how one couple swapped city life for a Victorian cottage and new careers in Kent

how one couple swapped city life for a Victorian cottage and new careers in Kent

Beth and Martyn outside the Made by Bayliss shop in Tenterden (Handout) The desire for a new and more fulfilling career has triggered a whole series of seismic life changes for Beth... Read more »
Omaze prize draw offers £3m Victorian north London townhouse

Omaze prize draw offers £3m Victorian north London townhouse

A stunning north London townhouse is being offered as the prize in a charity house draw launched by Omaze. The British Heart Foundation has teamed up with Omaze to give one person... Read more »
Victorian Gothic gates from historic market restored

Victorian Gothic gates from historic market restored

A set of Gothic gates that are the only surviving feature of a 19th century Tower Hamlets market have been newly restored. The Columbia Market gates outside Columbia Market Nursery School were officially opened on Thursday... Read more »
Breaking into song with Victorian Quakers | News | Music

Breaking into song with Victorian Quakers | News | Music

Lecturer in music Jo Hicks recently took part in a study day hosted by the Nineteenth-Century Song Club and the University of Notre Dame in London The Nineteenth-Century Song Club (c19songclub.com) is... Read more »
London Bridge railway station is new home for Victorian church organ – South London News

London Bridge railway station is new home for Victorian church organ – South London News

An abandoned Victorian church organ has been installed at London Bridge railway station for passengers commuting in and out of the capital to play. Located in the arches of the station, the... Read more »
This renovated London Victorian terrace has family life at its heart

This renovated London Victorian terrace has family life at its heart

Ideal Home Newsletter The Home Of Great Ideas For More Than 100 Years Thank you for signing up to . You will receive a verification email shortly. There was a problem. Please... Read more »
Work on South London Victorian railway viaduct completed

Work on South London Victorian railway viaduct completed

Since summer 2020, Network Rail engineers have been working to repair the Oxted Viaduct. Passengers travelling on the line from South Croydon to Uckfield will cross over the improved Victorian structure, which... Read more »
‘I went to the gorgeous South London streets that look like they haven’t aged since Victorian times and it was like a dream’ – Jessica Battison

‘I went to the gorgeous South London streets that look like they haven’t aged since Victorian times and it was like a dream’ – Jessica Battison

As well as incredible landmarks, beautiful parks and pretty places, London’s gorgeousness is even routed into its streets themselves. One picture-perfect spot almost looks like its stuck in the Victorian times. Shad... Read more »
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In north London, a radical Victorian approach has solved a very modern crisis

Most agree that Britain does not have enough homes. Among the most affected areas is south Tottenham, home to a thriving Orthodox Jewish community. It is also an area which provides hope... Read more »
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Home of the week: a five‑storey Victorian townhouse in south London | Bricks & Mortar

Bolingbroke Grove is one of Wandsworth’s most sought-after addresses. Named after the politician and political thinker Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, the avenue is stuffed with good-looking Victorian homes stretching alongside... Read more »