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@thevicsoc.bsky.socialThe churchyard of the old parish church at Chiswick and the adjacent burial ground are best known for the graves of Hogarth and Whistler. But they include monuments to figures of local and national importance too. The tour is led by Vic Soc trustee + local resident Henry Sainty.
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@thevicsoc.bsky.socialThe Victorian Society has welcomed four new trustees to its Board.
Tom Ashley, Anna Dewsnap, Dr Sarah Flew and Andrew Willetts were appointed as trustees at the Society’s Annual General Meeting in Llandudno on 25th September.
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@thevicsoc.bsky.socialThis pavilion was a theatre.
@thevicsoc.bsky.socialHere’s another kiosk. They house shops.
@thevicsoc.bsky.socialOwen Jones ‘ Grammar of Ornament’ influenced the design of the railings and detail on the pier. Islamic design lends itself to the cast iron process.
@thevicsoc.bsky.socialThere were 106 seaside resorts in the Victorian period. Here’s Llandudno Pier. The kiosks were designed by Charles Driver.
@thevicsoc.bsky.socialDay 2: Vic Soc AGM. Panoramic view of the pastel seafront houses of St George’s Crescent with North Shore beach and Ormes Bay, Llandudno.
@thevicsoc.bsky.socialToday our members and trustees are setting off to the #VicSocAgm. We are in Wales this year, in Llandudno. It is one of the great Victorian towns. We celebrate the remarkable Victorian and Edwardian heritage with a 3-day programme of talks, walks and visits.
Photo: Bailey-Cooper Photography / Alamy
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@thevicsoc.bsky.socialHello Dr Walsh - A huge number of our lectures are online. Lots of people want in-person lectures - so this is one of those. The location at St Mary Abbots Church means we aren't recording this one. You can find lots of our recorded talks here:
www.victoriansociety.org.uk/recorded-tal...
@thevicsoc.bsky.socialHello Barbara, a huge number of our lectures are online. Lots of people want in-person lectures - so this is one of those. You can find lots of our previous talks to buy here: www.victoriansociety.org.uk/recorded-tal...
@thevicsoc.bsky.social📸 in thread: Room de Luxe in the Willow Tearooms 1903 with furniture and interiors designed by Mackintosh and Macdonald. 📸Hunterian Museum & Art Gallery Collections - Public Domain 📸NTS 📸 Open Glasgow CC BY-SA 2.0 📸 dalbera CC BY 2.0 📸 JJCMarshall CC BY-SA 4.0 📸 Open Glasgow CC BY-SA 2.0
@thevicsoc.bsky.socialThe National Trust for Scotland took on the ownership of the tearooms in 2024 with the aim of ensuring their long-term security. An intervention needs to be made to stop the potential loss of another precious piece of Rennie Mackintosh's legacy to Glasgow which a fire next door could bring about.
@thevicsoc.bsky.socialThe Tearooms were opened by Miss Cranston in 1903 and were designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh working in with his wife, Margaret Macdonald. With Sauchiehall Street, Mackintosh was given responsibility not just for the interior design and furniture, but for the whole internal layout and exterior.
@thevicsoc.bsky.socialWe echo our friends at the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society's deep concern at this latest development that threatens one of the Scottish architect's works and one of his amazing collaborations with his wife, Margaret Macdonald. tinyurl.com/4npbfap6
@thevicsoc.bsky.socialWe're reaching for our smelling salts. A new vape shop will be opening on Sauchiehall St next to the world-renowned Mackintosh Tearooms. This follows the devastating fire at Union St earlier this year caused by a vape shop that destroyed a Victorian building + took the Station out of use for days 🧵
@thevicsoc.bsky.socialJoin us for this illustrated talk based on original research. Emily Gee will tell the story of the campaigns to house a new generation of urban working women, the specialised design of the buildings and the women whose lives were transformed by this architectural movement.
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@thevicsoc.bsky.socialThis is one of our Top Ten Endangered Buildings. Up for auction again. It needs a sympathetic owner.
@thevicsoc.bsky.socialOn 17th September 2026 the house caught fire. Eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters from London Fire Service attended on 17th September. tinyurl.com/y222s2px
