London and South

Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) has had a complete revitalisation, creating a major 21st-century attraction.

Major works were required to save this building, a rare surviving example of Romantic architecture which was damaged by fire in the 1960s.

The project focused on restoring and enhancing the late 19th century layout of Peckham Rye Park, with its formal layout of decorative bedding displays, water features and themed gardens. It also included upgrading facilities for visitors.

Radstock Museum led an oral history project to identify and record the memories and experiences of former miners who worked in North Somerset coalfield.

The derelict Grade II listed building in Brixton was turned into a permanent home for the Black Cultural Archive’s collection of historical material.

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

Through new partnerships with diverse ethnic communities, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London (V&A) sought to encourage cultural ownership of its collections and develop heritage skills for people within and outside the museum.

The 95-mile stretch of Dorset’s Jurassic Coast is England’s only natural World Heritage Site – at the heart of which is palaeontological gem, Kimmeridge Bay.

The Valence House Museum received a grant of £1,843,000 to enhance the Grade II* building and its surroundings, improve access, and create learning and involvement activities as well as new resources.

The National Trust welcomed local families to four London properties and trained volunteers and staff to make them feel welcome.

The project focused on building an extension to Topsham Museum to house four historic local boats and providing access for the public.

The XARCH project was a follow-on from the National Lottery-funded Community Landscapes Project.