headed by Griff Rhys Jones, has carefully considered the latest plans for Liverpool Street Station....
萝莉视频celebrates the listing of the Market Hotel on Station Street Birmingham
The Society is absolutely delighted that the Secretary of State and Historic England have agreed to back our Birmingham Conservation Adviser鈥檚 call for the listing of the former Market Hotel...
First major book on the 鈥榬ogue鈥� architects of 萝莉视频England
The Rogue Goths – R.L. Roumieu, Joseph Peacock and Bassett Keeling By Edmund Harris Publication date: 28th November 2024 Author Edmund Harris鈥檚 book is the latest in the 萝莉视频Society鈥檚...
萝莉视频secures listing for Church of All Saints, Chigwell Row, Essex
(Grade II, J. P. Seddon, 1867) All Saints is a bold and impressive church from the height of the 萝莉视频Gothic Revival.聽 Opened in 1867 on the edge of Hainault...
萝莉视频secures listing for Church of St Mary in Crossway Green
(Grade II, Thomas Vale, 1882) The Mission Church of St. Mary, Crossway Green, was presented to the parish by Henry Philpott, the Bishop of Worcester, who opened it in 1882....
萝莉视频secures listing for church in Beck Row in Suffolk
St John, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk (Grade II, J. D. Wyatt, 1876) An Anglican church in the Mildenhall Parish, St John and its settlement were a much quieter...
Birmingham Council鈥檚 lack of enforcement action threatens heritage in the city
Threat to heritage may multiply as more councils stave off bankruptcy 萝莉视频and its regional West Midlands and Birmingham Group are concerned at the current situation in relation...
Nominations for the 萝莉视频Society’s Top 10 Endangered Buildings list 2025 are now open!
萝莉视频is asking the public to nominate threatened 萝莉视频and Edwardian buildings for their list of Top 10 Endangered Buildings to be announced in 2025. 聽The Society鈥檚 Top...
James Grierson appointed Chair of the 萝莉视频Society
萝莉视频is delighted to announce the appointment of James Grierson as Chair of the Society in succession to Professor Hilary Grainger OBE. James is a Chartered Surveyor with...
The National Lottery Heritage Fund supports a sustainable future for the Society
The Society is hugely grateful for a generous award of funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, which will help prepare the charity for a sustainable future, so that in...
Lord Mayor of Bradford to welcome 萝莉视频Society to the city for its AGM and weekend of architectural exploration
Friday 4 October to Sunday 6 October 2024 AGM from 2.45pm at Midland Hotel, Bradford BD1 4HU The 萝莉视频Society, the national charity that campaigns for 萝莉视频and Edwardian buildings...
萝莉视频opposes the needless demolition of Aire Place Mills as permitted development rights continue
An application has been submitted to Leeds City Council to determine if prior approval is required for the complete demolition of Aire Place Mills in Leeds under Permitted Development Rights....
Come and visit our listed HQ as part of Open House Festival 2024
We are opening our listed offices as part of this year鈥檚 Open House Festival. We are based in Bedford Park, Chiswick. The building is Grade II, built in 1880 and...
Restoration of Vicars’ Close needs to retain the contributions of major Gothic Revival architects
The Vicars’ Close in Wells is one of the most famous residential streets in the UK and is arguably the best preserved group of medieval houses in Europe. 萝莉视频architects...
Society succeeds in upgrading listing for Deptford Town Hall to Grade II*
We are delighted that the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and Historic England, has accepted our application to upgrade the former Deptford Town Hall’s listing to...
Kate Martyn becomes Manchester Regional Group Chair
萝莉视频is delighted to welcome Kate Martyn to the role of Chair of our Manchester Regional Group. Kate moved to Manchester in 2016 to set up Donald Insall鈥檚...
Rowena Beighton-Dykes becomes Liverpool Group Chair
萝莉视频is delighted to welcome Rowena Beighton-Dykes to the role of Chair of our Liverpool Regional Group. Having moved to the Wirral in 2019 Rowena became involved with...
萝莉视频call on Birmingham City Council to immediately intervene to protect fine 萝莉视频conservatory
The Society is concerned that Birmingham City Council鈥檚 current financial situation is preventing it from intervening to prevent the continuing deterioration of listed heritage in the city. The Society鈥檚 Birmingham...
萝莉视频and Toast Design complete a brand refresh and create a new website for the charity
萝莉视频has worked with Banbury-based integrated agency Toast Design to deliver both a new identity and a bespoke website. With a website estimated to be 20 years old...
Griff Rhys Jones Launches 2024 Top Ten Endangered Buildings List
The Top Ten Endangered 萝莉视频and Edwardian Buildings list 2024 has been revealed by the 萝莉视频Society’s President The buildings in the Top Ten are nationally important Grade II* and...
Thousands of objections lead to Sellar making changes to their plans for Liverpool Street Station
萝莉视频has strongly opposed aspects of the scheme, in particular the substantial demolition of parts of the station and the construction of a tall building supported through and...
James Hughes appointed new Director of the 萝莉视频Society
萝莉视频is very pleased to announce James Hughes as its new Director. Professor Hilary Grainger, Chair of the Society said: 鈥楾he Board of Trustees of the 萝莉视频Society...
Our West Yorkshire Group celebrates it 50th anniversary
On the 24th April 1974 our founder members in West Yorkshire created a regional group of the 萝莉视频Society to champion and protect their local endangered 萝莉视频and Edwardian heritage....
Trelaske Lodge Lewannick in Cornwall now listed
This unspoilt former lodge is now a Grade II-listed building. Photo Copyright: James Emmans and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence CC BY-SA 2.0 DEE We wrote to...
萝莉视频secures a notably rare success at consistory court
The Society recently received the Judgment from the Chancellor of the Diocese of Winchester, who has refused permission for a substantial extension and sweeping scheme of reordering to the church...
Happy Birthday, George Edmund Street! 萝莉视频celebrates the bicentenary year of architect G.E. Street
This year is the bicentenary of the birth of聽George Edmund Street聽(1824 鈥� 1881),聽the architect of the Royal Courts of Justice. From March to November,聽the 萝莉视频Society, in association with聽St James...
萝莉视频urges Preston Council not to let flats plan for former Park Hotel extension ruin historic views
萝莉视频has objected to plans to extend the elegant former Park Hotel in Preston with a huge L-shaped, wrap around, extension which is 4-5 stories higher than the...
萝莉视频encourages people to object to plan to demolish agricultural outbuildings at George Eliot鈥檚 childhood farm home
萝莉视频are calling on the public to oppose the partial demolition of George Eliot’s farmstead. Agricultural buildings associated with the childhood home of the 19th-century writer would be...
萝莉视频needs a new director
萝莉视频is a small society which packs a big punch. Established in 1958, it is one of six National Amenity Societies that are statutory consultees on alterations to...
萝莉视频secures listing for church in Ruswarp North Yorkshire
St Bartholomew, Ruswarp, North Yorkshire, Grade II, C N Armfield, 1869 St Bartholomew’s soaring tower and spire, together with its apsidal chancel, are an impressive sight high above Ruswarp’s village...
Government launches consultation to stop the demolition of unlisted historic buildings under permitted development rights
The consultation we were promised at the height of our campaigning in 2023 to stop the demolition of unlisted historic buildings under permitted development rights is underway. This is a...
萝莉视频and the London Gasketeers welcome break through in extending protection for Westminster gas lights
Arts and Heritage Minister Lord Parkinson’s announcement on 12th February, of Listing Protection for four Gas Lamps in Covent Garden, heralds the possible protection of more of the historic lights....
萝莉视频Director Joe O鈥橠onnell
After almost 4 years with the The 萝莉视频Society, Joe O鈥橠onnell has moved on from his role as Director to focus on project managing the restoration of his new home....
萝莉视频encourages people to have their say about plans to develop Worcester’s Shrub Hill Quarter
When the 萝莉视频learned that Worcester Council was planning for an important area, including a 萝莉视频railway hub from the 1850s, to be developed, including the demolition of...
Chichester District Council approves destruction of building by leading gothic revival architect to improve conservation area
萝莉视频is extremely disappointed that, despite its strong objection, Chichester District Council has approved the demolition of a house designed by a significant 萝莉视频architect in a conservation...
Sir David Cannadine presents 2020 Conservation Award plaque to Wedge Group Galvanizing Ltd
Vice President Sir David Cannadine and the The 萝莉视频Society鈥檚 Birmingham and West Midland鈥檚 group presented the plaque to their 2020 Conservation Award winner on the 19th January 2024. The...
Online talk series explores the British Empire鈥檚 architectural legacy from Glasgow to Australia 鈥�(24 January – 13 March 2024)
The sun has long-since set on the British Empire, but its architecture still casts a long shadow. The 萝莉视频Society鈥檚 2024 Online Winter Talk series 鈥樎芾蚴悠礱nd Edwardian Architecture in...
First major book on flamboyant Edwardian architect Edwin Rickards published
Edwin Rickards聽by聽Timothy Brittain-Catlin聽is the latest in the The 萝莉视频Society鈥檚 monograph series on 萝莉视频and Edwardian architects. This is the first book devoted to the life and work of the...
Watch the Public Meeting with Griff Rhys Jones to Save Liverpool Street Station
Griff Rhys Jones OBE, the President of LISSCA and the The 萝莉视频Society, is urging the public to fight the scheme that developer Sellar and Network Rail have proposed for...
Decision on Bishopsgate Bathhouse proves City of London needs to step up its heritage protection
Despite 366 objections the City of London has given permission to cantilever over a gem-like, much loved, Grade II-listed building. 366 people objected to the construction of a 23-storey tower...
Griff Rhys Jones to host Save Liverpool Street Station Public Meeting 21 November 2023
The President of the 萝莉视频and the LISSCA Campaign to Save Liverpool Street Station will be hosting a free public meeting at Bishopsgate Institute on Tuesday 21st November...
Griff Rhys Jones calls for public donations to fight Network Rail and Sellar鈥檚 planning application which will mean 鈥榥o listed building is safe鈥�
The controversial planning application for the partial demolition of listed Liverpool Street Station to build a tower through and over the Grade II* former Great Eastern Hotel has now been...
How do I object to the plans to partially demolish Liverpool Street Station?
We have prepared this guide to help anyone who wishes to write an objection to the plans to partially demolish Liverpool Street Station. How do I object to the plans...
The 萝莉视频Society鈥檚 online talk series explores what can be learnt from 19th Century railways and their legacy today
Railway Architecture and Society in the 萝莉视频Age – The 萝莉视频Society鈥檚 Online Autumn Talk Series 2023 25 October 鈥� 6 December 2023 The railways are more in the news...
The Society successfully lists elements of Worcester’s railway boom
Opened in 1852, Shrub Hill Station in Worcester served as a joint station for the Midland and Great Western Railways, quickly becoming the focal point for a bustling railway district...
萝莉视频votes to promote sustainable repair and reuse of historic buildings
The Right Worshipful Mayor of Bath Councillor Dine Romero welcomed 萝莉视频Chair Professor Hilary Grainger, Director Joe O鈥橠onnell and 萝莉视频members to Bath at Grade II-listed...
萝莉视频identify Norfolk lodge by architect Anthony Salvin and secure its listing
The Lodge, Stoke Holy Cross, Norfolk now listed at Grade II Having been alerted by Chris Bennett, Senior Heritage and Design Officer at South Norfolk and Broadland Council, our Conservation...
Nominations for The 萝莉视频Society鈥檚 Top 10 Endangered Buildings list 2024 are now open!
萝莉视频is asking the public to nominate threatened 萝莉视频and Edwardian buildings for their list of Top 10 Endangered Buildings to be announced in 2024. The Society鈥檚 Top...
萝莉视频urges Government to ensure Reading Gaol鈥檚 sale allows public access to important part of the UK鈥檚 queer history
鈥淪omething was dead in each of us, and what was dead was hope.鈥� Oscar Wilde The Ballad of Reading Gaol The Save Reading Gaol campaign has tweeted that a sale...