It is also a morality tale whose Victorian characters represent ambition, gullibility and hubris.

The Victorian character of these buildings, supplemented by Edwardian commercial structures, underlies today's streetscape.

The imposing two-storey station building has a strong Victorian character with their high-pitched gables and round-headed sash windows.

The station still retains much of its original Victorian architectural character today.

Like the rest of the house, the kitchen had been redone, the owners opting here to modernize, though the Victorian character had been retained.

Today the village retains much of its Victorian character.

East Park, formed after the Great Fire of 1916, once had homes built in the late 1800s of Victorian and Italianate character.

The quaint Victorian character that she'd expected to see in Brisbane was evident in some of the homes and office buildings.

Others had their top floors removed to reduce tax bills and many facades were "modernized" destroying the Victorian character of the downtown.