Industrial, maritime and transport

Volunteers from Newquay Rowing Club worked alongside specialist boat builders to restore three of the country’s oldest pilot gigs using traditional skills.

The history and natural heritage of Gosport was captured in this trail, connecting the local community to its surrounding environment.

This project was designed to extend Bradford Industrial Museum’s educational and outreach work.

A new museum for the Mary Rose has been built at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, forming an important part of the major regional tourist attraction.

A derelict Grade II* listed smithery at the heart of Chatham Historic Dockyard was conserved and transformed creating a home for the National Model Ship Collection.

Through a series of new exhibitions, The Road Ahead project retold the story of British motor manufacturing and its importance to the people of the West Midlands.

Monkwearmouth Station Museum is housed in a Grade II-listed building, under ownership of Sunderland City Council.

This project repaired the last fully sailing Thames trading barge, and converted her into an educational resource.

Big Pit Mining Museum, with its underground workings, buildings, machinery and extensive collections, is the best surviving example of the mining industry in Wales.

The Cutty Sark conservation project has helped to save one of the world’s last surviving tea clippers and provided generations to come with a new way to engage with the ship and explore her history.

A volunteer-run charity acquired Grade II* listed Richmond Station in North Yorkshire and transformed it into a self-sustaining heritage and leisure attraction for the local community.

The Anderton Boat Lift has been brought back to life, with modern systems that respect its historic structure and significance.