2023 marks the 300th anniversary of the death of Sir Christopher Wren (1632-1723), Britain’s greatest architect. A festival in 2023, ‘Wren 300’, is planned to celebrate his extraordinary achievements. Straddling the …
Georgian Group and Victorian Society Join Forces in Manchester
The Georgian Group and The Victorian Society have joined forces to campaign against the partial demolition of grade II-listed buildings at 47 Piccadilly – an extremely rare survival illustrating Manchester’s …
Brick Lane Development
Last July (2020) The Georgian Group wrote to the London Borough of Tower Hamlets recommending that a coherent development plan should be produced for the Truman Brewery site situated along …
Georgian Group AGM
This year’s Georgian Group AGM will take place online on Thursday 24 June 2021 at 2pm. The AGM is open to current members of the Georgian Group. Registration is required in …
Fiat Lux! The development threat to Bevis Marks, Aldgate, City of London
The Georgian Group has written to the Lord Mayor requesting that specific protections be put in place for the Bevis Marks Synagogue located within the City of London. Two planning …
Georgian London Revisited symposium
The Georgian Group is delighted to announce our symposium for 2021, which will take place online on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 May. Following the successful conferences run by the Group …
Georgian Gardens and Landscapes – Lecture Series
Throughout March and April we will be running an online lecture series on ‘Georgian Gardens and Landscapes’. Comprising seven lectures, the varied programme of lectures will explore different aspects of garden …
Georgian Group objects to Custom House plans
The Georgian Group has registered with the City of London Corporation its objection to a scheme to convert the grade I-listed London Custom House into a luxury hotel. In our …
Call for Entries: Architectural Awards 2021
Applications are invited for the Georgian Group’s Architectural Awards, sponsored by Savills. Established in 2003, the annual awards celebrate exemplary conservation and restoration projects in the UK and provide an …
Georgian Architecture Goes Online
The Georgian Group has made available via its website more than 350 articles on eighteenth-century architecture and design. The Georgian Group Journal, edited by Dr. Geoffrey Tyack, is the authoritative …