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The genius of Eugenius Birch\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Kathryn Ferry investigates the story of one of the great Victorian pier designers, born 1818.<\/p>\n

The Victorian Society at sixty: where are we now?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Our chairman, Prof Hilary Grainger, considers the identity of the Vic Soc after six decades.<\/p>\n

Building in models\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Matthew Wells on understanding Victorian architectural models.<\/p>\n

Nominations for the Top Ten Endangered list\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Harriet Lawrence says it is time to support the cause of endangered Victorian buildings.<\/p>\n

Our anti-ugly crusader\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Michael Hall on the late Gavin Stamp: one of the The Victorian Society’s greatest champions.<\/p>\n

House notes: Mind the step!\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Moses Jenkins gives advice on the repair of approach steps.<\/p>\n

Casework<\/strong><\/h3>\n

An update on the Society’s recent casework<\/p>\n

Case Study: Kew’s Temperate House\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Book reviews\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Nonconformist Chapels, The Victorian Church, Pre-Raphaelite Stained Glass and the new Pevsner for Yorkshire West Riding.<\/p>\n

News and views\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Thomas Hardy’s architectural imagination, the Kelmscott Manor project and learning from the past.<\/p>\n

Living Victorians: Green Lane Public Library\u00a0and Baths\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Joe Holyoak reports on the final phase of restoration of a listed library and bath complex, now a mosque.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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