In pictures: Victorian Society
A photographic exhibition celebrating the work of the Victorian Society has opened in Preston
Saving a Century illustrates some of The Victorian Society’s campaigns, among them the battles for St Pancras, Liverpool’s Albert Dock, the Foreign Office and Euston Arch
Using archive photographs and material from throughout the Victorian Society's 50 years of fighting for historic buildings, the exhibition at the Museum of Lancashire on Stanley Street in Preston, charts the successes and defeats of the organisation
The exhibition also contains photographs of buildings saved from the wrecking ball, and some that weren't, in Lancashire and the north west
Photographs chart the ten year campaign against plans to demolish much of the historic square mile, including nearly every building south of Downing Street
The Euston Arch, designed by Philip Hardwick in 1836 and completed in 1838. Hardwick was awarded the Royal Gold Medal in 1854. The picture shows the entrance to Euston station in the 1920s. Demolition of the arch began in December 1961
The Foreign Office designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, built 1862-75 with the India Office beyond, seen from Horse Guards Parade, all proposed for demolition in 1963
Richard Norman Shaw’s New Scotland Yard (1888 -90) seen from the Victoria Embankment in 1890. Once regarded as the finest public building in London it was proposed for demolition in 1968
St Pancras - W.H.Barlow’s stupendous train shed in use in the 1890s
The exhibition is open daily, except Thursday and Sunday, from 10.30 - 5.00 until Christmas and admission is free
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