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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 1d

Although each lecture in our autumn online lecture series 'Hot off the Press: Victorians in the Bookshop' is just £6, buy our Special Offer to get all 7 Talks for the Price of 6! Book the Special Offer here:

Hot Off The Press: Victorians in the Bookshops - 7 talks for 6

Our autumn lecture series celebrates the remarkable recent flourishing of publications on Victorian architecture and related topics.

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 1d

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Matthew Digby Wyatt by Robert Thorne

The polymath Wyatt – architect, administrator, designer, writer and connoisseur – was project manager to the Great Exhibition of 1851.

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 1d

Robert Thorne is the author of the first full-length study of Wyatt’s work, in the Victorian Society's Victorian Architects Series of monographs, which was published by LUP in spring of this year. The book is available to buy on our website shop.

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 1d

He worked with such leading figures as I. K. Brunel, George Gilbert Scott, Herbert Minton, Henry Cole and Owen Jones.

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 1d

Wyatt was project manager to the Great Exhibition and spent his final years advising the South Kensington Museum. He played a key part in mid-Victorian developments in architecture, design and museum display.

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 1d

Join us for Robert Thorne's online lecture on Matthew Digby Wyatt.

The polymath Wyatt was an architect, administrator, designer, writer and connoisseur.

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 8d

Book our Special Offer for our Autumn Online Lecture Series and get all 7 Talks for the Price of 6.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hot-off-th...

Hot Off The Press: Victorians in the Bookshops - 7 talks for 6

Our autumn lecture series celebrates the remarkable recent flourishing of publications on Victorian architecture and related topics.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 8d

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 8d

As part of our autumn online lecture series
Michael Hall, author of 'A Queer Inheritance: Alternative Histories in the National Trust', to be published by Bloomsbury in February 2026, reconstructs a strange, #queer saga at Clumber Park the seat of the Dukes of Newcastle. Read more bit.ly/4o5qqi6 🧵

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 9d

Photos on this thread:

📷Black and white photo from the Dr Barnardo's Shotley Park Facebook page used with kind permission of the page's Administrator.
📷Colour photo from 20 years ago by Colin Edgar CC 2.0

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 9d

The Northern Echo have been live-blogging the situation:
www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2551903...

LIVE: 'Large fire' breaks out at County Durham grade II listed stately home

This is The Northern Echo's live breaking news blog on the 'large fire' that has broken out in Shotley Bridge, Consett. Follow along for live…

www.thenorthernecho.co.uk

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 9d

Shotley Park, a Grade II listed house in Consett, has been on fire overnight. County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service have been working to put out the blaze last night and during today. There was an application in 2024 to turn it into a hotel🧵

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 9d

Come and join us as the Society's Administrator as we campaign for Victorian and Edwardian built heritage.

The Administrator plays a central role for the Society in supporting all aspects of this work, ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of the office.

Read more: bit.ly/4mJudAF

#hiring

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 11d

This talk is part of our Autumn Online Lecture Series 'Hot Off The Press: Victorians in the Bookshops'. Individually the lectures are just £6, but buy our Special Offer and Get 7 Talks for the Price of 6:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hot-off-th...

Hot Off The Press: Victorians in the Bookshops - 7 talks for 6

Our autumn lecture series celebrates the remarkable recent flourishing of publications on Victorian architecture and related topics.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 11d

Our lecturer Mark Bertram’s monograph on Ricardo (his great-grandfather) was published by Lund Humphries in March.

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 11d

He was an engaging personality, as well as a forward-looking thinker. gifted lecturer and essayist, his architectural work, most famously No. 8 Addison Road, London (for Ernest Debenham in 1905) was often highly individualistic in its innovative use of colour and glazed materials.

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 11d

Halsey Ricardo is a well-known Arts and Crafts figure thanks to his business partnership with William De Morgan, for whom he designed tiles and vases, and his role as head of architecture at the Central School of Arts & Crafts. Read more + book bit.ly/46QxjNv 🧵

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 12d

The South Yorkshire Group of the Society is seeking new volunteer committee members, as well as someone to lead on their Social Media to support their campaigns/promote our walks & talks. Read more: bit.ly/4gQxIUG

Image: Old Town Hall, Sheffield
📷: Dave Pickersgill CC 2.0

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 12d

Book to hear Caroline's online lecture: bit.ly/3Kw15ja

Lady Charlotte Schreiber: Extraordinary Art Collector

Discover the life of Lady Charlotte Schreiber in this online talk by Caroline McCaffrey-Howarth

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 12d

Caroline McCaffrey-Howarth’s long-awaited study of this great Victorian collector has just been published by Lund Humphries. www.lundhumphries.com/collections/...

Lady Charlotte Schreiber, Extraordinary Art Collector

This book emphasises Lady Charlotte Schreiber (1812-1895) — also known as Lady Charlotte Guest, née Bertie — as one of the most significant women in the history of collecting. An extraordinary collect...

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 12d

Lady Charlotte Shreiber was a woman who subverted gendered norms and challenged Victorian conventions, Schreiber made major contributions to ceramic history and cultural education, and played an influential role in transnational artistic networks.

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 12d

@carolinemccaff.bsky.social gives the first in our autumn online lecture series on 21st October. 🧵

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 12d

London’s Victoria and Albert Museum with partners is hosting a conference ‘Great Expectations’ about the future of the UK’s historic churches, chapels and meeting houses on Tuesday 21 October 2025. Read more and book: bit.ly/4h3oWCT

#heritage #History #churches #chapels #meetinghouses

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 13d

Join us at St Mary Abbots on Kensington Church St for an in-person talk. Rev Evan McWilliams' explores furnishings such as altarpieces, font covers, stained glass windows, and memorials that were provided to ornament existing Victorian churches from the 1890s onwards.

Book here: bit.ly/4mhPJMU

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 15d

Our autumn online lecture series celebrates the remarkable recent flourishing of publications on Victorian architecture and related topics. All the speakers are the authors of new books, either just published or forthcoming.

Book here: bit.ly/4pOE2jD

#booktalks

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