The Georgian Group has received confirmation that it has been granted Rule 6 status in advance of the Public Inquiry, starting 25th January 2022, into proposals to convert Custom House …
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 …
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 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 …
Proposed Changes to England’s Planning System
As many will be aware, in August the Government published a white paper which proposes a series of radical reforms to England’s planning system. The impetus behind Planning for the …
3-5 Club Row, Spitalfields, saved from demolition
Last month we were made aware of an application to demolish one of a pair of weavers’ cottages at 3 Club Row. Dating from the 1760s, this unlisted building is …
Threat to Richmond House, Westminster (GII*)
We encourage Georgian Group members to support the campaign to prevent the demolition of a large part of Richmond House, the Grade II* government offices in Westminster designed by Whitfield …
Chesterfield House railings at risk of leaving the UK
A set of ornate 18th century ironwork railings is at risk of being exported from the UK unless a buyer can be found to match the asking price of £305,000. …
Whitechapel Bell Foundry Petition Submitted to Downing Street
Leading historians and architects back petition to save world famous bell foundry – submitted to Downing Street yesterday Leading historians and architects including author Charles Saumarez Smith, historian Dan Cruickshank …