Whilst the Victorian age was undeniably a time of colonial brutality and appalling living conditions for the 'less fortunate' in the UK, it was also a time of rapid change, innovation and startling and wonderful ideas across industries. After a century of modernism, reflections of Victorian thinking, both good and bad are beginning to emerge across design, technology and politics. It is therefore worth questioning which Victorian ideals should be brought into the modern era and which should be left in the 19th century.