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vicsoc-syorks.bsky.social
Campaigning for Victorian and Edwardian built heritage in South Yorkshire. providng education & campaigning through Talks, Walks & a local quarterly Newsletter. Working across the cities of Sheffield & Doncaster, and the towns of Barnsley & Rotherham.
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👶Less than a week to our next talk at Showroom5 in Sheffield- 11th February 7pm doors- Popular speaker Mary Garside will talk about the Workhouse Scattered Homes system for children- Link to details and booking here www.victoriansociety.org.uk/regional-gro... or you can just turn up on the night

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We have a campaign running for the designation of a Castlegate Conservation Area in Sheffield. See what the local @sheffieldstar.bsky.social had to say at the New Year. We look forward to a stronger expression of support from @sheffcitycouncil.bsky.social with consultation proposals bit.ly/3WohWrj

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Hoping 2025 willl be a good news year for South Yorkshire heritage- News that HLF have awarded over £4M to Harmony Works in Sheffield to refurbish and develop Grade 2* Canada House on Commercial Street into a Regional music education hub- Harmony Works vision has finally paid off bit.ly/4gRrQdd

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Wishing all of you that are interested in our South Yorkshire Victorian & Edwardian Heritage a Happy New Year 🍾🥂 We have a busy year ahead campaigning for Castlegate Conservation Area and trying to save threatened buildings throughout SYorks If you can help see our website bit.ly/4ahxXVL to join

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@vicsoc-syorks.bsky.social have proposed a solution to this delay but, so far, @sheffcitycouncil.bsky.social want to stick to an 'If ...then' commitment and open ended decision making in 'Summer 2025' - News story here bit.ly/3BA3sxf 🏦 at risk!

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'conservation is commercially very valuable. It gives an area its character, it creates places where people want to live and work. It’s not just about preserving an old building, it’s a record. A record of the continuity of this town that we live in...' Griff Rhys Jones, @thetimes.com bit.ly/3BCWTKj

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💂 Looking forward to the day these soldiers of the Crimean war have a proper memorial in the city centre, with the reinstatement of the Crimean Memorial, long promised by @sheffcitycouncil.bsky.social but yet to find a suitable home 💂

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Our last story in this series about the mixed results for heritage in Sheffield is a good news story. Years of neglect and pressure from campaigners has secured the Salvation Army Citadel for the city. bit.ly/4fl2UJs Council now needs to find the political will and the partners to make this work

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The 3rd and final heritage building lost during 2024 was derelict and neglected for 6 years before it was deemed dangerous to the public and demolished with no attempt to save any of the significant historic fabric. See the story here. bit.ly/41xkFBN Tomorrow good news for the weekend?

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The 2nd of our significant heritage buildings lost in 2024 is the Old Coroner's Court, Nursery Street, Sheffield. A irreplacable example of a combined Coroner's Court and Mortuary from before the first world war, now lost to another modern box with little merit. See the story here. bit.ly/3ZQN44I

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🎄As 2024 draws to a close it has been a mixed year for our Victorian & Edwardian heritage. 3 significant heritage buildings lost and one brought into public ownership by Sheffield City Council. Over the rest of the week I'll highlight those stories. 1st The Market Tavern bit.ly/3Dawns8 demolished

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A looming office block overshadowing Liverpool St Station would have a profound & harmful impact on the surrounding Bishopsgate Conservation Area. The harm to the historic environment from Network Rail's & Acme's proposed design would be substantial. A small tour: Bishopsgate Institute by wirewiper

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Find more information about our heritage campaigning and events in South Yorkshire through our web pages on the National Website www.victoriansociety.org.uk/regional-gro... Picture shows the Old Town Hall on Waingate in Sheffield which is deteriorating rapidly and suffering from years of neglect

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The chapel site in 2013 and how it looks today.

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Nominations for The Victorian Society’s Top 10 Endangered Buildings list 2025 are open! Email us about your local threatened, dilapidated + neglected Victorian & Edwardian buildings. The deadline is 31 Dec 2024. Here's how: bit.ly/3YzRjkp #heritage Kennington Boys’ School, Lambeth 📷 Connor McNeill

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Hello All, Just arrived on Blue Sky and are looking forward to this more supportive and increasingly well connected social media platform We are a regional group for our national charity to be found here @thevicsoc.bsky.social Campaigning for South Yorkshire's Victorian & Edwardian heritage

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