{"id":2674,"date":"2023-06-26T12:48:43","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T11:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.victoriansociety.org.uk\/?page_id=2674"},"modified":"2025-10-15T09:29:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T08:29:45","slug":"donations-and-legacies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.victoriansociety.org.uk\/about-us\/donations-and-legacies\/","title":{"rendered":"Leave a gift in your will to save history for future generations"},"content":{"rendered":"<section \t     class=\"block-hero  no-m no-p  \"\n>\n    \n    <div class=\"hero-image\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.victoriansociety.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Exchange-Buildings-Leicester-by-Stockdale-Harrison-1888-Photo-Peter-Ellis-scaled.jpg');\">\n                    <div class=\"hero-subtitle\">\n                Exchange Buildings Leicester by Stockdale Harrison 1888 Photo Peter Ellis            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section\t     class=\"block-columns  no-m pbth  \"\n>\n    <div class=\"container\">\n            \n                <div class=\"section-title-area \">\n        <h1 class=\"section-title\">Leave a gift in your will to save history for future generations<\/h1>\n            <\/div>\n    \n\n        \t\t            \n        <div class=\"grid\" style=\"grid-template-columns:repeat(1, 1fr);\">\n                            <div class=\"col \">\n                    <h3>Legacies keep The Victorian Society going and can have huge tax benefits for the donor. They enable supporters like you to make a larger donation than may be possible during your lifetime.<\/h3>\n<p>Since 1958 The Victorian Society has transformed public and government attitudes to nineteenth and twentieth-century architecture, saving many wonderful buildings, spreading knowledge and providing enjoyment through our events. Legacies continue to be a key financial resource in our battle to ensure that future generations can enjoy the nation\u2019s rich heritage of Victorian and Edwardian architecture.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We saved St Pancras Station.<\/li>\n<li>We&#8217;ve saved hundreds of church buildings.<\/li>\n<li>We&#8217;ve changed attitudes and made the beauty of Victorian and Edwardian buildings obvious to all.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To hear about how your gift can secure our nation&#8217;s heritage, contact our Director, James Hughes, on 020 8747 5891 or email <a href=\"mailto:director@victoriansociety.org.uk\">director@victoriansociety.org.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Your legacy is vital to protect our country&#8217;s past. Thank you.<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.victoriansociety.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/donations-and-legacies.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> to find out in detail how you can help or call <a href=\"02087475891\">0208 747 5891<\/a>.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3703,"parent":2659,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-with-sidebar.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2674","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Donations and legacies - The Victorian Society<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Legacies keep The Victorian Society going and can have huge tax benefits for the donor - 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