Areas, buildings and monuments
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Since 1994 we have awarded £3.3billion to more than 10,300 area, historic building and monument projects across the UK.
These projects can help to sustain jobs, support economic growth and protect heritage at risk. They can also bolster local pride, nurture traditional craft skills and help communities enjoy and make use of the places they care about.
What do we support?
Projects we fund include:
- investment in places of worship
- conservation and repairs to historic buildings and places
- finding appropriate new uses for historic buildings
- community archaeology projects
Places of worship
Places of worship are among the UK’s oldest and most cherished historic buildings. We want to help congregations become truly resilient and their buildings genuinely sustainable.
Project ideas
Our funding could help people:
- repair and transform a historic building at the heart of their community
- help volunteers learn building conservation skills
- rescue a building on a Buildings at Risk register
- undertake a community archaeology project
- regenerate a historic town centre or high street
- look after and learn about a local war memorial
For more inspiration, see the stories below or browse projects we've funded.
How to get funding
Our National Lottery Heritage Grants programme is open for applications.
Programme
National Lottery Heritage Grants £250,000 to £10million
![The Great Hall, Rochdale Town Hall The interior of the Great Hall at Rochdale Town Hall, with decorative ceiling panels and gold angel statues held by wooden beams.](/sites/default/files/styles/hlf_xlarge/public/media/imgs/029.the-national-lottery-heritage-fund-rochdale-town-hall-jma-photography.jpg.webp?itok=uS4YQzGv)
Projects
Rochdale Town Hall restored to its former glory
This project has improved the condition of one of the UK’s finest examples of Victorian Gothic architecture, and opened up spaces to the public for the first time.
![The outside of a stone English parish church with a graveyard in the foreground](/sites/default/files/styles/hlf_xlarge/public/media/imgs/st_mary_stebbing_wikimedia_credit_john_salmon.jpg.webp?itok=W3I360zT)
Projects
The Way Forward: St Mary’s Church, Stebbing
At the church of St Mary the Virgin in Stebbing, Essex, a programme of major repairs and improvement will remove the church from the Heritage at Risk register and create an inviting community hub.
![A photo of the inside of Leicester Cathedral during a service, taken from a high perspective within the building](/sites/default/files/styles/hlf_xlarge/public/media/imgs/leicester_cathedral_revealed.jpg.webp?itok=ROp9bQ78)
Projects
Leicester Cathedral's Journey of Renewal
The Leicester Cathedral Revealed project is blending tradition with innovation to rejuvenate this much-loved place of worship and welcome.
![Detail from a Burne-Jones stained glass window at Birmingham Cathedral showing figures](/sites/default/files/styles/hlf_xlarge/public/birmingham_cathedral_-_burne_jones_window.jpg.webp?itok=z8vMaxVb)
Projects
Divine Beauty: restoring Birmingham Cathedral's stained glass treasures
Innovative methods of engaging visitors have complemented the restoration of a stunning set of stained glass windows by Birmingham-born Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones.
![Court House, Bangor Front elevation of The Court House, Bangor building in the evening.](/sites/default/files/styles/hlf_xlarge/public/media/imgs/954x536_court_house_bangor_0.jpg.webp?itok=xKd8eD7W)
Projects
How a derelict building on Bangor’s seafront became Northern Ireland’s newest venue
Thanks to overwhelming community support, Open House turned a former bank and court house in Bangor into a contemporary music venue, saving it from dereliction.
![Georgian houses in Sunderland after restoration by the Tyne and Wear Preservation Trust](/sites/default/files/styles/hlf_xlarge/public/media/imgs/sunderland_tyne_and_wear_preservation_trust_mar_2022_0.jpg.webp?itok=UZz0_JGU)
News
12 towns and cities to benefit from programme to bring disused heritage buildings back to life
![A photo taken through a keyhole of a prisoner in a cell, wearing striped black and white clothing.](/sites/default/files/styles/hlf_xlarge/public/media/imgs/west_midlands_police_museum_2.jpg.webp?itok=_cSzsbLT)
Projects
The Lock-Up: Unlocking History at West Midlands Police Museum
Our funding has enabled the museum to move into a Victorian custody block, the last of its kind in the country.
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News
National Lottery support saving at-risk heritage sites for 25 years
![People look at stalls at a craft fair inside St Peter's Sudbury](/sites/default/files/styles/hlf_xlarge/public/media/imgs/sudbury_st_peter_s_credit_allison_burke.jpg.webp?itok=u-f0N6zF)
Projects
Regenerating St Peter’s as a cultural hub for Sudbury
St Peter’s Cultural Venue is being transformed into a new arts, heritage and learning space at the heart of Sudbury, Suffolk.
![A flying bat in the roof space of a church](/sites/default/files/styles/hlf_xlarge/public/media/imgs/st_lawrence_radstone_natterers_2_chris_damant.jpg.webp?itok=Ftsi_VlG)
Stories
All creatures great and small: helping church communities care for their bats
![Gloucester Cathedral green space An ariel view of the green space on Gloucester Cathedral grounds with people exploring](/sites/default/files/styles/hlf_xlarge/public/media/imgs/dw_b7666.jpg.webp?itok=fJBqJiIh)
Projects
Project Pilgrim: A new life for Gloucester Cathedral
Phase One: The Heart of Gloucester saw Gloucester Cathedral transform into a leader for sustainable development in the city.