  The `Virgo Photometry Catalogue' (VPC) is the first independently calibrated
general catalogue of galaxies to cover the Virgo cluster since the `Catalog of
Galaxies and Clusters of Galaxies' of Zwicky et al. (1961,1963). It contains
1180 galaxies (including background objects) within a 23 square-degree region
centred on the cluster's core. Photographic surface photometry is presented for
1067 galaxies in the U band, for 1020 galaxies in the B_J band and for 1020
galaxies in the R_C band. All total magnitudes and total colours are
extrapolated according to a new system; denoted `t' to distinguish it from the
`T' system already in use. This paper outlines: the scope of the VPC, the new
extrapolation system, some recent findings based on the catalogue and further
work in progress.
